PrintSustainable Development Goals
In 1992, the world experts convened in Rio de Janeiro Brazil for what was billed as the first Earth Summit. This triggered an ongoing series of summits and actions that led to the current suite of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Review the general information at the Sustainable Development Goals website, including the timeline of milestones that show how the concept has evolved since the beginning.
- No Poverty
- Zero Hunger
- Good Health and Wellbeing
- Quality Education
- Gender Equality
- Clean Water and Sanitation
- Affordable and Clean Energy
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Reduced Inequalities
- Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Responsible Consumption and Production
- Climate Action
- Life Below Water
- Life on Land
- Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- Partnerships for the Goals
Reading Activity
On the Sustainable Development Goals website, you will find icons for each of the 17 goals. Click on each one and review the Overview. These are short entries that describe the goal and provide some facts and figures. For those goals that may be of particular interest to you, feel free to also click on the targets tab to get a better sense of what they are trying to accomplish. We will study the Energy goal in more detail later in this lesson.
Questions to guide your reading:
- Do you think the goals adequately cover issues facing society? If not, what is missing?
- In your opinion, are the goals realistic?
- What about the indirect links to other SDGs?
- How do energy-related decisions and actions impact other SDGs?