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

Sörgel, Björn; Kriegler, Elmar; Weindl, Isabelle; Rauner, Sebastian; Dirnaichner, Alois; Ruhe, Constantin; Hofmann, Matthias; Bauer, Nicolas; Bertram, Christoph; Bodirsky, Benjamin Leon; Leimbach, Marian; Leininger, Julia; Levesque, Antoine; Luderer, Gunnar; Pehl, Michaja; Wingens, Christopher; Baumstark, Lavinia; Beier, Felicitas; Dietrich, Jan Philipp; Humpenöder, Florian; von Jeetze, Patrick José; Klein, David; Koch, Johannes; Pietzcker, Robert C.; Strefler, Jessica; Lotze-Campen, Hermann; Popp, Alexander

doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01098-3

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

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/persons/resource/bjoern.soergel

Sörgel, Björn
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Elmar.Kriegler

Kriegler, Elmar
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Isabelle.Weindl

Weindl, Isabelle
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Sebastian.Rauner

Rauner, Sebastian
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/dirnaichner

Dirnaichner, Alois
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Ruhe, Constantin
External Organizations;

/persons/resource/matthias.hofmann

Hofmann, Matthias
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Nicolas.Bauer

Bauer, Nicolas
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Bertram

Bertram, Christoph
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Bodirsky

Bodirsky, Benjamin Leon
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/marian.leimbach

Leimbach, Marian
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Leininger, Julia
External Organizations;

/persons/resource/Antoine.Levesque

Levesque, Antoine
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Gunnar.Luderer

Luderer, Gunnar
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/michaja.pehl

Pehl, Michaja
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Wingens, Christopher
External Organizations;

/persons/resource/lavinia.baumstark

Baumstark, Lavinia
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/felicitas.beier

Beier, Felicitas
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Jan.Dietrich

Dietrich, Jan Philipp
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Florian.Humpenoeder

Humpenöder, Florian
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/vjeetze

von Jeetze, Patrick José
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/david.klein

Klein, David
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Koch, Johannes
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Robert.Pietzcker

Pietzcker, Robert C.
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Jessica.Strefler

Strefler, Jessica
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Lotze-Campen

Lotze-Campen, Hermann
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

/persons/resource/Alexander.Popp

Popp, Alexander
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

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Sörgel, B., Kriegler, E., Weindl, I., Rauner, S., Dirnaichner, A., Ruhe, C., Hofmann, M., Bauer, N., Bertram, C., Bodirsky, B. L., Leimbach, M., Leininger, J., Levesque, A., Luderer, G., Pehl, M., Wingens, C., Baumstark, L., Beier, F., Dietrich, J. P., Humpenöder, F., von Jeetze, P. J., Klein, D., Koch, J., Pietzcker, R. C., Strefler, J., Lotze-Campen, H., Popp, A. (2021): A sustainable development pathway for climate action within the UN 2030 Agenda. - Nature Climate Change, 11, 8, 656-664.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-021-01098-3

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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.