Operationalizing Sustainable Development to Benefit People and the Planet (2022) / Chapter Skim
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Biodiversity loss, climate change, species' migration patterns, and more are adversely impacting people in the United States and around the world -- and disproportionately impacting people living in poverty or who are otherwise marginalized (IPCC, 2022; UNDP, 2020)
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In April 2021, the Nobel Prize Summit Our Planet, Our Future captured these diverse voices and perspectives. Hosted by the Nobel Foundation and organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Potsdam Institute for Climate Change Research, and Stockholm Resilience Centre, the 3-day summit featured Nobel Laureates interacting with scientists, artists, community activists, policy makers, and other stakeholders (NASEM, 2021a)
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. During a July 2021 workshop, participants in a National Academies Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability suggested that increasing awareness of the SDGs, with a focus on youth, civil society, and local governments, can serve to align activities for greater effect.
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With an almost limitless array of possible topics, the committee found that several reports, such as The World in 2050 (TWI2050, 2018) , Six Transformations (Sachs et al., 2019, BOX 1-1 Committee Statement of Task An ad hoc committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will identify key research priorities and possible actionable steps needed to operationalize sustainable development at the global and local levels.
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Deal (EC, 2019) Human capacity Education, gender, and Human well-being and A zero pollution and health inequality capabilities ambition for a toxic-free environment Consumption Health, well-being, Sustainable and just Preserving and and production and demography economies restoring ecosystems and biodiversity Decarbonization Energy decarbonization Food systems and From "Farm to Fork:" and energy and sustainable nutrition patterns a fair, healthy, and industry environmentally friendly food system Food, biosphere, Sustainable food, land, Energy decarbonization Accelerating the shift and water water and oceans and universal access to sustainable and smart mobility Smart cities Sustainable cities and Urban and peri-urban Building and renovating communities development in an energy- and resource-efficient way Digital revolution Digital revolution Global environmental Mobilizing industry for sustainable commons for a clean and circular development economy Supplying clean, affordable, and secure energy Increasing the EU's climate ambition for 2030 and 2050 SOURCE: Committee generated, based on EC, 2019; Sachs et al., 2019; TWI2050, 2018; UN, 2019b.
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The committee drew on the workshop discussions, previous National Academies reports and workshops, a bounded literature review, and committee members' expertise to develop key research priorities and possible actionable steps related to each theme. The workshops were
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compiles and organizes the committee's key research priorities and possible actionable steps by stakeholder. The committee believes that these recommendations are ambitious but realistic and, taken together, can make measurable progress toward a sustainable future for all.
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