Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

The Sustainable Development Goals as a Transformative Force? : Key Insights

Biermann, Frank LU ; Hickmann, Thomas LU orcid and Sénit, Carole Anne (2022) p.204-226
Abstract
The scope of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable
Development Goals is unprecedented. So is the broad ambition expressed in this
agreement. While the United Nations has rarely shied away from declaring farreaching policy aspirations in the past, the 2030 Agenda sets the bar high –
possibly higher than it has ever been before, with ambitious goals to end hunger
and poverty while simultaneously reducing unsustainable consumption and
protecting the natural foundations of life on earth. The Sustainable Development
Goals also add new areas of policy ambition that have not been promoted in this
form before, such as reducing global and national inequalities or promoting... (More)
The scope of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable
Development Goals is unprecedented. So is the broad ambition expressed in this
agreement. While the United Nations has rarely shied away from declaring farreaching policy aspirations in the past, the 2030 Agenda sets the bar high –
possibly higher than it has ever been before, with ambitious goals to end hunger
and poverty while simultaneously reducing unsustainable consumption and
protecting the natural foundations of life on earth. The Sustainable Development
Goals also add new areas of policy ambition that have not been promoted in this
form before, such as reducing global and national inequalities or promoting good
governance, both now enshrined as stand-alone global policy goals. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; and
organization
publishing date
type
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
publication status
published
subject
keywords
Sustainable Development Goals, 2030 Agenda, governance arrangements
host publication
The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals : Transforming Governance Through Global Goals? - Transforming Governance Through Global Goals?
editor
Biermann, Frank ; Hickmann, Thomas and Sénit, Carole-Anne
pages
22 pages
publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN
9781316514290
9781009082945
DOI
10.1017/9781009082945.009
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
1f0b7399-138c-44e4-915a-ccae3e2e5a8a
date added to LUP
2022-10-17 09:49:49
date last changed
2025-04-04 14:58:20
@inbook{1f0b7399-138c-44e4-915a-ccae3e2e5a8a,
  abstract     = {{The scope of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable<br/>Development Goals is unprecedented. So is the broad ambition expressed in this<br/>agreement. While the United Nations has rarely shied away from declaring farreaching policy aspirations in the past, the 2030 Agenda sets the bar high –<br/>possibly higher than it has ever been before, with ambitious goals to end hunger<br/>and poverty while simultaneously reducing unsustainable consumption and<br/>protecting the natural foundations of life on earth. The Sustainable Development<br/>Goals also add new areas of policy ambition that have not been promoted in this<br/>form before, such as reducing global and national inequalities or promoting good<br/>governance, both now enshrined as stand-alone global policy goals.}},
  author       = {{Biermann, Frank and Hickmann, Thomas and Sénit, Carole Anne}},
  booktitle    = {{The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals : Transforming Governance Through Global Goals?}},
  editor       = {{Biermann, Frank and Hickmann, Thomas and Sénit, Carole-Anne}},
  isbn         = {{9781316514290}},
  keywords     = {{Sustainable Development Goals; 2030 Agenda; governance arrangements}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{204--226}},
  publisher    = {{Cambridge University Press}},
  title        = {{The Sustainable Development Goals as a Transformative Force? : Key Insights}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781009082945.009}},
  doi          = {{10.1017/9781009082945.009}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}