Today, one in five people on Earth lack access to electricity, which requires global efforts to achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.
International cooperation will facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, ensure sustainable energy supply in developing countries, and help build high-quality, reliable industrial infrastructure in a low-carbon manner, thus enhancing economic development and human well-being.
All these efforts will significantly boost employment and the share of industrial production in gross domestic product in developing countries, tailored to each nation's specific circumstances.
With industrialization moving forward, the SDG tasks include recommendations that advocate for the adoption of innovative technologies, sustainable production methods, and reduced reliance on fossil fuels, which release pollutants such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and carbon monoxide, harming the environment and human health.
To achieve SDGs 7, 9, and 12, all countries must enhance industrial infrastructure and increase renewable energy use. These goals are part of a global effort to achieve an environmentally sustainable future. They emphasize the importance of international cooperation and long-term planning to address global challenges such as poverty, inequality and climate change.
Facts and figures
As of 2021, about 759 million people globally lacked access to electricity.
Global spending on research and development increased from 1.5% of global GDP in 2000 to 1.7% in 2015, and continues to grow. However, investment in research and development varies considerably between developed and developing countries.
In 2019, the manufacturing sector accounted for about 16% of global GDP, but in less developed countries this figure was only about 10%.
In 2016, the per capita food waste was approximately 0.74 kg per day, and the goal is to halve this amount by 2030.
These figures highlight that investments in industrialization, innovation, and infrastructure are crucial for sustainable development and reducing inequality between countries. They also highlight the importance of international cooperation to aid progress in developing countries.
Questions for discussion
The share of energy use from renewable sources (RES) by 2030.
Sustainable energy not only serves to strengthen the economy, but also to protect ecosystems and achieve social justice.
Increasing the energy balance and the impact on industrialization in the SDG objectives.
Digitalization and innovative technology implementation for efficient industrial process organization to minimize environmental and health impacts.
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Antonio Bertachini Prado (Brazil)
Professor, National Institute of Space Research
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Moises Romero
Associate Professor of the Department of Subsoil Use and Non-Oil and Gas Engineering at the RUDN Engineering Academy
Key speakers
Topic of the report
Application of Space Technologies for Sustainable Industrial Development in Latin American Countries
Antonio Bertachini Prado (Brazil)
Professor, National Institute of Space Research
Topic of the report
Current Issues of Russia-Peru cooperation in Training Personnel for Key Industries’ Development
Heriberto Abraham Sanchez Cordova (Peru)
Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, National University of Engineering (UNI), Member of the Coordination Committee of the National Fund for the Scientific and Technological Development (FONDECYT)
Topic of the report
Affordable and Clean Energy as the Basis for Sustainable Development: Russian Agenda and International Experience for Organizing Cooperation with Latin American Countries (Review of SDG 7)
Sergey Korotkov
Director, International Centre for Technology Transfer, Academy of Engineering, RUDN University
Topic of the report
Cooperation of International Alliances, including with Latin American Countries, to Localize and Implement Innovative Technological Solutions in Waste-to-Energy (SDG 12)
Carlos Ernesto Chanduvi Suarez (Austria)
Adviser, Climate and Innovative Technologies Division, Department of Energy, UNIDO
Topic of the report
Main tasks and recommendations for implementing environmental activities in Latin America and the Caribbean for sustainable development within the UN system and inclusion of activities in the global agenda for the protection of the natural environment of the globe
Vladimir Moshkalo
Head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Office in Russia
Topic of the report
Transition to a closed-loop economy and use of resource-efficient technologies, including digital ones, in Latin American and Caribbean countries to reduce the amount of production and consumption waste (SDG 9)
Natalia Sokolova
Chairman of the Board of Autonomous Non-Profit Organisation ‘Ravnopravie’, Member of the Government Commission on Biological and Chemical Safety of the Russian Federation
Topic of the report
Applied Geomechanics and Convergent Mining Technologies for Application in Latin American and Caribbean Enterprises
Vitaliy Eremenko
Professor, Russian Academy of Sciences; Director, Research Centre ‘Applied Geomechanics and Convergent Mining Technologies’, The National University of Science and Technology MISIS
Topic of the report
Industrialization and Increase in Energy Generation Volumes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Yuriy Radin
Head of the Department of Power Engineering, Academy of Engineering, RUDN University, Honored Power Engineer of the Russian Federation
Topic of the report
Prospects for Development of Wind Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Oleg Sigitov
Chief Specialist, JSC Nova-Wind (Rosatom State Corporation)
