CSEET · Economic and Business Environment · Environmental Governance
Which statement about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is correct?
The SDGs are 17 goals adopted by United Nations member states in 2015 under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They apply to all countries, not just developing ones, and replaced the eight Millennium Development Goals that ran to 2015.
- AThey are 17 goals adopted by UN member states in 2015 as part of the 2030 AgendaCorrect
- BThey are 8 goals adopted in 2000 to be met by 2015
- CThey are 12 legally binding targets adopted at the 1992 Earth Summit
- DThey are 17 goals applicable only to developed countries
Explanation
The 2030 Agenda, adopted in 2015, contains 17 SDGs applicable to all countries, and they are not legally binding. The eight goals with a 2015 deadline were the earlier Millennium Development Goals, so that option mixes up the frameworks.
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