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The Epidemiology and Economics of Coronavirus

From SDG Academy on 30 March, 2020

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The COVID-19 global health pandemic is rapidly changing the ways we live and work. In the age of sustainable development and at a time when the world is working towards…

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Getting to Know the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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An introduction to the course Transforming Our World: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Jeffrey Sachs profiles the history of the sustainable development…

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Introducing Sustainable Development

From SDG Academy on 22 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course "Sustainable Development: the Post-Capitalist Order" and defines sustainable development.

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The Role of Business in the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the role of profit-oriented business in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. He explores the considerations that…

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The Challenge of Sustainable Development

From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019

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This chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Macroeconomics for a Sustainable Planet. In this final video, Professor Sachs talks about the environmental challenges…

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Six Sources of Wellbeing

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter focuses o the six sources of well-being, challenging the traditional capitalist idea that consumers will maximize their well-being and instead looking at…

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Implications of COVID-19 for Public Health and…

Implications of COVID-19 for Public Health and the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 27 April, 2020

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COVID-19 is complicating SDG implementation efforts as well as posing a real risk to achieving targets on communicable disease, education, life expectancy, and decent…

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The Challenge of Human Induced Climate Change

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the challenge of human-induced climate change. The general problem is of living in a crowded and productive world. There are 7.2 billion people on…

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The 10-point Agenda for 21st Century Cities

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Jeffrey Sachs proposes a 10-point agenda that cities should follow to catalyze sustainable development, and outlines some of the pros and cons of…

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Smart Cities and Transport

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses the transformation to smart cities and transport. Professor Sachs addresses the various dimensions of transformation, including smart…

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Why Cities: The Importance of SDG 11

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter provides an overview of the ideas and thought processes that are used to work towards achieving sustainable cities. Jeffrey Sachs elaborates on the…

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Scale and Scope of the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter provides an overview of the course. It briefly discusses the various topics that will be covered including development of the SDGs, transformative pathways…

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A Brief History of the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter presents the origins of the SDGs, how they arose and why? The chapter conveys the core idea that clear goal-setting is essential for progress and examines…

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Health and Wellbeing

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the second key transformation, health and wellbeing. The many dimensions of achieving this transformation are considered,…

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Transformation Challenges

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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This chapter opens with a discussion of environmental crises and the need for deep and widespread change. Dr. Sachs goes on to describe six grand transformations that…

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Growth on a Finite Planet: Is it Inherently…

Growth on a Finite Planet: Is it Inherently Impossible?

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter discusses two important questions: is it feasible to have economic growth from this point forward? and does economic growth even make sense on a finite…

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