Eradicating poverty and achieving well-being for all are key objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but these will not be possible in a world of escalating climate-related disasters. Similarly, avoiding catastrophic climate change hinges upon effective action in several SDGs areas, including energy. Effective climate action can work as an essential means of implementation for the SDGs, and vice versa. This means that there are strong potential synergies between these two agendas. However, realising these changes depends on choices made regarding government policies and technological systems. This session will shed light on the complex relationship between Climate Change and SDGs. It will explain where major potential synergies and/or trade-offs exist, and discuss how to expand such synergies and avoid trade-offs. The session will also illustrate how the international negotiation processes on climate change and the SDGs have progressed separately and how they envisage convergence in on-the-ground implementation.

Speakers

[Keynote Speaker]

[Framing Presentation]

[Speakers]

[Moderator]

• (P-2) New Climate Regime at COP21: Creating a Dynamic Cycle for Ratcheting up Climate Actions
• (P-3) Dialogue amongst Japan, China and Korea： Japan, China, Korea’s Roles for Climate Policy - Partnership for a New Age
• (P-4) Bridging Climate Change and the SDGs
• (PL-2) Science and International Cooperation on Climate Change: Role and Challenges of National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
• (PL-3) Energy Revolution from Kanagawa
• (PL-4) Aligning Policies for the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy: OECD Recommendations and Implications for Asia-Pacific Including Japan
• (PL-5) Showcasing Successful Partnerships for Low Carbon Technology Transfer
• (PL-8) Promoting Mitigation Actions through Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) System
• (PL-10) Role of Cities under International Framework beyond Paris COP21
• (L-1) Low Carbon Technology Cooperation in Asia toward COP21: Possibilities and Challenges
• (L-2) Strengthening the Interface between Atmospheric Science and Policy in Asia

• (P-1) Achieving a Better World for All by 2030: Prospects and Perspectives on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
• (P-4) Bridging Climate Change and the SDGs
• (PL-1) Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia: A Discussion on National Readiness
• (PL-6) Towards Holistic Waste Management in Asia Pacific
• (PL-7) Approaches by Asian Cities to Build Resilient Cities
• (PL-9) Financial Inclusion, Climate Change Adaptation and SDGs
• (PL-11)“Satoyama” and Sustainable Development: Bridging Project Financing and Knowledge Generation
• (PL-12) Facilitating Transition to SCP in Asia and the Pacific: Priorities and Opportunities