Sustainable Energy Production and Consumption for Balanced Trade and SDG Alignment
Noreen Sher AKBAR, Muhammad Bilal HABIB, Zaib JAHAN, Muhammad FAROOQ
Abstract. The article has compared the energy trade in 33 countries, which are relative to their production, consumption and trade of energy. It also provides remarks on how these trends are relevant to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paper is on three major cases: a production that matches consumption, a second case where production is high and consumption is low and a third case which is most frequent is high consumption but low production. The study finds the best practices, transfers of technology and information exchange can contribute to strengthening energy security and also in assisting the global climate objectives. The paper also emphasizes the urgency of policies that are compatible to energy which is sustainable and will secure in the light of a potent sustainable widespread future-based diversified energy, augment capacity to deliver SDGs goals which are conducive to advance a sustainable growth in the area. It is important to note that the analysis identifies the major role of international cooperation in addressing the energy issues and describes the direction toward an even more sustainable use of energy.
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals, Energy Production, Energy Consumption, Balance Energy Consumption in Trade
Published online 4/25/2026, 9 pages
Copyright © 2026 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Noreen Sher AKBAR, Muhammad Bilal HABIB, Zaib JAHAN, Muhammad FAROOQ, Sustainable Energy Production and Consumption for Balanced Trade and SDG Alignment, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 64, pp 1180-1188, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904091-145
The article was published as article 145 of the book Energy Futures
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