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Cities could help the UK achieve the SDGs but they’re not on track, yet

Our cities and communities are an integral part of the UK. Thomas Bugler from Sysdoc explores how to ensure these important focal points ...

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Measuring up in The Big Apple

Following the launch of our Measuring up report we were fortunate to be able to join stakeholders from around the world at the UN High Le...

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The UK - A great nation that is failing too many of its citizens

Following his work on Measuring up, Professor John McKendrick of Glasgow Caledonian University asks why a great nation like the UK is fai...

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Why the UK needs to build greater resilience against climate risks today

How can the UK take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts? Fiona Franklin from Earthwatch Europe considers the importanc...

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Progress on Goal 12 should start at home, and it needs to be aspirational

Sustainable consumption and production needs to be easy and sexy says Sue Riddlestone OBE of Bioregional. In this blog she explains how w...

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Substantially increase the share of renewable energy by 2030? Not on today’s sloped playing field

The UK needs to substantially increase the share of renewable energy by 2030 to achieve Target 7.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals. ...

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Our blue backyard, why the UK needs to do more for our ocean health

Our oceans have been fundamentally changed by human activity and the UK must go further if it’s going to achieve Goal 14. Alec Taylor of ...

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Stronger action required to protect UK’s water environment in the face of growing pressures

While many in the UK take cheap, clean, plentiful water for granted, to achieve SDG 6 targets we need to manage our water resources and t...

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Interdependencies provide a compelling sustainable development purpose for civil engineers in the UK

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) enable us to recognise interdependencies and provide an ambitious but achievable focus for...

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How hard is it to score the 17th Goal?

Partnerships are central to the achievement of all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but partners need to be proactive and willing....

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2020, an opportunity for nature and sustainable development

Several of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets on life on land under Goal 15 need to be achieved by 2020. As we move towards t...

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The world of humanity has two wings – one is women and the other men

Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality will not be possible in the UK unless women and girls are recognised for thei...

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Lighting a fire to re-design our presence on the planet

Is the way we teach young people the answer to achieving all of the SDGs? May East of Gaia Education wants to change the way we view lear...

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Is enough happening to keep us healthy in the UK?

Meeting the Sustainable Development Goal targets on health will require efforts well beyond the health care system. Is enough happening t...

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Could the socio-economic duty be a way to reduce inequalities in the UK?

The UK Government committed to reducing inequalities through Sustainable Development Goal 10. Three years later things aren’t on track bu...

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Securing peace, justice and effective institutions in the future rests on us taking action now

Andreas Pavlou from Involve asks whether a prosperous future is possible for the UK without bold action to implement Sustainable Developm...

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We need to rethink our food system to stand a chance of ending hunger in the UK

As the UK prepares to leave the EU, Dr Courtney Scott from the Food Foundation explains why a new agricultural policy will be essential i...

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