Examining the synergies and tradeoffs of net-zero climate protection with the Sustainable Development Goals

Peter Enevoldsen; Chad M. Baum; Sean Low; Benjamin K Sovacool

doi:10.1177/00368504221138443

Examining the synergies and tradeoffs of net-zero climate protection with the Sustainable Development Goals

Peter Enevoldsen, Chad M. Baum, Sean Low, Benjamin K Sovacool

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This article discusses and illuminates the synergies and jeopardies or tradeoffs that exist between the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and net-zero or future climate protection options such as greenhouse gas removal (GGR) technologies and solar radiation management (SRM) deployment approaches, respectively. Through a large-scale expert-interview exercise (N = 125), the study finds firstly that numerous synergies and tradeoffs exist between GGR, SRM, and the SDGs. More specifically, we reveal that GGR deployment could enhance the attainment of 16 of the 17 SDGs, but this comes with possible tradeoffs with 12 of the SDGs. SRM deployment could not only enhance the attainment of 16 of the 17 SDGs, but also create possible tradeoffs with (a different) 12 SDGs. The findings further support the understanding of the complexity of SRM and GGR proposals and help policymakers and industrial pioneers understand, navigate, and benchmark between geoengineering approaches using sustainable development goals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-26
Number of pages	26
Journal	Science Progress
Volume	105
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/00368504221138443
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2022

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The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the H2020 European Research Council (grant number 951542-GENIE-ERC-2020-SyG).

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© The Author(s) 2022.

Keywords

Negative emissions technologies
climate change
carbon dioxide removal
solar radiation management
sustainability
energy policy

UN SDGs

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