{"id":4064,"date":"2023-07-18T18:14:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T15:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/foresteconomics\/?p=4064"},"modified":"2023-07-18T18:14:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T15:14:36","slug":"cop28-has-come-out-with-strong-outcome-crucial-for-climate-action-and-the-sdgs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/foresteconomics\/cop28-has-come-out-with-strong-outcome-crucial-for-climate-action-and-the-sdgs\/","title":{"rendered":"COP28 has come out with strong outcome Crucial for Climate Action and the SDGs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UN Climate Change News, 17 July 2023<\/strong>\u00a0– Ministers and high-level representatives from government, business and civil society from 140 countries pushed for integrated and accelerated action on climate and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at a key event in New York City on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Delegates met for the Fourth Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies Between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development<\/p>\n

The conference was co-convened by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and UN Climate Change, as a special event of the 2023 UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n

Warning that the prospects for achieving every one of the 17 SDGs are impacted by climate change, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell said in his opening remarks:<\/p>\n

“This must be the year we course-correct. A strong outcome at COP 28 will support both climate action and the sustainability agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFinance is key for both agendas. Delivering the longstanding goal of 100 billion dollars of climate finance a year would support sustainable development and climate action,” he added.<\/p>\n

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) aligning climate and SDG actions can yield long-term co-benefits including a gain of 43 trillion dollars in economic output by 2070.<\/p>\n

In his welcoming remarks, Li Junhua,<\/strong>\u00a0UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, outlined the enormous challenges the world faces.<\/p>\n

He noted that halfway to the deadline for the 2030 Agenda, only 12 percent of the SDG targets are on track. This is compounded by the fact that the climate crisis is worsening, as emissions continue to rise with catastrophic impacts, including heat waves, droughts, flooding and wildfires.<\/p>\n

Speaking on behalf of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Mr. Li urged a Rescue Plan for People and Planet, and called for “unprecedented ambition and action,” including an SDG Stimulus of at least USD 500 billion per year to be mobilized between now and 2030.<\/p>\n

“Maximizing synergies between climate action and the SDGs has never been more critical,” he said.<\/p>\n

Dialogue and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n

A number of participants noted that political momentum is building for integrated solutions to the climate and SDGs crises, and that both the G7 and G20 had recently recognized the importance of pursuing these synergies.<\/p>\n

Engagement by many stakeholders is also growing, with more dialogues being held in connection with Regional Climate Weeks and other climate and SDG processes.<\/p>\n

Others noted that, while awareness is growing, this has not yet translated into synergistic action on the ground, and that there was a need to break down the silos among those who work on climate and SDG issues.<\/p>\n

The Conference recommended the following actions to keep driving the “win-win” integration and acceleration of these two key agendas:<\/p>\n