Integrating the Sustainable Development Agenda into the 2015 Climate Agreement

The policy brief advocates for aligning the 2015 Paris climate negotiations with the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It proposes that the final treaty include a new article requiring parties to develop national zero-carbon climate-resilient strategies with decarbonization trajectories by 2050. The brief emphasizes that climate action must be integrated into broader national development portfolios—including energy, trade, and health—and that monitoring and accountability frameworks (MRV) should be aligned with the human rights and gender-sensitive principles of the 2030 Agenda.

• The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015, establishes a universal climate goal and recognizes that climate change solutions and sustainable development are interconnected, impacting areas such as poverty, hunger, health, water, energy security, and ecosystem protection.
• To integrate sustainable development with climate mitigation and resilience, the document recommends that the Paris climate treaty include a new article requiring parties to develop national zero-carbon climate-resilient strategies. These strategies should include an indicative emissions trajectory for decarbonization by 2050, with specific targets for 2030 and 2040, and detail how the Party will achieve its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) for 2025.
• Effective integration requires governments to incorporate the 2030 Agenda into long-term national strategies, involving ministries that typically do not engage with climate change, such as those overseeing trade, industry, transport, health, and agriculture.
• The Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) system of the UNFCCC should be coordinated with the 2030 Agenda's review processes. This includes aligning indicators and reporting protocols and ensuring the system is based on human rights, gender equality, and the needs of vulnerable groups.

APA

Carbon Market Watch (2015). Integrating the Sustainable Development Agenda into the 2015 Climate Agreement. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SDG_final.pdf

Chicago

Carbon Market Watch. Integrating the Sustainable Development Agenda into the 2015 Climate Agreement. 2015. https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SDG_final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{carbonmarketwatch2015integrating, author = {{Carbon Market Watch}}, title = {{Integrating the Sustainable Development Agenda into the 2015 Climate Agreement}}, institution = {Carbon Market Watch}, year = {2015}, month = nov, url = {https://carbonmarketwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SDG_final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }