Global stocktake and the SDG midterm review as opportunities for integration

Global stocktake and the SDG midterm review as opportunities for integration | Nature Climate Change

Better integration of climate action and sustainable development can help enhance the ambition of the next nationally determined contributions, as well as implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Governments should use this year as an opportunity to emphasize the links between climate and sustainable development.

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L.H. and W.O. acknowledge support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement no. 101003866 (NDC ASPECTS). The contributions of A.D. and G.I.I. were funded by the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (FORMAS), project no. 2020-00396.

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Hermwille, L., Dzebo, A., Iacobuţă, G.I. et al. Global stocktake and the SDG midterm review as opportunities for integration. Nat. Clim. Chang. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01813-2
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