Ecology (E)
Supporting environmentally sustainable practices at all levels.
Goal 13 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Goal 12 is about ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns, which is key to sustain the livelihoods of current and future generations. @UN.org
Food loss and waste reduction should be seen as a means towards achieving other objectives, including improving food security and nutrition, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lowering pressure on water and land resources, which contribute towards increased productivity and economic growth. @FAO.org
The UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, concluded on 24 November with an agreement calling on developed countries to deliver $300 billion per year to developing countries by 2035 to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect lives and livelihoods from the worsening impacts of climate change. “I had hoped for a more ambitious outcome – on both finance and mitigation – to meet the great challenge we face,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in his statement on COP29. “But this agreement provides a base on which to build.”