To enable the decoupling of economic growth from resource use and emissions, progress on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 and SDG12 must be advanced together. 
Unsustainable production and consumption increase energy demand, material extraction and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reinforcing a negative link between economic growth and resource use. At the same time, access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy enables more resource-efficient production, cleaner value chains and more sustainable economies. The decoupling of economic growth from resource use and emissions is therefore key; it is also in urgent need of acceleration, as the required growth of global energy intensity and material efficiency are well above the current rate of progress.