UN Report Finds Most Goals “Severely Off Track”
A new UN report examines progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from their 2015 baseline to current levels. Among the 135 assessable targets (out of 169), nearly half (48%) had “moderate to severe deviations from the desired trajectory” to 2030 targets. Another 18% experienced “stagnation” and 17% experienced “regression.” Only 17% were considered “on track or target met” by 2030, the UN said in its “sobering” report.
Goal 17, which encompasses global partnerships, funding, and communication efforts to achieve the SDGs, had five “on target or met” progress reports, the most of any of the goals.
Overall, four SDGs had no targets that were on track or met. These included Goal 1 (no poverty), Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation), Goal 13 (climate action), and Goal 16 (peace, justice, and strong institutions).
Regarding Goal 7 (affordable and clean energy), installed capacity for renewable electricity generation increased from 250 watts per capita in 2015 to 424 watts per capita in 2022.
Regarding Goal 11 (sustainable cities and communities), population-weighted exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) decreased from 39.1 µg/m3 in 2010 to 2014 to 35.7 µg/m3 in 2015 to 2019. However, PM2.5 concentrations increased slightly in Northern Africa, Western Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Regarding Goal 12 (responsible consumption and production), e-waste generation increased from 6.3 kilograms per capita in 2015 to 7.8 kilograms per capita in 2022. However, only 1.7 kilograms per capita were collected and recycled properly in 2022.
Regarding Goal 13, developed countries met the annual $100 billion goal for climate finance in 2022 for the first time. However, this is still far from the estimated $6 trillion needed for developing countries by 2030.
Regarding Goal 14 (life below water), proportion of sustainable fish stocks (in other words, “maximally sustainably fished” and “underfished” stocks) decreased from 90% in 1974 to 62.3% in 2021.
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