The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals state that "energy lies at the heart of both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on climate change.  Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all will open a new world of opportunities for billions of people through new economic opportunities and jobs, empowered women, children and youth, better education and health, more sustainable, equitable and inclusive communities, and greater protections from, and resilience to, climate change."