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Throughout the year, and with the support of our colleagues from Elsevier, the RELX SDG Resource Centre curates monthly Special Collections to mark key UN observation days and events.  In this round up of 2025, we share the Special Collections published throughout the year, featuring more than 800 research articles and book chapters made freely available to advance knowledge and accelerate the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

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The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Belém, Brazil, bringing together governments and stakeholders for the UN’s annual climate negotiations. This article, provided by LexisNexis UK Practical Guidance, offers a day-by-day overview of the key insights, decisions and developments from the Summit.

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In this article, Estelle Dehon KC of Cornerstone Barristers examines seven key takeaways from COP30 and what they signal going forward.

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The rapid expansion of data centres is fuelling an urgent need for sustainable energy solutions.

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Bringing together industry leaders, innovators and global thinkers, Future Energy Insights by the World Future Energy Summit takes an in-depth look at renewable energy and sustainability.

This study systematically reviews how EU countries determine electricity reliability standards using the Value of Lost Load and Cost of New Entry metrics. It highlights major inconsistencies in national approaches and calls for more harmonised, transparent frameworks to ensure secure, cost-efficient, and climate-aligned energy transitions across Europe.
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Drawing on insights from the United Nations 10-Member Group on Science, Technology, and Innovation for the SDGs, Beyond 2030  reviews the framework’s achievements to date and delivers critical insights into how the SDGs can guide global cooperation and decisive local action well beyond 2030.

This paper reviews existing analyses on AI infrastructure’s energy and climate implications and proposes quantitative scenario-based frameworks, highlighting key research challenges at the intersection of AI-driven energy demand, region-specific clean energy strategies and their economic competitiveness, strategic levers in energy sourcing decisions, and policy dynamics.

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