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?
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Answer: B. Statement 1 is wrong: the SDGs were proposed at the Rio+20 conference in 2012, not by the Club of Rome in 1972 (which published 'The Limits to Growth'). Statement 2 is correct: the SDGs are to be achieved by 2030. So only 2.
Watch for: The 1972 Stockholm conference and the Club of Rome are linked with sustainability, which confuses students.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the Club of Rome did not propose the SDGs.
- C. Wrong because Statement 1 is false.
- D. Wrong because the 2030 target is correct.
Source to check: UN General Assembly Resolution 70/1, 'Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda' (2015); Rio+20 outcome 'The Future We Want' (2012)
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