Writers: Sarah Saadoun, Gene Leon
The G-20, a group of nations that account for 80 percent of global GDP and two-thirds of the world’s population, met in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in mid-November amid grave economic and environmental challenges. The world is blowing past limits on greenhouse gas emissions set by the Paris Agreement (as well as other planetary boundary thresholds on biodiversity and land use), and progress in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, a global plan adopted by United Nations member countries in 2015 to improve global well-being and environmental protection, is badly faltering.
Recognizing the seriousness of these challenges, Brazil, as the current G-20 president, made sustainable development and a just transition to environmentally sustainable economies the focus of the summit. The Leaders’ Declaration that emerged offers some key achievements that South Africa can build on as the upcoming G-20 president to support global efforts for systemic economic reforms.
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