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Sustainability & ESG: UN Sustainability

Sustainable Development Agenda 2030 / 17 SDGs


The Sustainable Development Goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. The 17 Goals were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which set out a 15-year plan to achieve the Goals.

At the core of the 2020-2030 is the need for action to tackle growing poverty, empower women and girls, and address the climate emergency.

FAQ

What is sustainable development?
How will the Sustainable Development Goals be implemented?
How will the Sustainable Development Goals be monitored?
How much will the implementation of this sustainable development agenda cost?
How does climate change relate to sustainable development?
Are the Sustainable Development Goals legally binding?
How are the Sustainable Development Goals different from the MDGs?

Do you know all 17 SDGs? by United Nations, 1:24min

Red Alert: How to meet the Sustainable Development Goals together, by United Nations, 5:04min

BIC: Two minutes to understand sustainable development, by BIC Group Official, 3:49min 

Paris Agreement / Net Zero / Climate Change / COP28

What is the 'Paris Agreement' and how does it work, by United Nations, 1:39min

The Paris Agreement, as a legal international treaty on climate change, was adopted by 193 states and EU at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21) in Paris in 2015 and became effective in 2016, aiming to:

  • limit temperature rise to 1.5C in this century and furthering to 2C
  • review countries’ commitments to cutting emissions every 5 years
  • provide climate finance to developing countries

Key highlights from COP28 in 2023: "beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel erafunding arrangements for addressing loss and damage, global goal on adaptation (GGA)the triple planetary crisisglobal climate actionenhanced transparency framework.

Net-Zero 

Net-zero means cutting greenhouse gas emissions to as close to zero as possible.

What is net zero? Why is net zero important? How can net zero be achieved? Is there a global effort to reach net zero? How do we ensure commitments are turned into action?

JPL Climate Change - Net Zero

Climate Change

Climate change can be a natural process where temperature, rainfall, wind & other elements vary over decades or more. Today we are experiencing rapid warming from human activities (anthropogenic climate change).

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