Table of Contents

FOREWORD

1 The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
1．1 Major Challenges Facing Sustainable Human Development
1．1．1 Sustainable Economic Development
1．1．2 Sustainable Social Development
1．1．3 Sustainable Environmental Development
1．2 The UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
1．2．1 The History of Sustainable Development
1．2．2 Proposals of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
1．2．3 The 2030 Agenda： Progress and Reflection
References

2 Global Energy Interconnection
2．1 Energy's Overall Effect on Sustainable Development
2．1．1 Energy and Economic Sustainable Development
2．1．2 Energy and Social Sustainable Development
2．1．3 Energy and Environmental Sustainable Development
2．2 Accelerating the Energy Transition for Sustainable Development
2．3 GEI Accelerates the Global Energy Transition
2．3．1 Glean Energy
2．3．2 UHV Grid
2．3．3 Smart Grid
2．3．4 Energy System Reform via GEI
2．4 Conditions for Global Energy Interconnection
2．4．1 Technological Feasibility
2．4．2 Economic Competitiveness
2．4．3 Political Consensus
2．5 The Road Ahead for Global Energy Interconnection
References

3 GEI Alignment with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
3．1 Global Poverty Relief
3．2 Food Security
3．3 Good Health and Well-being
3．4 Fair and Inclusive Quality Education
3．5 Gender Equality
3．6 Clean Water and Sanitation
3．7 Sustainable Energy for All
3．8 New Drivers of Economic Growth
3．9 Industry Innovation and Infrastructure
3．10 Reducing National and Regional Inequalities
3．11 Clean Low-carbon Smart Cities
3．12 Sustainable Consumption and Production
3．13 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Mitigation
3．14 Protecting Marine Ecology
3．15 Protecting Terrestrial Ecosystems
3．16 World Peace and Harmony
3．17 Global Cooperation
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4 GEI Action on the 2030 Agenda
5 Mechanisms of GEl Cooperation
6 GEI and Sustainable Human Development

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Preface
Sustainable development concerns the continued existence of humankind and its civilizations， and is the top priority facing the international community. Over the span of nearly two centuries since the Industrial Revolution， productivity has grown by leaps and bounds and human society has made unprecedentedly enormous strides-yet it has been at the expense of depleting natural resources and damaging the ecological environment. Such a path of development has eaten away at our future generations' prospects for growth and posed threats to our energy， economy， society， and environment， leading humankind to a crossroads of life and death. No longer able to delay action or bypass the crisis， countries around the world have worked hard blazing a new trail of sustainable development. At the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015， the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development （the 2030 Agenda for short） set out 17 Sustainable Development Goals， providing a sustainable development action guide for the international community. Over the past few years， implementation of the 2030 Agenda has made encouraging progress， but confronted daunting challenges at the same time. Identifying a path for development that can accomplish the goals of sustainability more quickly and effectively is now the paramount task facing every country in the world.