UK MPs warn UK Government NOT to reduce the number of SDGs
The UK Parliamentary Environment Audit Committee has just published its review of the the SDGs called ' Connected World: Agreeing ambitious Sustainable Development Goals in 2015'. One of the CLEAR recommendations is for the UK government to STOP campaigning for less goals (see 7 below). As the EU starts to develop its common position this should enable it to do so without the UK arguing for less goals. Clearly the UK parliament is going to start to keep an eye on what the executive is up to in this area. With nearly all stakeholders giving evidence against the reduction of the number of goals the executive stands nearly alone in the UK political landscape as well as in the international landscape. We can only hope now for a more constructive engagement in the process as we move forward. Below are the Conclusions from the House of Commons Environmental Audi Committee. Conclusions 1. The Millennium Development Goals gave insuffici...