is highly linked to poverty and inequality since clean energy access is essential for women's health, education and productive activities. This leads to reduced poverty rates poverty especially amongst women as they spend more time than men cooking and collecting water and fuel. According to UN Women, energy interventions that take into perspective women's needs have a significant impact on addressing gender equality and community energy poverty while also ensuring the equal participation of women in energy intervention that in turn benefits the society at large. The world's economy is highly dependent on energy and the transition to more sustainable energy systems will impact the socioeconomic resilience of communities. Organizations There are five custodian agencies for SDG 7 which together published the most recent Energy Progress Report in 2012: International Energy Agency (IEA) Department of Economic and Social Affairs-Statistics Division (DESA/UNDP) International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) World Bank (WB) World Health Organization (WHO) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) US Based Organizations In the US there are over two thousand tax-exempt organizations working on issues related to UN SDG 7, according to data filed with the Internal Revenue Service –IRS and aggregated by X4Impact. X4Impact, with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation, Ford Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, and Giving Tech Labs, created a free online interactive tool Affordable and Clean Energy in the US. This online tool enables users to see energy-related indicators nationally and by state, as well as relevant information for over two thousand tax-exempt organizations in the US working on issues related to UN SDG 7. The nonprofit data in the tool is updated every 15 days while the indicators are updated annually. See also Sustainable Energy for All References External links Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform (SDG 7) Energypedia - collaborative knowledge exchange on various energy topics in developing countries Understanding SDG 7 “Global Goals” Campaign - SDG 7 SDG-Track.org - SDG 7 UN SDG 7 in the US Sustainable development United Nations General Assembly Renewable energy Sustainable Development Goals United Nations documents Sustainable energy