TIME TO LEAD — Science to accelerate the Global Goals

The fact sheet outlines a framework for accelerating the Global Goals through science-policy-society interactions, the adoption of alternative prosperity indicators beyond GDP, and the realignment of global financial systems. It advocates for deep climate mitigation, the inclusion of Indigenous knowledge, and the strengthening of multilateralism to ensure high-income countries fulfill their financial promises. The recommendations emphasize a systemic approach to policymaking that accounts for intergenerational equity and the interconnections between society, economy, and environment.

• To accelerate the Global Goals, the document recommends shifting the measure of prosperity away from GDP toward alternative indicators and adopting consumption-based and life-cycle accounting in national statistics offices.
• The document calls for a realignment of the global financial system to make sustainability the investment norm, including the creation of mechanisms to target international finance toward low- and middle-income countries for fossil-free economies.
• Immediate and sustained climate mitigation is required to reduce losses and damages, noting that such actions generally have more synergies than trade-offs with long-term strategies for climate adaptation and the Global Goals.
• The framework emphasizes the necessity of inclusive knowledge production, specifically calling for more research outside high-income countries and the integration of Indigenous and local expertise into nature conservation policy.
• The document argues for strengthened multilateralism and accountability, suggesting that UN meetings like the SDG Summit should begin with an accountability forum to review performance before new pledges are made.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). TIME TO LEAD — Science to accelerate the Global Goals. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gg-a4-handout-web-010923.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. TIME TO LEAD — Science to accelerate the Global Goals. 2023. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gg-a4-handout-web-010923.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023time, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{TIME TO LEAD — Science to accelerate the Global Goals}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/gg-a4-handout-web-010923.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }