Environmental Sustainability via Climate Change Mitigation for Sustainable Development Goals

Dear Colleagues,

Environmental sustainability is adversely affected by climate change. There is no denying that ecosystems and human life could be negatively impacted by climate change and its widespread repercussions. Researchers and decision-makers are, therefore, becoming more and more motivated to investigate the issue and come up with long-term fixes.

In an effort to enhance the knowledge gained from the millennium development goals (MDGs), the United Nations (UN) held extensive discussions with its 189 member nations before adopting the sustainable development goals (SDGs) in September.

There are 17 goals, 169 objectives, and more than 200 indicators included in the SDGs. These objectives interact with one another and are interrelated. They can be broadly categorised into three categories: environmental, social, and economic goals.

It is imperative that all nations meet these objectives. For the effective implementation of linked policies, it is in the interest of policymakers to strike a balance between the trade-offs resulting from the interactions between the aims.

One of the difficult challenges to reaching the SDGs globally is climate change, which slowed down the MDGs' progress. There is no denying that ecosystems and human life could be negatively impacted by climate change and its widespread repercussions.

Various regions of the world are already experiencing the effects of climate change. As a result, it is anticipated that developing nations would experience the greatest effects of climate change. It alters the frequency and severity of extreme weather conditions and brings about heat waves, droughts, floods, tropical cyclones, and biodiversity loss.

The health and wellbeing of humans (SDG-3) depend critically on the quality of the environment, thus using natural resources wisely will help to reduce the negative consequences that production and consumption have on the ecosystem. Because of this, this Special Issue will look at the ways that agroforestry, education, income, renewable energy technology, and ecosystem sustainability pathways can all help to mitigate the effects of climate change.

The interconnections between climate-related actions and SDGs have a significant impact on socioeconomic circumstances. Co-benefits and trade-offs exist between other SDGs and climate efforts, such as carbon pricing legislation (SDG-13). Investing in clean energy technologies and phase-out of fossil fuels, for example, might both improve air quality and increase energy security.

On the other hand, there are trade-offs related to land disputes for agricultural use and the expansion of biomass production for use as low-carbon energy sources. According to estimates, reducing carbon emissions by 1% might prevent 0.57% of premature deaths caused by air pollution.

Among the socioeconomic elements are sociological, demographic, and technical advancement, as well as government performance. For instance, SDGs concerning hunger (SDG 2), water (SDG 6), and air quality (SDG-7), as well as the costs of mitigation, have an impact on climate change and have a personal influence on environmental sustainability.

To lessen the adverse effects of climate policies, complementary policies, such as protecting forests and ensuring food supplies, can be put in place alongside carbon pricing laws. By taking into account environmental and socioeconomic aspects affecting society, climate policy can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

This Special Issue's primary topics are on environmentally sustainable industry and responsible consumerism, as well as strategies to mitigate climate change for sustainable development. The Special Issue can attend to both original research and review papers in the following key areas:

Dr. Irfan Ali
Dr. Umar Muhammad Modibbo
Prof. Dr. Syed Mithun Ali
Prof. Dr. Andrea Appolloni
Prof. Dr. Guilherme F. Frederico
Guest Editors

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• climate mitigation
• circular bioeconomy
• ecosystem sustainability pathways
• environmental eco-friendly
• environmental sustainability
• energy optimization
• greenhouse gas emission reduction
• Industry 4,0/5.0
• renewable energy technology
• SDGS modelling and optimization
• sustainable production
• sustainable consumption
• sustainable green economy
• sustainable green bioproduction