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The [[Sustainable Development Goals]] were adopted by all members of the United Nations (UN) in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They are a call for action to 'promote prosperity while protecting the environment'. There are 17 in total and they acknowledge that ending poverty requires strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, equality and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. The diagram below presents the 17 goals <ref name="foo">United Nations, 2019. [https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform. Sustainabledevelopment.un.org.] [online] [Accessed 20 Nov. 2019].</ref>. | The [[Sustainable Development Goals]] ([[SDG]]) were adopted by all members of the United Nations (UN) in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. They are a call for action to 'promote prosperity while protecting the environment'. There are 17 in total and they acknowledge that ending poverty requires strategies that build economic growth and address a range of social needs including education, health, equality and job opportunities, while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. The diagram below presents the 17 goals <ref name="foo">United Nations, 2019. [https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals Knowledge Platform. Sustainabledevelopment.un.org.] [online] [Accessed 20 Nov. 2019].</ref>. | ||
[[File:TheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.png|center|800px|none|The Sustainable Development Goals]]<ref>BP, 2019. [https://www.bp.com/en_gb/target-neutral/home/carbon-offsetting-projects/un-sustainable-development-goals.html UN Sustainable Development Goals | Carbon offsetting | BP Target Neutral.] [online] [Accessed 20 Nov. 2019].</ref> | [[File:TheSustainableDevelopmentGoals.png|center|800px|none|The Sustainable Development Goals]]<ref>BP, 2019. [https://www.bp.com/en_gb/target-neutral/home/carbon-offsetting-projects/un-sustainable-development-goals.html UN Sustainable Development Goals | Carbon offsetting | BP Target Neutral.] [online] [Accessed 20 Nov. 2019].</ref> |