Empower Growth

Clean Energy Day, 26 January 2025

On Clean Energy Day, 26 January, people everywhere are invited to take action from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (7-to-7) in a shared show of commitment to clean, reliable and affordable energy.

Here are simple ways for communities, companies and individuals to participate and amplify the call for change.

The campaign playbook aims to support individuals, local communities, businesses and the general public to organize events and share information highlighting the need for clean energy and how individual and collective actions can EmPower change.

You can also utilize the assets in the social media toolkit and using the hashtags #EmpowerGrowth and #7to7forCleanEnergy on social media you can make your voice heard. Feel free to tag Sustainable Energy for All whenever you post on social media.

How You Can Participate

Community Activities

Lead an event that reflects your local priorities and creativity. A few ideas:

  • Host a community discussion or clean energy watch party
  • Engage local leaders or advocate for supportive policies
  • Organize a school activity such as a science fair, bike-to-school challenge, film screening
  • Share your action online using #EmpowerGrowth and #7to7forCleanEnergy

Corporate Event Ideas

Businesses can use Clean Energy Day to inspire teams and demonstrate leadership.

  • Hold employee activities such as cycle-to-work challenges, outdoor events, or meetings powered by clean energy
  • Support clean energy installations at local clinics or schools
  • Share your clean energy commitments with customers
  • Align your business with global goals through efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable sourcing
  • Use the campaign assets in the social media toolkit to showcase your company’s commitment to clean energy.

Fun Activities with Friends and Family

Clean energy action starts at home:

  • Visit a solar or wind site, or spend the day reducing electricity use
  • Switch to LEDs, green power or efficient cooking methods
  • Watch clean energy documentaries
  • Plant trees or grow food
  • Share ideas online using the Clean Energy Day hashtags #EmpowerGrowth and #7to7forCleanEnergy

Share Your Impact

Use your voice to inspire others:

  • Post photos, videos or short messages about why clean energy matters to you
  • Host a small community gathering, podcast, webinar or discussion
  • Share tips, resources or your own 7-to-7 idea across your social networks using the hashtags #EmpowerGrowthand #7to7forCleanEnergy

Build Your Knowledge

Explore the essentials:

  • What clean energy is and why it matters
  • Solutions to today’s energy challenges
  • How individuals, businesses and governments can act
  • How SEforALL is driving progress

Want to explore further? Dive into our website and join the movement.

 

30 million new green jobs by 2030

The clean energy transition is the biggest opportunity for economic growth, building skills, industries and economies that thrive everywhere.

Clean Energy. Real Opportunity. A Brighter Future for All.

With access to clean, reliable power, communities thrive, industries grow and people prosper.

SEforALL works to accelerate the energy transition in developing countries around the world.

EmPower is our multi-year global call to action that will lead us to 2030: to expand energy access and unlock the full potential of the green industrialization — to EmPower Growth for people, businesses and economies.

Why This Campaign, Why Now?

The world is accelerating toward a new industrial era, one powered by clean energy, innovation and inclusive growth.

For the private sector, this is the moment to lead, to drive sustainable investment, scale breakthrough solutions and open new markets in the transition to a low-carbon economy.

By empowering people with the energy they need to learn, work and create, we lay the foundation for industries that are resilient, future-ready and equitable – and for communities everywhere to prosper.

Our Campaign Goals

Through the EmPower campaign, we are building a global movement to:

  • Electrify the world, ensuring clean energy access for all, including 300 million more people in Africa under the Mission 300 initiative by 2030.
  • Mobilize capital for impact through direct support of our work.
  • Reframe the energy story from energy as survival to energy as the foundation of economic growth that is equitable.
  • Inspire collective action to transform awareness into action and spark a global movement.

Be Part of the Movement

Here’s how you can help power the future:

  1. Stay Connected – Sign up to our newsletter  for campaign updates.
  2. Take Action – Show your commitment and join an Energy Compact.
  3. Show Up – Mark your calendar, post what you're doing, or create an event in your community for our collective day of action on Clean Energy Day: 26 January 2026. 
  4. Spread the Word – Share our campaign toolkit. And share your impact by posting a photo of what you’re doing to commit to a clean energy future using hashtag #EmPowerGrowth. To get the toolkit, email us at EmPower@seforall.org.

Learn more about SEForALL’s mission here:  www.seforall.org/who-we-are and our work: www.seforall.org/our-work