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optimization of climate politics (Federal Government 2018). The sustainable development goals cover five key messages, which were agreed upon between Germany
and the European Union. Germany focuses on humans, the planet, prosperity, peace
and cooperation. To this day the SDG’s are supervised as well as advanced by the
“High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development” and the “Division for
Sustainable Development Goals” (DSDG).
1.1 Key Factors of the SDG’s
Some key factors need to be achieved before the implementation of the SDG’s can
be successful. For the start, people need to know that the SDG’s show overlapping
between each other (Gaffney 2014). An example would be economic growth and the
focus on new innovations. Both SDG’s have a different definition but the investment
in one of the SDG’s also grants progress in the other. Another key factor is the
deadline of the goals. The SDG’s are included in the Agenda 21, in which the lower
goals are meant to be achieved till 2030 (Griggs et al. 2013). Besides that, people
need to watch the increasing population in the world. By 2050 there will be nine
billion humans living on our planet. Such a population needs to be regulated in order
to save the planet. For this reason, we need to see the SDG’s not only as a finish line
but also as an urgency (Robert et al. 2005). Furthermore, the people and the politics
need to change their actions and behaviors. Also, the global markets need to work
on the goals of the SDG’s. Success will be in cooperation instead of competition.
To compare and save the results of the efforts from every single country, the Highlevel Political Forum on Sustainable Development collects and evaluates the given
data (Federal Government 2018). Countries are not allowed to falsify or beautify
their results and need to pay attention to the regulations which were agreed upon in
the Agenda. Most importantly the lower goals need to be clearly defined. Gaffney
(2014) stated in his article some options of boundaries for lower goals. For the SDG
named “clean water and sanitation” it could be an option to reduce global water drain
to 4000 cubic kilometers in a year. As a final remark it should be noted that every
country needs to engage in cooperation to develop a sustainable future for our world
population and the planet.
1.2 German View on the SDG’s
After the federal government decided in 2015 on the SDG’s in Germany, they
published 2017 the pamphlet “German Sustainable Development Strategy” as a first
action plan (Federal Government 2018). This pamphlet, updated 2018, works as a
summary on how to act on a regional basis across the country. The next German
report will be published in 2021. Next to this report the High-level Political Forum
on Sustainable Development holds a conference every single year. In the report 2021,
N. Husenbeth and M. K. Tegeler
optimization of climate politics (Federal Government 2018). The sustainable development goals cover five key messages, which were agreed upon between Germany
and the European Union. Germany focuses on humans, the planet, prosperity, peace
and cooperation. To this day the SDG’s are supervised as well as advanced by the
“High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development” and the “Division for
Sustainable Development Goals” (DSDG).
1.1 Key Factors of the SDG’s
Some key factors need to be achieved before the implementation of the SDG’s can
be successful. For the start, people need to know that the SDG’s show overlapping
between each other (Gaffney 2014). An example would be economic growth and the
focus on new innovations. Both SDG’s have a different definition but the investment
in one of the SDG’s also grants progress in the other. Another key factor is the
deadline of the goals. The SDG’s are included in the Agenda 21, in which the lower
goals are meant to be achieved till 2030 (Griggs et al. 2013). Besides that, people
need to watch the increasing population in the world. By 2050 there will be nine
billion humans living on our planet. Such a population needs to be regulated in order
to save the planet. For this reason, we need to see the SDG’s not only as a finish line
but also as an urgency (Robert et al. 2005). Furthermore, the people and the politics
need to change their actions and behaviors. Also, the global markets need to work
on the goals of the SDG’s. Success will be in cooperation instead of competition.
To compare and save the results of the efforts from every single country, the Highlevel Political Forum on Sustainable Development collects and evaluates the given
data (Federal Government 2018). Countries are not allowed to falsify or beautify
their results and need to pay attention to the regulations which were agreed upon in
the Agenda. Most importantly the lower goals need to be clearly defined. Gaffney
(2014) stated in his article some options of boundaries for lower goals. For the SDG
named “clean water and sanitation” it could be an option to reduce global water drain
to 4000 cubic kilometers in a year. As a final remark it should be noted that every
country needs to engage in cooperation to develop a sustainable future for our world
population and the planet.
1.2 German View on the SDG’s
After the federal government decided in 2015 on the SDG’s in Germany, they
published 2017 the pamphlet “German Sustainable Development Strategy” as a first
action plan (Federal Government 2018). This pamphlet, updated 2018, works as a
summary on how to act on a regional basis across the country. The next German
report will be published in 2021. Next to this report the High-level Political Forum
on Sustainable Development holds a conference every single year. In the report 2021,