Sustainable Development Network

JUNE 29, 2021

Many developed countries, including the US, generate significant waste and negative environmental, financial and trade impacts that spillover into the backyards of poorer nations hampering their ability to achieve the SDGs. Regarding climate change, the US is marked “critically insufficient” for 1.5°C

Development

Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

China’s 14 th Five Year Plan , which was approved in March 2021, targets a decline in energy and carbon intensity of 13.5% In general, the new plan promotes low-carbon development and the circular economy with new approaches to transport, energy production, and waste management policies. What are China’s stated net zero goals?

Net Zero

Chris Hall

MARCH 23, 2022

The country says based on 2021 emissions projections it is on track to reduce emissions by up to 35% below 2005 levels by 2030. Climate Action Tracker (CAT) argues that Australia does not have a net zero target, arguing the federal government’s mid-century goal is not backed up by concrete commitments. billion in 2021.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 19, 2022

Organizations such as the International Energy Agency and the non-profit Climate Action Tracker initiative have concluded that targets announced last year at COP26 , the UN’s climate summit in Glasgow, are insufficient to meet the goal of limiting the rise in average global temperatures to 1.5°C

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