Lecture 6

Question 1

What is the difference between goals and targets in sustainable development?

Answer 1

Goals are broad statements of intent, while targets are specific, measurable outcomes

Question 2

What are examples of sustainability goals?

Answer 2

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving employment conditions, and increasing renewable energy use​

Question 3

How are sustainability goals structured at different levels?

Answer 3

Personal, corporate, municipal, national, and international levels

Question 4

What are the EU’s targets for renewable energy?

Answer 4

Increasing the share of renewables in the energy mix to meet climate goals​

Question 5

What is the significance of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)?

Answer 5

They set the foundation for global sustainability efforts, later expanded into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)​

Question 6

Goal definition

Answer 6

High level statements that provide overall context for what a certain policy or programme is trying to achieve

Question 7

Target definition

Answer 7

Targets are specific, tangible and quantifiable deliverables that the programme will deliver during a given period of time

Question 8

How many goals exist? SDG…

Answer 8

17!!!

Question 9

According to the definitions… If there are 17 goals. Targets are more or less?

Answer 9

More, 169 targets

Question 10

How many indicators are

Answer 10

232 unique; 244 in total

Question 11

Which are the base Goals of the SDG pyramid? And how is that level called?

Answer 11

The goals are:
6: Clean water and sanitation
13: Climate action
14: Life below water
15: Life on land
The level is called: Planet or Biosphere