We must urgently find ways to turn burgeoning waste from cities into a resource
Global
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Tackling poverty and hunger within planetary boundaries
Food systems and sustainable agriculture
To balance the combined pressures of climate change and growing populations, we need to re-evaluate what we eat and where and how it’s grown
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Tackling the fake news ‘infodemic’: COVID-19 and beyond
Data and monitoring
Improvements in technology have made information more accessible than ever. Then why has public debate in recent years been overrun with false narratives, and what can be done?
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Fairer finance for development in LDCs
Financing
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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Ramping up renewable energy
Energy
This Decade of Action demands a decisive shift from polluting to renewable energy. We need robust political, economic, and technological levers and deeper sectoral collaboration if we’re to bring clean power to all
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With the impacts of climate change ramping up, building resilience, particularly in developing countries and small island states, is now critical and urgent. We must convert our knowledge of climate solutions into priority actions now to achieve rapid and sustainable transformations
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Global governance needs reshaping if we’re to achieve the SDGs
Peace and security
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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While regulations for new buildings are improving sustainability, the vast majority of existing properties predate these rules. How can we ‘fix’ older buildings?
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Mining for a carbon-neutral, inclusive, and sustainable future
Extractive and land resources
How can we ensure that a healthy extractives industry delivers on the SDGs?
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Technologies like wind power and photovoltaic solar have advanced from expensive, subsidized, niche technology to wide-scale, commercially competitive solutions. We must learn from this rapid innovation to speed up the next generation of technologies
