NEW YORK The latest G-7 summit was a waste of resources. If it had to be held at all, it should have been conducted online, saving time, logistical costs, and airplane emissions. But, more fundamentally, G-7 summits are an anachronism. Political leaders need to stop devoting their energy to an exercise that is unrepresentative of today’s global economy and results in a
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Health-related goals have also become more important.
Achieving universal health coverage, boosting the ranks and skills of health workers and strengthening early warning systems for global health risks would cushion the impact of Covid-19 on poor countries.
The scientists also propose that countries should focus on improving well-being rather than boosting gross domestic product growth, which may also conflict with sustainability goals.
In defence of SDGs
While these criticisms may appear pragmatic, they have met with pushback from several economists.
The SDGs should not be up for revision, they say. In fact, they are now more relevant than ever and are a guide path out of the crisis.
Mexico is reluctant to part with fossil fuels. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's energy strategy is firmly committed to new hydrocarbon projects and the generation of dirty energy, to the (.)