Lesen Sie hier das Kapitel, das ich für das “Progressive Yearbook 2024” für FEPS geschrieben habe.

Übersicht:

This chapter critically evaluates the progress and challenges encountered at the mid-point of Agenda 2030 and its sustainable development goals (SDGs). Despite initial promising trends, the trajectory has been signifi cantly hampered by the Covid-19 pandemic, globalcrises and climate-related disasters. The situation is particularly dire in the Global South, with fewer opportunities and resources for meaningful progress towards the SDGs. The European Union’s strategic leverage lies in addressing these global inequalities and applying a holistic approach towards the implementation of Agenda 2030. It is imperative to address negative spillovers and bridge the fi nancing gap, necessitating reforms of international financial institutions and fair debt-burden regimes. The chapter concludes by pointing out that the Global North cannot continue overlooking the exploitation inherent in its prosperity and that Europe’s progressives must embrace Agenda 2030, recognising the need for a global perspective and challenging the outdated system perpetuating inequality.