A sustainable development pathway for climate action within the UN 2030 Agenda

Abstract

Ambitious climate policies, as well as economic development, education, technological progress and less resource-intensive lifestyles, are crucial elements for progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, using an integrated modelling framework covering 56 indicators or proxies across all 17 SDGs, we show that they are insufficient to reach the targets. An additional sustainable development package, including international climate finance, progressive redistribution of carbon pricing revenues, sufficient and healthy nutrition and improved access to modern energy, enables a more comprehensive sustainable development pathway. We quantify climate and SDG outcomes, showing that these interventions substantially boost progress towards many aspects of the UN Agenda 2030 and simultaneously facilitate reaching ambitious climate targets. Nonetheless, several important gaps remain; for example, with respect to the eradication of extreme poverty (180 million people remaining in 2030). These gaps can be closed by 2050 for many SDGs while also respecting the 1.5 °C target and several other planetary boundaries.

Exploring the Impact of Climate Change on Arctic Shipping through the Lenses of Quadruple Bottom Line and Sustainable Development Goals

“…Five years out from the Paris 2015 agreement on climate action (2030 Agenda), when reviewing our progress towards the goals, the facts are alarming and sobering. With a narrow timeline to 2030, there is a risk of not being able to achieve the Paris climate targets; more than ever it is recognized how urgent and vital it is to synergize climate action, SDGs, and QBL objectives [116]. Humankind is now witnessing the detrimental effects of climate change, with one example being melting Arctic ice and rising sea levels that create flooding and havoc for global coastal communities.…”

Evolution Characters and Influencing Factors of Regional Eco-Efficiency in a Developing Country: Evidence from Mongolia

“…In the existing research, economic development [70], green technology [70], industry structure [71], population or labor force [42,72], capital [30,31,72], and environmental regulation [73] were the main influencing factors for improving the regional eco-efficiency or green and sustainable development. Therefore, this article referenced existing research [74][75][76] and incorporated the below indicators in the panel Tobit regression model to analyze the influencing factors of eco-efficiency in Mongolia.…”

Estimating China’s Population over 21st Century: Spatially Explicit Scenarios Consistent with the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs)

“…Thus, accurate and robust predictions of population size, structure (age, sex, and education level), and spatial distribution will help studies of the impact of climate change on social economy, human health, resource demand and allocation, and provide a scientific basis for the design of strategies to control greenhouse gas emissions and the formulation of mitigation and adaptation policies [12][13][14]. Moreover, these three quantitatively modeled and projected dimensions can be directly related with, and give reference to, many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as SDG4 (quality education), SDG5 (gender equality), SDG13 (climate actions), and to the main components of the human development index (HDI) [15,16].…”