The Ex-Ante Evaluation of Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Campagnolo, Lorenza; Carraro, Carlo; Eboli, Fabio; Farnia, Luca; Parrado, Ramiro; Pierfederici, Roberta

doi:10.1007/s11205-017-1572-x

Cited by 61 publications

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“…In terms of policy implications, the current study reveals the potential use of composite indicators to disentangle the trade-offs between different dimensions of sustainable development (Campagnolo et al 2018;Cracolici et al 2009;Michalos 1997). The findings presented in this study strongly support the arguments of the degrowth (Kallis et al 2018) and agrowth (van den Bergh 2017) movements, especially for high-and upper middle-income countries.…”

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confidence: 76%

The Trade-off Between Poverty Reduction and Carbon Emissions, and the Role of Economic Growth and Inequality: An Empirical Cross-Country Analysis Using a Novel Indicator

Malerba

2020

Soc Indic Res

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Is it possible for countries to eradicate poverty while also meeting environmental goals? Despite the passage of international agreements calling for these issues to be addressed simultaneously, little is known about the direct relationship between them. This study addresses this gap by proposing a new and composite indicator that integrates measures for both poverty and environmental outcomes (carbon emissions) into a single variable, the carbon intensity of poverty reduction (CIPR). This variable defines the trade-off between the proportional changes of emissions per capita and of the share of the population above the poverty line. In parallel an analytic framework is developed to formulate propositions concerning the possible effects of growth and inequality on the CIPR. The propositions are tested empirically using data from 135 countries across a 30-year time period . The findings confirm that the carbon intensity of poverty reduction is heterogeneous across countries. This heterogeneity is partly explained by economic growth, which is found to have a negative effect on the CIPR up to a certain income level, defined here as a "turning point". Above that turning point, economic growth increases the CIPR. By contrast, inequality reduction is shown to have a significant negative effect on the CIPR. This study contributes to the literature on sustainable development by analytically and quantitatively linking its three dimensions (social, economic and environmental) and by employing a composite indicator that directly measures the trade-off between poverty reduction and emission levels across countries.

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confidence: 76%

The Trade-off Between Poverty Reduction and Carbon Emissions, and the Role of Economic Growth and Inequality: An Empirical Cross-Country Analysis Using a Novel Indicator

Malerba

2020

Soc Indic Res

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“…An approach intended to assist policy-makers increase policy coherence in SDG planning is the use of simulation models [24]. Modeling and simulation (M&S) refers to the computer-aided use of mathematical, physical, or other logical models that allow the representation of the dynamics of complex systems via simulation.…”

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Translating Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Interdependencies into Policy Advice

2019

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The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda, and their 169 targets, are interdependent and interlinked. The successful implementation of all SDGs will rely upon disentangling complex interactions between the goals and their targets. This implies that implementing the SDGs requires cross-sectoral processes to foster policy coherence. Over recent years, academic research has produced a number of different proposals for categorizing the SDGs, systematically mapping the linkages between them, and identifying the nature of their interdependencies. The aim of this review article is to provide ideas of how to move from generic appraisals of SDG interdependencies towards translating these interdependencies into policy action. To do so, the article first provides an overview of existing frameworks for the systematic conceptualization of the SDGs and the interlinkages and interdependencies between them. Secondly, the article critically discusses advantages and limitations of these frameworks, with a particular focus on methodological weaknesses, practical applicability to specific contexts, and utility for the development of policy strategies for coherent SDG planning and implementation. Based on this discussion, the article proposes a roadmap for how research on interdependencies can meaningfully provide orientation for policy action.

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“…Sachs et al 2018), employed an SDG framework to select indicators describing a specific region (Eurostat 2018) or described the performance of organisations under the SDG framework (GRI 2017). Also, socalled big data applications and modelling approaches provide interesting opportunities to complement or even replace expert assessment (Campagnolo et al 2018). A key strength of the expert elicitation is the ability to induce versatile discussion about the limits, strengths and weaknesses of the SDG framework itself.…”

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Untangling the interactions of sustainability targets: synergies and trade-offs in the Northern European context

Lyytimäki

Lonkila

Furman

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Environ Dev Sustain

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Agenda 2030 and sustainable development goals (SDG) are key formulations of sustainability policies, consisting of 17 general-level goals and 169 more detailed targets. The target setting is based on tedious international policy negotiations and compromises addressing myriad of different and sometimes incompatible interests. Identification of key trade-offs and synergies between the targets can help the efficient implementation of SDGs by improving the opportunities to focus policy attention and actions on the most relevant issues. This article focuses on trade-offs and synergies of nationally relevant targets in the context of an industrialised and affluent nation state. Results from a cross-matrix examination of targets in Finland show that most of the selected targets are characterised by synergistic interactions with other nationally relevant targets. However, policies aimed at advancing economic growth and the use of renewable energy risk a number of serious trade-offs. Methodological advances are required to make the assessment of interactions more transparent and reliable, manageable within the limited resources and capable of producing results relevant to decision-making. A recommendation for the use of cross-matrix examination as a tool of collaborative ex ante sustainability assessment is put forward, also acknowledging the risk of "paralysis by analysis" related to the wide-ranging SDG framework.

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The Ex-Ante Evaluation of Achieving Sustainable Development Goals

Cited by 61 publications

References 27 publications

The Trade-off Between Poverty Reduction and Carbon Emissions, and the Role of Economic Growth and Inequality: An Empirical Cross-Country Analysis Using a Novel Indicator

The Trade-off Between Poverty Reduction and Carbon Emissions, and the Role of Economic Growth and Inequality: An Empirical Cross-Country Analysis Using a Novel Indicator

Translating Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Interdependencies into Policy Advice

Untangling the interactions of sustainability targets: synergies and trade-offs in the Northern European context

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