Connecting climate action with other Sustainable Development Goals

Francesco Fuso Nerini (), Benjamin Sovacool, Nick Hughes, Laura Cozzi, Ellie Cosgrave, Mark Howells, Massimo Tavoni, Julia Tomei, Hisham Zerriffi and Ben Milligan ()
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Francesco Fuso Nerini: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Benjamin Sovacool: University of Sussex
Nick Hughes: University College London
Laura Cozzi: International Energy Agency
Ellie Cosgrave: University College London
Mark Howells: KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Massimo Tavoni: Politecnico di Milano
Julia Tomei: University College London
Hisham Zerriffi: Colorado School of Mines
Ben Milligan: University of New South Wales

Nature Sustainability, 2019, vol. 2, issue 8, 674-680

Abstract: Abstract The international community has committed to combat climate change and achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here we explore (dis)connections in evidence and governance between these commitments. Our structured evidence review suggests that climate change can undermine 16 SDGs, while combatting climate change can reinforce all 17 SDGs but undermine efforts to achieve 12. Understanding these relationships requires wider and deeper interdisciplinary collaboration. Climate change and sustainable development governance should be better connected to maximize the effectiveness of action in both domains. The emergence around the world of new coordinating institutions and sustainable development planning represents promising progress.

Date: 2019
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