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The US tariffs enacted by the Trump administration pose a significant threat to environmental sustainability in both the short and long term.  In the near term, supply chains are disrupted, the cost for clean technologies increases, and adoption of solar power and electric vehicles is delayed.  Over the longer term, tr ...

Around 39% of global CO₂ emissions come from buildings, with urbanization, economic growth and the need for cooling due to rising temperatures increasing the energy consumption of buildings every day.  Three quarters of the urban infrastructure that will exist in 2050 has yet to be built.  The built environment has the ...

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations are an urgent call for all developed and developing countries to join in a global partnership.  The SDGs recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand in hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality and bo ...

There is “no global anti-SDG sentiment, though these are starting to appear in some populist parties in several countries around the world”, so says the Journal of International Development Cooperation1.  Moreover, it claims that “global support for Agenda 2030 has not yet eroded”.  However, is says further that this “ ...

Understanding the challenges and priorities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires consideration of the complexity and diversity within the SDGs, addressing the unique geographic and economic conditions, and reliable and comprehensive data for performance-based evaluation.  While the SDGs Index ...