SDG12 Ensuring Sustainable Need based not Greed based Production and Consumption, Post Pandemic Corrections needed, and Achieving SDG and Going To Moon, Mars and Beyond

SDG12 Ensuring Sustainable Need based not Greed based Production and Consumption, Post Pandemic Corrections needed, and Achieving SDG and Going To Moon, Mars and Beyond

What does SDG 12 talks about? YouTube URL: https://youtu.be/PINiu5JJa1Y • Sustainable Production and not exploitation of resources • Sustainable NEED based Consumption and not GREED based Consumption so that future generations also gets share into it. What are the Existing Problems, and which are the problems those got Aggravated or were created by Pandemic? Reference: SDG Reports Before Pandemic 2017/18 and SDG Reports After Pandemic 19/20/21, LinkedIn Newsletter: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/sdg12-ensuring-sustainable-need-based-greed-achieving-dr-ashish-/ YouTube URL: https://youtu.be/PINiu5JJa1Y • 1. Material Footprint increased by more than 70+% from 2000 till 2017: • Globally, 1 million Bottles of drinking water are bought/ Minute, • Worldwide, 5 Trillion Single Use Plastic Bags are thrown away/ Year • The Best Solution over plastic is 5R- Best is to Refuse, next best is to Reuse, Recycle, Reduce and Remove • 2. Electronic Waste (e-waste) is Proliferating: • In 2018 e-waste generated was 50 Million Tonnes, in 2019 it was 53.6 Million Tonnes, which might go two and half times more in 2050. Whopping, 7.3 Kilogram Generated/ Person (Capita) and is booming and mushrooming, while, • Only, 1.7 Kilogram Get Recycled, thus 60% is not Disposed of Responsibly • The Best Solutions for e-waste Management could not be implemented during Pandemic, E.g. Lot of that e-waste was neither recycled nor could be reused nor we could take any other measures due to lockdowns, hence, post pandemic correction is definitely required for this goal. • 3. Fossil Fuel subsidies of are continuing though it decreased by 21% to 419 and from 2019. However, if subsidies continued then definitely citizens will keep using it and it will continue, as due to Pandemic, people cannot afford other fuels in developing and poor countries. So this pointer needs a relook as it definitely cannot be achieved at par as decided to be reached, till 2030. • Now… SDG 12: Targets and Indicators: Target 12.1: Implementing the 10 year program on Sustainable consumption and production • The Developed countries should take responsibility for themselves and helping to pass on technologies to poor and least developed countries. • Indicator 12.1.1: Number of countries out of 193 nations, planning, adopting and implementing policy instruments aimed at Sustainable Consumption and Production. Target 12.2: By 2030 Achieving the Sustainable management and efficiently use of natural resources without over consumption or destroying the environment. • Indicator 12.2.1: • Material Footprint • Material Footprint/ Capita • Material Footprint/ GDP • Indicator 12.2.2: • Domestic Material Consumption • Domestic Material Consumption/ Capita • Domestic Material Consumption/ GDP Target 12.3: By 2030, • Reducing the per capita food waste at retail level, should be halved, • Reducing the per capita food waste at consumer level, should be halved, • Reduce Food losses during production itself, should be halved, • Reducing Food losses in Storage, Logistics and Supply Chains, should be halved, • Reducing Post Harvest Losses, should be halved. • Indicator 12.3.1: As per Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, UNO: • It measures the changes in percentage losses for a basket of 10 main commodities, inclusive and exclusive of value chain, by country in comparison with a base period: • Food Loss Index • Food Waste Index Target 12.4: By 2030 Achieving the Sound Environmental Management System for all inclusive least environmental hazards to any entity on Mother Earth by following the Agreed International Framework. • Indicator 12.4.1: All multilateral agencies to communicate all the relevant agreement based information as per the requirement. • Indicator 12.4.2: • Hazardous Waste Generated / Capita • Proportion of Hazardous Waster Treated/ Kind of Treatment Target 12.5: By 2030, Reducing, Waste Generated by Recycle and Reuse • Indicator 12.5.1: • National Recycling Rate, Tonnes of Material Recycled Target 12.6: Encouraging giant companies for integrating, implementing and creating the best sustainable practises WITH the information in to their reporting cycle to build transparency as well. • Indicator 12.6.1: Number of Companies Publishing Sustainability Report Target 12.7: Public Procurement Practices should be Transparent, Sustainable and National priorities and policies should match the relevant UN Framework and Agreements during the complete procurement process. • Indicator 12.7.1: Degree of Sustainable Procurement Policies and Action Plans Implementation Target 12.8: Building awareness about SDG and lifestyle in harmony with nature, by 2030. • Indicator 12.8.1: Extend to which: • i. Global Citizenship Education as a part of: • A. Curricula • B. Teacher Education • C. Student Assessment • ii. Education of Sustainable Development as a main stream in: • A. Curricula • B. Teacher Education • C. Student Assessment (It needs post pandemic course correction) Target 12.a: Supporting Developing Countries by providing technology and know how and financial help if needed for moving towards achieving sustainable production and consumption patterns • Indicator 12.a.1: Renewable Energy capability implemented in developing countries in Wattage/ Capita (It needs post pandemic course correction) Target 12.b: Developing Sustainable Tourism Impact tools calculators for monitoring: • Job creation, (It needs post pandemic course correction) • Promoting local culture and products • Indicator 12.b.1: Implementing Accounting tools to monitor: • Economics of Tourism • Environment impact due to tourism • Sustainability of Tourism Target 12.c: Encouraging Zero Pollution, at the same time, Rationalising Fuel Subsidies and balancing the Economics of Poor and Needy with the Reduction of Environmental plus Health Hazards (It needs post pandemic course correction) • Indicator 12.c.1: • Amount of Fossil Fuel Subsidies (Production and Consumption) / GDP Finally, a Simple Request: • “Living with nature and living naturally is better than living artificially against the nature, as ultimately tiny elements of which our body is made up of belonging to Revered Mother Earth those which we are thinking we are made up of will go back and mix with the revered Mother Earth, after our death! • Thus, protecting Environment while we are still alive, is nothing but protecting ourselves and so, Respecting Nature is Respecting ourselves. • Hence, we must ensure ourselves, that we are taking care of each particle within us, respect each entity around us, and show devotion to those particles of which we are made up of, which are going to mix with the revered Mother Earth. • Simple, Respect to Nature or Environment is Respect to Self or Humans.” If you have any suggestions, you are welcome. Dr. Ashish Manohar, Soulution Master, India