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

Bjoern Soergel (), Elmar Kriegler, Isabelle Weindl, Sebastian Rauner, Alois Dirnaichner, Constantin Ruhe, Matthias Hofmann, Nico Bauer, Christoph Bertram, Benjamin Leon Bodirsky, Marian Leimbach, Julia Leininger, Antoine Levesque, Gunnar Luderer, Michaja Pehl, Christopher Wingens, Lavinia Baumstark, Felicitas Beier, Jan Philipp Dietrich, Florian Humpenöder, Patrick Jeetze, David Klein, Johannes Koch, Robert Pietzcker, Jessica Strefler, Hermann Lotze-Campen and Alexander Popp
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Bjoern Soergel: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Elmar Kriegler: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Isabelle Weindl: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Sebastian Rauner: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Alois Dirnaichner: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Constantin Ruhe: Goethe-Universität
Matthias Hofmann: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Nico Bauer: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Christoph Bertram: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Benjamin Leon Bodirsky: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Marian Leimbach: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Julia Leininger: German Development Institute—Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Antoine Levesque: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Gunnar Luderer: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Michaja Pehl: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Christopher Wingens: German Development Institute—Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Lavinia Baumstark: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Felicitas Beier: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Jan Philipp Dietrich: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Florian Humpenöder: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Patrick Jeetze: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
David Klein: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Johannes Koch: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Robert Pietzcker: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Jessica Strefler: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Hermann Lotze-Campen: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association
Alexander Popp: Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Member of the Leibniz Association

Nature Climate Change, 2021, vol. 11, issue 8, 656-664

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2021
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