The United Nations calls its 17 Sustainable Development Goals "the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all." With a target of achieving them by 2030, the goals are all interconnected and address the global challenges we face.

Goal 7 is "Affordable and Clean Energy." As the UN puts it: "Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity."

This series includes stories of sisters working to improve energy accessibility and sustainability.

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Q & A with Sr. Joan Brown, on the complexities of the shift to sustainability

Brick by brick, tree by tree, Carmelite Missionary Sisters plant skills to limit Malawi’s deforestation

Workshops look at how sisters' investments can tackle climate change

Save the planet: Sister-related updates from COP26, the UN climate change conference