COP26

Sustainable Development Goals

 Sustainable Development
In September 2015, all United Nations member states adopted the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development. This is a vision for a future that
protects the planet and ensures that all people enjoy peace and prosperity
by 2030.

Sustainable development means that we need to reach this vision without

preventing future generations from also being able to meet their needs.

The agenda includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which aim to

transform the world in areas that are critical for both people and the planet.

Imagine a future where the planet is protected and all people enjoy peace
and prosperity. What would that world look like?

Consider what people, other organisms and the planet should be entitled
to in your vision of a better future.
 Sustainable Development
You now have an idea of the things that you think are important to aim for
to make the world a better place.

Thinking about your vision for a better world, what goals do you think
would be needed to achieve this?

How would you make sure these goals are sustainable?

 The 17 SGDs
How many of your goals match the 17 Sustainable Development Goals
adopted by the United Nations?
 Social Justice
Justice is the concept of fairness.

Social justice relates to fairness within a society.

The idea of social justice is that people should have equal access to wealth,
health, opportunities and privileges within a society. All humans should have
the right to a certain standard of living, including a healthy diet, access to
clean water, shelter, clothing, education and healthcare.

The people most likely to be left behind by development are those that face
inequalities.

Those that are most affected have intersecting inequalities. This means that
they may face exclusion or discrimination because they fall into multiple
disadvantaged groups, for example, Black women, disabled LGBTQ+ people or
poor children.
 Social Justice
Social justice underlies many of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Identify the goals that have a connection to social justice.

 The 17 SGDs
Which three goals do you think are the most important?
Write some actions that countries could take to achieve each of the goals
you have chosen.
 Diamond 17
Read the information cards about each of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Place the cards into a diamond shape to represent how you would prioritise
the goals. Goals on the same row have equal priority.

highest priority

lowest priority
 Diamond 17
Was it easy to decide which goals were the most important?
If not, why not?

Many of these issues are interconnected, which means we can’t address them
on their own. We need to work towards everything at once to turn things
around and realise the goals.

For example, if we don’t address poverty and provide everyone on the planet
with a sustainable way to produce food, then we won’t be able to protect
ecosystems on land and in water and we will fail to curb climate change.
 Responsibility
Many of the issues disproportionately affect people living in developing
countries.
Whose responsibility is it to address these issues?
 Responsibility
Read the information on the cards.

o Which of the goals could individuals take some responsibility for

achieving?

o As a school community, which of the goals could we support?

o Are there any goals that your local community could take some
responsibility for?

o Which of the goals should the United Kingdom be making policies to

address?

o Which goals should the whole of Europe be involved in addressing?

o Which of the goals are a global responsibility?

 Responsibility
What actions can we take as a school community to support these Sustainable
Development Goals?