U20 Leaders Call on G20 to Accelerate SDG Goals Progress

Recently, Tokyo has hosted the second U20 Mayors Summit. The summit took place one month ahead of the G20 Osaka Summit. Mayors from the world’s largest economies urged their national leaders to work together to “leverage the tremendous potential of our cities as hubs of diversity and innovation for the purpose of tackling global challenges.”

Focus of discussion was as follows:

1. Climate Action
  • Set ambitious targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to peak no later than by 2020, reduce substantially by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050.
  • Commit to decarbonizing the energy grid, with 100% renewable electricity by 2030, and ....
Do You Want to Read More?
Subscribe Now
To get access to detailed content
Buy July 2019 Issue

Already a Member? Login here

Take Annual Subscription and get the following Advantage
The annual members of the Civil Services Chronicle can read the monthly content of the magazine as well as the Chronicle magazine archives.
Readers can study all the material before the last six months of the Civil Services Chronicle monthly issue in the form of Chronicle magazine archives.
Be an Annual Subscriber

Related Content

Current Affairs In Focus