latest report: china has achieved 126 targets of the un 2030 agenda ahead of schedule
2024-09-25
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china news service, beijing, september 25 (reporter sun zifa) the international research center for big data on sustainable development, the world's first international scientific research institution built and operated by the chinese academy of sciences to serve the united nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development (un 2030 agenda) with big data, held a press conference in beijing on september 25 and announced that the center's latest research "earth big data supporting sustainable development goals report (2024)" shows that china currently has 126 (55.5%) indicators that have achieved the un 2030 agenda goals ahead of schedule.
this is the sixth consecutive year that the international research center for big data on sustainable development has researched and released the "earth big data supporting sustainable development goals report" since 2019. this year's report uses multi-source satellite remote sensing data and artificial intelligence algorithms to conduct quantitative assessments of the world's seven sustainable development goals (sdgs) and china's 227 sustainable development indicators.
the report also makes quantitative forecasts for environmental indicators and believes that according to current development trends, china is expected to approach or achieve its goals for "affordable and clean energy" (sdg 7) and "sustainable cities and communities" (sdg 11) as scheduled.
at the press conference, academician guo huadong presented the "earth big data supporting sustainable development goals report (2024)". photo by china news service reporter sun zifa
guo huadong, an academician of the chinese academy of sciences and director of the international research center for big data on sustainable development, said that during the 79th united nations general assembly future summit held recently, the "earth big data supporting sustainable development goals report (2024)" was distributed to representatives of participating countries and officially released on the official website of the united nations. although according to the united nations 2030 agenda, only 17% of the sustainable development goals in the world are on track during the same period, china's performance is remarkable.
china has made significant contributions in industrial energy conservation and emission reduction, renewable energy development, and ecological restoration: from 2017 to 2021, the number of global industrial heat sources decreased by 9.05%, of which china contributed 33.61% of the decrease in industrial heat sources; from 2000 to 2023, the annual deployment of global offshore wind power increased significantly. china is the main driving force for the growth of global offshore wind power. as of the end of 2023, china's cumulative installed capacity of offshore wind power accounted for about 50% of the world's total; in the past nearly 10 years, the global scale land productivity has shown an overall downward trend, with a decline of 7.27%. china's land productivity ranks first in the world with a net increase of 467,100 square kilometers.
china has made positive progress in agricultural water resources management and drinking water safety, public transportation convenience, energy conservation and emission reduction, and reduction of marine pollution. the application of the "internet + rural water supply" model has improved the drinking water safety level of more than 62 million rural people in china; from 2006 to 2020, china's energy consumption intensity has decreased by 42.5%; in 2022, the proportion of china's population with convenient access to public transportation will reach 90%; in 2020, china's carbon emission intensity will be significantly reduced by 48.4% compared with 2005; from 2018 to 2023, the level of microplastic pollution in the environmental media of the yellow sea ecological zone will be at a medium-low level.
in terms of filling data gaps, the "earth big data supporting sustainable development goals report (2024)" produced for the first time a data set of global large lake water reserves from 2000 to 2021 and a global 0.5-degree spatial resolution groundwater reserve change data from 2003 to 2023; in terms of innovative methods, the report developed a future urban local climate effect prediction model based on a random forest machine learning method, and predicted for the first time the impact of global urban local climate effects on urban populations' exposure to high temperature and humidity under different future socioeconomic and emission scenarios, and found that global background climate change is the main driving factor.
the report also details the advantages of the sustainable development science satellite 1 (sdgsat-1) launched by china in monitoring the indicators of the sustainable development goals. through the "sustainable development science satellite 1 open science program", the number of countries using this satellite has now exceeded 100.
at the press conference, members of the project team of "earth big data supporting sustainable development goals report (2024)" took a group photo. photo by china news service reporter sun zifa
the "earth big data supporting sustainable development goals report (2024)" conducts big data monitoring and assessment of the special challenges faced by small island developing countries. the study found that in the past 30 years, the fluctuation of coral bleaching heat stress in small island countries around the world has increased; the frequency, intensity and duration of sea and land heat waves have increased, and the exposed population in one-third of countries has increased by more than 30%. the report calls on the international community to take more measures to help small island countries improve their comprehensive ability to respond to climate change challenges.
csaba korosi, president of the 77th united nations general assembly, commented that the earth big data supporting sustainable development goals report (2024) provides clear and practical information for scientists and decision makers. data-based monitoring and evaluation will help enhance people's understanding of future challenges and point the way for promoting the united nations 2030 agenda and planning follow-up actions. officials from mauritius and papua new guinea believe that the report is crucial for small island developing countries and can provide innovative data support for the sustainable development of relevant countries.
academician guo huadong pointed out that 2024 is only six years away from the deadline of the united nations 2030 agenda, which is a critical period for the international community to accelerate the progress of the second half of the sustainable development agenda through scientific and technological innovation, international cooperation and policy reform. in response to the needs of monitoring and evaluating sustainable development goals, the team of the international research center for big data on sustainable development has continuously released a series of annual reports and produced a series of sustainable development data products. this is a good practice for chinese scientists to promote scientific research, promote decision-making support, and accelerate global sustainable development. (end)
