The recently concluded Stockholm +50 climate conference took place in the wake of looming climate change, economic shocks, and geopolitical tensions worldwide. While the meeting commemorated the historic 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, it aimed to set a vision to accelerate climate action this decade and secure...
Stockholm+50 was a commemoration of 50 years since the 1972 Conference on the Human Environment and offered a momentum of reflection to focus on the triple planetary crisis. Stockholm+50 was designed with the vision of charting a path toward a healthy planet for all. Thus, the conference brought together member states and a broad set of stakeholders to discuss solutions to issues of global significance.
Given his continuous commitment to date addressing global challenges, from climate change to economic upheaval and the SDGs, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shares his perspectives on critical areas aligned to the Stockholm+50 meeting.
Tools and Initiatives
In this short blog piece, Adriana Zacarias Farah, head of GO4SDGs, reflects on the outcomes and impacts of Stockholm +50 Meeting. She outlines key takeaways from the conference, such as the diversity of voices present during regional consultations or the identification of best practices.
Research
Peace is an essential element of sustainable development. It is time to formally acknowledge the central role of peace in sustainable development and to take specific, concrete measures to incorporate these linkages in our policies, institutions, finances, and practices.
Public policy and financial support are urgently required to align two of the countries largest CO2-emitting industrial sectors with long-term, low-carbon pathways.
Matt Homewood is an award-winning food waste campaigner on a mission to end supermarket food waste in Denmark and beyond.
This short piece talks about the importance of gender quality and inclusion in the path towards a health planet for all. The Stockholm +50 represents an opportunity to harness individual resources and provide pathways for placing gender equality at the centre of global environmental actions for the years to come.
Tools and Initiatives
Circular economy strategies will be crucial for cities looking to scale their impact and reach net zero. While going circular in a linear world can be challenging, the Circle Carbon Scan can help cities link material use to emissions for any sector, pinpointing exactly where change-makers should focus their attention.
Tools and Initiatives
The joint project ‘A Legal Framework for Impact’ led by PRI, the Generation Foundation and UNEP FI explores how the global investment sector could strengthen its response to ESG issues by pursuing positive sustainability impact in the real economy. It looks at sustainability factors not merely from a risk-return perspective but rather emphasizes the need to utilize capital allocation, stewardship and policy engagement to steer investee enterprises towards increasing positive sustainability outcomes and decreasing activities that have a negative impact on our environment and society.