The Nordic countries rank high in international reports of nations' progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Along with other industrialised countries, however, the Nordic countries have been ranked poorly in their progress towards SDG12, which concerns sustainable consumption and production. This report assesses Nordic countries’ progress towards SDG12, looks closer at their main challenges in achieving SDG12, and identifies recommendations that Nordic national governments and the Nordic Council of Ministers can adopt to accelerate progress in areas that are currently lagging.
This report identifies a mix of 21 policy levers with which it would be possible to achieve Mexico’s conditional nationally determined contribution (NDC) at an average cost of US$12 per ton.
This article explores whether the Global Climate Action Agenda (GCAA) effectively mobilises and prioritises transnational adaptation action.
The report proposes a framework to understand intertwined objectives of empowering people, ensuring inclusiveness and equality as fundamental features towards realising the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
This report examines the transition risks to the economy of South Africa—and its government, municipalities, companies, and financial institutions—from a global economic transition to a low-carbon economy. The analysis in the report not only quantifies the downside risk of South Africa’s transition, but it also forecasts some of the potential benefits of a transition such as the impact of a lower global oil price that is passed through to consumers.