SDG Push × NDC 3.0
Advancing the SDG Push with Equitable Low-Carbon Pathways
Published on 14 November 2024
Overview
UNDP Human Development Report stated we are at a pivotal moment in history where human activity has become the dominant force shaping our planet. Balancing human development with climate and environmental impacts is a key challenge for current and future generations.
This research provides foundational evidence for a concrete pathway that aligns investments in governance, social protection, green transitions, and digital infrastructure with energy equity and climate action. It pictures a world where all countries share the benefits and responsibilities of climate action fairly, especially between rich and low- and middle-income nations. The SDG Push × NDC 3.0 illustrates how we can mitigate environmental impacts, stimulate economic growth, and advance the 2030 Agenda.
Our research explores
This research explores transformative pathways that aim to "leave no one behind" while respecting the limits of our planet’s natural boundaries, paving the way toward a sustainable, inclusive future for all.
Despite decades of progress, no country has yet achieved a very high human development without putting immense strain on the planet (HDR 2020). How do we shift this trajectory? This research charts potential pathways that advance human development through investments in equitable, low-carbon development pathways.
Our Findings
SDG Push × NDC 3.0
The SDG Push x NDC 3.0 framework combines SDG accelerators with NDCs outlining a viable pathway that aligns green economy and climate action with SDG Push investments on governance, social protection, and digital innovation.
5 Key Factors
- Governance: Building a new social contract
- Social protection: Uprooting inequalities
- Digital innovation: Disruption and innovation for speed and scale
- Green economy: Rebalancing nature, climate, economy
- Equitable, low-carbon pathways: Transforming energy demand and production for a sustainable future
Explore the Data
The benefits of SDG Push x NDC 3.0 are echoed across additional human development indicators, including nutrition and education. You can explore more of these indicators and scenarios for your region across the years.
Pick the geographies you are interested in to explore in more detail the impact of the various 'futures' on each of them and how they compare to each other.