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Sustainability

Sustainability follows Earth Day and World Environment Day within Climate.

Within Climate, Sustainability covers how societies meet today's needs without depleting the future: cutting emissions, shifting to renewable energy, using materials in a circular way and lowering the footprint of daily life.
UN SDGs17
Renewables in power~30%
Net-zero target year2050
Paris warming limit1.5°C
Warming so far~1.2°C
Paris Agreement2015
Renewable leaders by source
Solar powerChina
Wind powerChina
HydropowerChina
GeothermalUnited States
Per-capita renewablesNorway
Highest renewable %Iceland

Renewables share of power

Long-term upward trend

2000~19%
2010~20%
2020~28%
2023~30%
1987Brundtland Report
1992Rio Earth Summit
1997Kyoto Protocol
2015Paris Agreement & SDGs

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