*Progress towards the SDGs

Response to the questions

Response to the questions

by Anežka Tetřevová -
Number of replies: 1

According to the summary of achievements in SDGs, the biggest progress has been made by countries in South and East Asia, where steps towards clean energy production (especially China) can be observed. Also, quality of education and has improved in that world region. Since Europe has been on top of the ranking for a long time, the progress made is not that obvious compared to developing countries, but even here, in Europe Union, measures to achieve equality in several senses, to reach carbon neutrality and quality collaboration with other nations are taken. 

Unfortunately, with the current state of the world political situation, sustainable development does not seem to be the highest priority, therefore any major improvement is not to be seen in the closest future. Due to the political situation, it appears easier to violate human rights, to justify actions destroying whole ecosystems and overlooking corruption making further improvement in countries with limited financial space impossible.

Generally, I think all the SDGs are hard to achieve globally. It all depends on the economical and political situation of different countries. For example, because of religion it is impossible to reach gender equality in some nations. Moreover, as I study electrical engineering, I understand the technical difficulties of transitioning to green sources of electricity  

Taking into account data from interactive map, it appears to be easier for countries in Saharan and Sub-Saharan region to lead the rankings in responsible consumption, but the amount of possible consumption is not considered. Thus, I feel like the data represented in the map can be sometimes a bit misleading. 

In reply to Anežka Tetřevová

Re: Response to the questions

by Rebecka Kjällström Voxmark -
You make several concrete claims connected to the Sustainable Development Goals. I particularly think you capture the importance of Europe not making much progress, compared to other regions, because of already existing norms and policies. You discuss factors connected to politics, finance, technology and accessible information with criticality, which strengthens your claims and arguments, making them credible.
I agree with your claim that all SDGs are hard to achieve globally. Different countries and regions have dissimilar advantages in achieving the goals. Therefore, some countries succeed where others struggle.