Climate is just one of nine identified ‘planetary boundaries’, beyond which humanity’s future comes under threat. We must ensure the SDGs succeed within these critical limits
Category: Economic development
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Weaning the world off fossil fuels
Middle East and Northern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
What is holding up progress on the transition to carbon neutrality, and what must we do to speed it up?
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We must urgently find ways to turn burgeoning waste from cities into a resource
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Development in low-income countries is too often thwarted by lack of access to finance. The Decade of Action demands that we connect promising projects in these nations with the capital lifeline they need and deserve
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Farming for the future
Europe
Origin Green is creating a template for sustainable food production in Ireland that is science-based and quantifiable
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The pandemic has painfully exposed many societies’ inability to deal with crises. We must urgently innovate and democratize our governance structures if we’re to thwart the existential threats facing humankind
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How can we ensure that a healthy extractives industry delivers on the SDGs?
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We need to radically speed and shake things up to meet the 2030 deadline. “Incubators for transformative partnerships” could be a critical tool to fast-track action on the SDGs
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Exposing destructive sources of finance
Sub-Saharan Africa
From illegal pollution to terrorism, one critical way to curb nefarious action is to identify and cut off its finance. How can we do this for abuses that threaten the SDGs?
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Storing renewables
Global
What kind of energy storage do we need to fight climate change with renewables?
