Delivering sustainable climate action: reframing the sustainable development goals

Ajit Singh; Francis D. Pope; Jonathan Radcliffe; Carlo Luiu; Hakeem Bakare; Suzanne E. Bartington; Nana O. Bonsu; John R. Bryson; Nic Cheeseman; Heather Flowe; Stefan Krause; Karen Newbigging; Fiona Nunan; Louise Reardon; Christopher D. F. Rogers; Karen Rowlingson; Ian Thomson

doi:10.1038/s44168-024-00194-2

npj Climate Action (Nov 2024)

Delivering sustainable climate action: reframing the sustainable development goals

Ajit Singh,
Francis D. Pope,
Jonathan Radcliffe,
Carlo Luiu,
Hakeem Bakare,
Suzanne E. Bartington,
Nana O. Bonsu,
John R. Bryson,
Nic Cheeseman,
Heather Flowe,
Stefan Krause,
Karen Newbigging,
Fiona Nunan,
Louise Reardon,
Christopher D. F. Rogers,
Karen Rowlingson,
Ian Thomson

Affiliations

Ajit Singh: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
Francis D. Pope: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
Jonathan Radcliffe: Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham
Carlo Luiu: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
Hakeem Bakare: Sustain Ethics Limited
Suzanne E. Bartington: Department of Applied Health Sciences, University of Birmingham
Nana O. Bonsu: Department of Management, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham
John R. Bryson: Sustain Ethics Limited
Nic Cheeseman: International Development Department, School of Government, University of Birmingham
Heather Flowe: School of Psychology, University of Birmingham
Stefan Krause: School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham
Karen Newbigging: School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham
Fiona Nunan: International Development Department, School of Government, University of Birmingham
Louise Reardon: Department of Public Administration and Policy, School of Government, University of Birmingham
Christopher D. F. Rogers: Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Birmingham
Karen Rowlingson: Faculty of Social Sciences, University of York
Ian Thomson: Dundee Business School, University of Dundee

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-024-00194-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Abstract Globally, climate change represents the most significant threat to the environment and socio-economic development, endangering lives and livelihoods. Within the UN’s current 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate action is explicitly covered under Goal 13, “to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts”. This perspective considers how to re-frame the SDGs and their successor towards mainstreaming climate action within the targets and indicators of all the development goals.

Published in npj Climate Action

ISSN: 2731-9814 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Physics: Meteorology. Climatology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/npjclimataction/

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