scholarly journals Life cycle assessment as tool for realization of sustainable development goals - towards sustainable future of the world: mini review

2021 ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
Joanna Bojarska ◽  
Patrycja Złoty ◽  
Wojciech M. Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Current State ◽  
Product Service ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals

“One planet, one main goal: good life for all”: it could be a motto of sustainable world. Sustainability is global mega trend in all fields of life to promote prosperity protecting our planet. Sustainable development is a requirement and a priority for all people all over the world. It is defined as development of the current world with a view to the future generations. In 2015, the UN Member States established Agenda 2030, including seventeen “Sustainable Development Goals”, SDG, which should be realized by 2030. Objectives scope all areas of life, namely quality of human life, ecosystem, world peace or partnerships. Each goal has an environmental context. According to the “United Nations Environment Program” (UNEP), Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a perfect method in the context of the environmental dimensions of the SDGs. The concept not only concerns the effects of the process/production system or the product/service but also all stages of its life (from cradle to grave), considering the carbon, environmental, consumer or biodiversity footprints. LCA is the only comprehensive eco-innovation indicator and policy implementation technique of sustainable development in companies in terms of eco-efficiency and eco-products. This mini review provides a survey of the current state of knowledge on sustainability and sustainable development as well as the relevance of new holistic methodology bridging SDGs with LCA, on the base of the newest scientific worldwide literature.

22. Sustainable development and human rights

2019 ◽  
pp. 405-420
Author(s):  
Rhona K. M. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Many Core

This chapter focuses on sustainable development, part of Agenda 2030 of the United Nations. The UN Sustainable Development Goals overlap with human rights and the associated targets and indicators embody many core human rights obligations already incumbent on States. This agenda is now the focal point of technical assistance and development programmes around the world and, crucially, applies to all States, irrespective of their state of development.

scholarly journals Sustainable Feedbacks of Colombian Paramos Involving Livestock, Agricultural Activities, and Sustainable Development Goals of the Agenda 2030

Systems ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Raúl Andrés Molina Benavides ◽  
Rómulo Campos Gaona ◽  
Hugo Sánchez Guerrero ◽  
Leonidas Giraldo Patiño ◽  
Alberto Stanislao Atzori
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Human Life ◽  
System Thinking ◽  
Human Presence ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Soil Sustainability ◽  
Development Goals

Colombian mountain Páramos are considered natural areas with a very important role for human life. Páramos provide, both in mountain and lowland areas, a multitude of ecosystem services which start from vegetation to soil sustainability. The sustainability of Páramos is however impaired by several anthropogenic activities, including agricultural and livestock practices. A system thinking approach was applied in this work to improve the systemic understanding of factors affecting sustainability and resilience of Páramos agro-ecosystems. Interdisciplinary literature evidences were summarized and conceptually analyzed in order to develop causal loop diagrams of Páramo system structures allowing describing the main feedback loops involving (involved in/connecting) the Páramo ecosystem and driving its sustainability. From the causal diagram analysis few insights to maintain the human presence in Páramos arose. The system analysis highlights that human presence in Páramos should be stimulated, avoiding agriculture and livestock activities as the main income source. Particularly, social interactions, education on the Páramos environmental and relevance of agricultural practices to foster ecosystem services and multiple rentable economic activities should be enhanced. The study also includes the role of the government in providing the Páramo inhabitants with payments for ecosystem services and environmental education aimed to boost sustainability. Sustainable Páramo management will apply specific leverages on the system to reach Sustainable Development Goals 6 (water), 8 (economic growth, employment and work), 13 (climate change), and 15 (sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems) of the Agenda 2030.

Sustainable Development: Evolution and Challenges Ahead

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-96
Author(s):  
Basu Sood ◽  
Meenakshi Sooden
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Measurement Framework ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Standard Set ◽  
To Come ◽  
Social Environmental

The concept of Sustainable Development is inherent to the civilizations world over. The explicit use of the term in the literature of the development economics is only a recent phenomenon. The concept of sustainable development started emerging by relating environmental concerns to the economic development during the initial years of its evolution. Gradually, more and more spheres of human life started finding mention while discussing the concept. Today, the concept has taken a form where it encompasses economic, social, environmental, political and cultural aspects of life into its ambit. In fact, there is hardly any aspect of the life that cannot find a place while discussing the concept.  It has taken about four decades for the world Governments and the United Nations to come out with a standard set of Sustainable Development Goals which the nations across the globe are required to achieve in order to put the world economy on the path of sustainable development. There still remain many challenges in prescribing and following a standard recipe for achieving Sustainable Development Goals world over. A large number of parameters related to sustainable development are not possible to be standardized in the wake of prevalence of great diversity in the socio-economic, political and environmental conditions existing in different regions of the world. There are strong challenges for national and subnational Governments in developing a measurement framework for monitoring the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.

scholarly journals National Strategies for Sustainable Development G-7: Trends 2010-2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 06015
Author(s):  
Rail Khussamov ◽  
Elena Galiy ◽  
Evgeniy Anisimov ◽  
Larisa Ershova ◽  
Dmitry Nemkov
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
National Development ◽  
The Political ◽  
Special Role ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Global Agenda

Today many countries are participating in the implementation of the sustainable development goals in the framework of the global agenda 2030. The G-7 countries, having significant economic and political potential, play a special role in ensuring the sustainable development of the world. Despite the similarity of the political positions of the world’s largest economies on many pressing problems, each of them acts in its own way in the sphere of sustainable national development. The authors of the article intend to find similarities and differences in the actions of the G-7 countries to achieve the sustainable development goals. In this regard, a review of the G-7 national sustainable development strategies was carried out. As a result of the study, regularities are revealed and the features of the policies of these countries in the implementation of sustainable development goals in the period from 2010 to 2020 are presented.

scholarly journals Impacts of Plastic Pollution on Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Development Goals, and Need to Focus on Circular Economy and Policy Interventions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 9963
Author(s):  
Rakesh Kumar ◽  
Anurag Verma ◽  
Arkajyoti Shome ◽  
Rama Sinha ◽  
Srishti Sinha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Plastic Waste ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Development Goals

Plastic pollution is ubiquitous in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Plastic waste exposed to the environment creates problems and is of significant concern for all life forms. Plastic production and accumulation in the natural environment are occurring at an unprecedented rate due to indiscriminate use, inadequate recycling, and deposits in landfills. In 2019, the global production of plastic was at 370 million tons, with only 9% of it being recycled, 12% being incinerated, and the remaining left in the environment or landfills. The leakage of plastic wastes into terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems is occurring at an unprecedented rate. The management of plastic waste is a challenging problem for researchers, policymakers, citizens, and other stakeholders. Therefore, here, we summarize the current understanding and concerns of plastics pollution (microplastics or nanoplastics) on natural ecosystems. The overall goal of this review is to provide background assessment on the adverse effects of plastic pollution on natural ecosystems; interlink the management of plastic pollution with sustainable development goals; address the policy initiatives under transdisciplinary approaches through life cycle assessment, circular economy, and sustainability; identify the knowledge gaps; and provide current policy recommendations. Plastic waste management through community involvement and socio-economic inputs in different countries are presented and discussed. Plastic ban policies and public awareness are likely the major mitigation interventions. The need for life cycle assessment and circularity to assess the potential environmental impacts and resources used throughout a plastic product’s life span is emphasized. Innovations are needed to reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover plastics and find eco-friendly replacements for plastics. Empowering and educating communities and citizens to act collectively to minimize plastic pollution and use alternative options for plastics must be promoted and enforced. Plastic pollution is a global concern that must be addressed collectively with the utmost priority.

scholarly journals Pandemic Accelerates Datacracy And The Goals Of Sustainable Development Goals

Khazanah ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ais Amin Rais ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Large Database ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Action ◽  
The Face ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Very Large Database

In December 2019, an entropy emerged which caused many changes to occur in the world today. A virus that causes the whole world to quickly organize and condition itself. SARS-CoV2 or SARS Coronavirus 2 or better known as Covid-19 is a new corona virus that is responsible for these changes. Covid-19, which was first known to infect a resident of China in December 2019, has now spread to 214 countries and all regions of the world, and affecting every aspect of everyday human life. All nations strive to position themselves in response to this entropy. Especially in the 21st century today. Where development of AI is a prototype that is continuously being cared for by all countries today. Many countries are taking advantage from big tickets of AI in the face of a pandemic. One of them is datacracy. A concept that accumulates all data, all information, then extrapolated from all data and information that has been obtained using certain algorithms which are made into a very large database. Datacracy will be one of the pillars in order to realize the goals that contained in the global action of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Datacracy will also be very helpful in realizing some of the goals of the 17 goals in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are expected to be achieved by 2030. This essay will discuss how the contribution of AI in dealing with the pandemic as well as speeding up datacracy and so that it can contributes to the realization of the goals from global action Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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