UNU-IAS will organise an online session at the Sustainability Research & Innovation Congress 2022 in Pretoria, South Africa. The session will explore the nexus between carbon neutrality and the SDGs through discussions between researchers and practitioners from UNU-IAS and the Future Earth initiative, focusing on the latest research outputs and findings, and introducing real-life examples and good practices from the field. The event is part of the UNU-IAS Governance for Sustainable Development research project.
To participate in this online event, please register in advance.
This session will be conducted in English.
Moderator: Kanako Morita (Visiting Research Fellow, UNU-IAS; Senior Researcher, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute)
Opening Remarks
Discussion 1: Management of the nexus between carbon neutrality and social, economic, and environmental agenda under the SDGs
Discussion 2: Examples of good practices managing the SDGs nexus
Closing Remarks
Further details are available on the session page.
2015 marked a milestone year in global environmental governance as two key agreements were adopted: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. Since then, several research initiatives aimed to understand the interlinkages between decarbonisation and carbon neutrality initiatives and efforts to achieve the SDGs. The results of these research activities indicated that the interlinkages could have both positive and negative implications for the SDGs. It is essential for policymakers to gain a better understanding of these linkages at all levels.
UNU-IAS will hold another session at the same conference, as part of its Education for Sustainable Development project.