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From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter overviews investments in oil, gas and mining projects. It includes a comparison of private and state ventures. Sources of income include: cash from existing… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
In this chapter, William Vendley finds the points of consensus between religious traditions, and shows how religious communities are well-positioned in terms of both… -
From SDG Academy on 7 August, 2019
International human rights law focuses on the rights of individuals, and emphasis is on the protection of the individuals inherent dignity and worth. Collective… -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
This chapter discusses the social foundations for the planetary boundaries. This goes back to the Brundtland Report of 1987, which defined sustainability as a… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
This chapter describes why the concept of sustainable development is so important, why it is so important that we orient towards the three objectives of prosperity,… -
From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019
This lecture serves as an introduction to the idea of poverty in the context of the SDGs. It further examines the geography of poverty and the concentration of low,… -
From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019
An introduction to the course Transforming Our World: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Jeffrey Sachs profiles the history of the sustainable development… -
From SDG Academy on 22 August, 2019
In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course "Sustainable Development: the Post-Capitalist Order" and defines sustainable development. -
From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019
In the Anthropocene, we are entering a realm where interconnectedness translates into teleconnections, in which changes in one part of the world impact other parts of… -
From SDG Academy on 8 July, 2020
On July 8, 2020, the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) hosted this special event alongside the United Nations High-level Political Forum (HLPF). Higher…