UPSC Prelims 2016 Question:

Consider the following statements:

1. The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the ‘Club of Rome’. 
2. The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030.
   
   

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Explanation:

• The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were born at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012. They were not proposed by the ‘Club of Rome’. The Club of Rome advocated resource conservation for the first time in a more systematic way in 1968. So, statement 1 is not correct.
  
  
• The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity. So, statement 2 is correct.
  
  
• The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership.
  
  

Therefore, option (2) is the correct answer.

Subject: Environment | Environmental Organisations and Conventions

Source: https://sdgs.un.org/goals