In this thirteenth interview of the “17 Rooms” podcast, Clare Boland Ross and Todd Moss discuss new “measurable metrics” to reframe SDG7 energy targets to be more ambitious and location-specific. Ross, managing director of the Power and Climate Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation and Moss, executive director at the Energy for Growth Hub, moderated Room 7 focused on Sustainable Development Goal number 7—on affordable and clean energy—during the 2021 17 Rooms flagship process.
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PodcastNew targets and metrics for energy reliability, productivity, and quality
Zia Khan,
Zia Khan
Senior Vice President for Innovation
- The Rockefeller Foundation
@ziakhannyc
John W. McArthur,
John W. McArthur
Director
- Center for Sustainable Development,
Senior Fellow
- Global Economy and Development
@mcarthur
Todd Moss, and
Todd Moss
Executive Director
- Energy for Growth Hub
@toddjmoss
Clare Boland Ross
Clare Boland Ross
Managing Director, Power and Climate Initiative
- The Rockefeller Foundation
January 13, 2022