• Dr. AMBILI MADHU THAMPI

Climate change and impact on the environment has been a major concern of countries across the world. The Sustainable Development Goal seven focuses mainly on affordable, clean energy so that the negative impact on environment and climate change problems can be tackled to a great extent. This article tries to investigate the progress made by the SAARC countries in achieving the sustainable development goal with respect to clean, reliable and affordable energy access using selected variables. The time period selected has been from 2015 to 2020-21.The present study has found out that even though the percentage share of energy generation from renewables across countries has been increasing at a moderate pace, still the major share of the energy generation of all these countries comes from the non-renewables which emit greenhouse gases contributing to climate change and environmental problems. Hence countries should enter into collaboration and partnerships through which innovations in green technology can take place and people can have access to affordable clean energy.

SDGs (Sustainable development goals), Climate change, Greenhouse gases, Fossil fuels, Renewable Source, Non-renewable Source, SAARC

"Sustainable Development through Access to Affordable and Clean Energy: A Study of SAARC Countries", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no.e673-e680, May-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305495.pdf

"Sustainable Development through Access to Affordable and Clean Energy: A Study of SAARC Countries", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no. ppe673-e680, May-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305495.pdf