The impact of climate change on the achievement of the post-2015 sustainable development goals
This work explores the implications of a potential international climate agreement on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.1 Governments are due to negotiate a climate agreement at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP21) in Paris, France at the end of 2015. The impact of the climate agreement on global development by 2030 will be significant and, although it is unlikely to significantly impact global warming or the frequency and severity of weather-related disasters in the period up to 2030, it will play a major role thereafter.