Sustainable development goal 13 and switching priorities: addressing climate change in the context of pandemic recovery efforts

Environmental Sciences Europe

Research

Birgit Schmook¹  Maria Cristina Albertini²  Antonis Skouloudis³  Shlomit Paz⁴  Walter Leal Filho⁵  Aprajita Minhas⁶  Marina Kovaleva⁶  Ayyoob Sharifi⁷  Sofia Mardero⁸ 

[1] Department for the Observation and Study of the Land, Atmosphere, and Ocean, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), 77014, Chetumal, QROO, Mexico;Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, 61029, Urbino, Italy;Department of Environment, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81132, Mitilini, Lesvos, Greece;Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Haifa, 199 Aba Khoushy Ave., Mount Carmel, 3498838, Haifa, Israel;Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester Street, M1 5GD, Manchester, UK;European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, 21033, Hamburg, Germany;European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, 21033, Hamburg, Germany;Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability, and Center for Peaceful and Sustainable Futures (CEPEAS), Hiroshima University, 739-8530, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan;School of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AL, St Andrews, UK;

关键词: COVID-19;    SDG13;    Climate change;    Climate finance;    Poverty;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12302-022-00701-4

 received in 2022-02-16, accepted in 2022-12-03,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

The COVID-19 pandemic has had many deep social and economic impacts that go beyond health issues. One consequence is that the pandemic has made it even harder to mobilize the financial resources needed to pursue SDG 13 (Climate Action) as a whole and to fund climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts in particular. This is especially acute in respect of the efforts to achieve the targets set by the Paris Agreement and by the recent decisions in Glasgow. This paper looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated poverty and undermined climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts, as a result of the switches in priorities and funding. Using a review of the recent literature, an analysis of international trends, and a survey among climate scientists, it identifies some of the impacts of the pandemic on climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts and discusses their implications. The findings indicate a decrease in funding to climate change research since the pandemic crisis. The bibliometric analysis reveals that a greater emphasis has been placed on the relationship between COVID-19 and poverty when compared to the interrelations between COVID-19 and climate change. Addressing climate change is as urgent now as it was before the pandemic crisis started, and efforts need to be made to upkeep the levels of funding needed to support research in this field.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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