Economic growth
Measure of increase in market value of goods
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Sustainable Development Goal 8
One of the UN-defined SDG 8 indicators was targeted to be achieved by this year, representing a specific intermediate milestone towards the sustainable development goal.
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| 2025 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Target date to end child labour in all its forms globally, as part of Sustainable Development Goal 8's Target 8.7, aiming to eradicate forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking, and the worst forms of child labour, including child soldier recruitment.
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| 2025 |
Steady-state economy
Digital technologies' greenhouse gas emissions expected to reach 8%, equivalent to car emissions.
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| 2022 |
Aid for Trade
The Eighth Global Review was held, continuing the long-standing effort to support trade capacity in developing countries.
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| 2022 |
Steady-state economy
Research published describing degrowth toward a steady-state economy as potentially positive, calling for more serious international cooperation and attention to transitioning high-income and rapidly growing economies to a low-throughput, low-emissions model.
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| 2021 |
Steady-state economy
A study confirmed predictions from 'Limits to Growth', concluding that global GDP will begin to decline within 10 years, either through deliberate transition or ecological disaster.
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| April 2021 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
United Nations published the most recent high-level progress report on Sustainable Development Goals, which includes monitoring of Goal 8 regarding decent work and economic growth.
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| 2020 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
COVID-19 pandemic outbreak significantly impacted global economies, causing widespread business shutdowns and reducing employment opportunities across multiple sectors.
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| 2020 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Canada's youth Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET) rates reached 20%, a slight increase from 18% in 1975.
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| 2020 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Global economic growth was negatively affected, with banking, insurance, services, and tourism sectors experiencing substantial challenges and disruptions.
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| 2020 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Target date for developing and operationalizing a global strategy for youth employment and implementing the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization.
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| 2020 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Two of the UN-defined SDG 8 indicators were set to be achieved by this year, marking a critical milestone in the goal to promote decent work and economic growth.
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| 2020 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
A proposal was tabled to delete Indicator 8.9.2 (the proportion of jobs in sustainable tourism industries) from the Sustainable Development Goal 8 targets.
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| 2020 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Target 8.6 expired, which aimed to substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education, or training by this year.
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| 2020 |
Steady-state economy
A multinational team of scientists published a study identifying overconsumption as the biggest threat to sustainability, calling for a drastic change in lifestyle.
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| 2020 |
Steady-state economy
The rate of natural resource use reached over 110 billion tons per year for the first time.
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| February 2020 |
Steady-state economy
The Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy (CASSE) proposes the slogan 'Degrowth Toward a Steady State Economy', aiming to unite degrowthers and steady-state economy advocates.
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| 2019 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
22 percent of the world's young people were reported as not in employment, education, or training, underscoring the challenges in youth employment.
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| 2019 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Survey revealed that 98 percent of countries had a youth employment strategy or a plan to develop one in the near future, as monitored by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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| 2019 |
Spillover
Dixon & O'Mahony published research highlighting positive spillover effects from trade between developing and advanced economies, specifically noting China's increased access to technology and information through trade with OECD nations.
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| 2019 |
Aid for Trade
The Seventh Global Review further assessed the progress and impact of the Aid for Trade initiative.
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| 2019 |
Clean growth
UN releases the Clean Growth Progress Report, highlighting ongoing challenges such as 840 million people still without electricity and nearly 3 billion people relying on inefficient cooking systems.
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| 2019 |
Steady-state economy
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services published a comprehensive study summary in Paris, detailing unprecedented and accelerating nature deterioration over the past 50 years.
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| 2019 |
Steady-state economy
A report titled 'Plastic and Climate' was published, revealing that plastic would contribute greenhouse gases equivalent to 850 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2019.
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| September 2019 |
Steady-state economy
UN Climate Action Summit creates the 'Action Towards Climate Friendly Transport' coalition, targeting reduced transport needs and promoting non-motorized transportation systems.
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| September 20 2019 |
Steady-state economy
Global Climate Strike took place, drawing attention to consumption and environmental issues.
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| September 19 2019 |
Steady-state economy
The Guardian published an article one day before the Global Climate Strike, summarizing research emphasizing the necessity of limiting consumption to save the biosphere.
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| 2018 |
Sweatshop
China planned to raise minimum wage by approximately 7% in 10 provinces by the end of the year.
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| 2018 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Global growth rate of real GDP per capita reached 2%, highlighting the ongoing efforts towards sustainable economic growth as part of Sustainable Development Goal 8.
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| 2018 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Global growth rate of real GDP per capita was measured at 2 percent, highlighting progress towards economic development targets.
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| 2018 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Aid for trade commitments remained stable at $58 billion. South and Central Asia received the highest share at 31.4%, with sub-Saharan Africa following at 29.2% of total commitments.
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| 2018 |
Aid for Trade
Aid for Trade commitments remained stable at $58 billion. South and Central Asia received the highest share at 31.4%, followed by sub-Saharan Africa at 29.2%. Lower-middle-income countries received 37.5% of aid, with least developed countries receiving 36.8%.
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| 2018 |
Steady-state economy
Earth's carrying capacity exceeded by approximately 70 percent, highlighting increasing ecological strain.
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| 2018 |
Steady-state economy
DegrowUS adopts a mission statement advocating for a democratic and just transition to a smaller, steady-state economy in harmony with nature, family, and community.
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| 2017 |
Aid for Trade
Global total value of Aid for Trade disbursements exceeded USD 43 billion, with an additional USD 15 billion committed. This milestone was recorded in the United Nations tracking of Aid for Trade support.
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| 2017 |
Aid for Trade
The Sixth Global Review maintained the program's focus on supporting developing countries' trade capabilities.
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| 2017 |
Clean growth
Global electrification rate reaches 89%. Clean cooking fuels and technologies access increases to 61% of the global population.
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| May 2017 |
Sweatshop
Mama Cash and The Clean Clothes Campaign organized The Women Power Fashion Pop-up in Amsterdam, creating an immersive sweatshop experience to raise awareness about worker conditions.
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| 2016 |
Clean growth
Global primary energy intensity improves from 5.9 to 5.1, with a 2.3% rate of improvement. Renewable energy share increases to 17.5% of total final energy consumption.
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| 2015 |
Sustainable Development Goal 8
Established baseline measurement for Aid for Trade commitments using US dollars as the standard currency for tracking Official Development Assistance (ODA).
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| 2015 |
Aid for Trade
The Fifth Global Review continued the ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the Aid for Trade initiative.
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| 2015 |
Aid for Trade
United Nations General Assembly established the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which included Goal 8 addressing 'decent work and economic growth' and specifically targeting increased Aid for Trade support for developing countries.
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| 2015 |
Clean growth
Global electrification rate increases to 87%, showing progress in expanding access to electricity worldwide.
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| 2013 |
Sweatshop
Bangladesh enforced stricter labor laws following the Rana Plaza building collapse, which killed 1,135 people, leading to factory safety checks and shutdowns.
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| 2013 |
Aid for Trade
The Fourth Global Review was conducted under the theme 'Connecting to Value Chains', exploring how Aid for Trade can help countries integrate into global economic networks.
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| 2012 |
Clean growth
Renewable energy growth begins to outpace total energy consumption, marking a significant milestone in the transition towards sustainable energy sources.
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| 2012 |
Steady-state economy
A study published in The Lancet reported 5.3 million deaths related to sedentary lifestyles.
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| 2012 |
Steady-state economy
Mortality from obesity reached 3 times higher than from hunger, affecting 2.8 million people annually by 2017.
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| 2011 |
Aid for Trade
The Third Global Review took place with the theme 'Showing Results', focusing on demonstrating the concrete impacts of the Aid for Trade initiative.
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