Policy relevance of IPCC reports for the Sustainable Development Goals and beyond

Prajal Pradhan; Sushobhan Joshi; Kshitij Dahal; Yaunchao Hu; Daya Raj Subedi; Muhammad Panji Islam Fajar Putra; Shrijana Vaidya; Laxmi Prasad Pant; Shobhakar Dhakal; Klaus Hubacek; Maheswar Rupakheti; Debra C. Roberts; Bart van den Hurk

doi:10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100192

Policy relevance of IPCC reports for the Sustainable Development Goals and beyond

Prajal Pradhan^*, Sushobhan Joshi, Kshitij Dahal, Yaunchao Hu, Daya Raj Subedi, Muhammad Panji Islam Fajar Putra, Shrijana Vaidya, Laxmi Prasad Pant, Shobhakar Dhakal, Klaus Hubacek, Maheswar Rupakheti, Debra C. Roberts, Bart van den Hurk

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Abstract

Climate change and sustainability linkages provide opportunities to develop and implement synergistic strategies for climate actions and achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Thus, we synthesize the coverage of SDGs in the IPCC's fifth and sixth assessment reports at a target level. Based on this reflection, we propose the seventh assessment cycle of the IPCC to cover SDGs holistically, using a systematic approach, breaking the Working Group silos, and contributing to the post-2030 agenda.

Original language	English
Article number	100192
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Volume	19
Early online date	22 Jan 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100192
Publication status	Published - Mar 2025

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P.P. acknowledges the European Research Council (ERC) funding for the BeyondSDG project (Project number 101077492). Y.H. thanks the China Scholarship Council, China (202206275002). M.R. acknowledges support from the Research Institute for Sustainability at GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences (RIFS), which is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) and the Brandenburg Ministry for Science, Research and Culture (MWFK). P.P. acknowledges the European Research Council (ERC) funding for the BeyondSDG project (Project number 101077492 ). Y.H. thanks the China Scholarship Council ( 202206275002 ).

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Brandenburg Ministry for Science, Research and Culture
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
China Scholarship Council, China
Brandenburger Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kultur
European Research Council	101077492
China Scholarship Council	202206275002

Keywords

Climate change
Interactions
IPCC
SDGs
Sustainability
Synergies and trade-offs

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Pradhan, P., Joshi, S., Dahal, K., Hu, Y., Subedi, D. R., Putra, M. P. I. F., Vaidya, S., Pant, L. P., Dhakal, S., Hubacek, K., Rupakheti, M., Roberts, D. C., & van den Hurk, B. (2025). Policy relevance of IPCC reports for the Sustainable Development Goals and beyond. Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 19, 1-5. Article 100192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resenv.2025.100192

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