Eurostat’s survey on ‘Goal 13' of the Sustainable Development Goals focuses on EU’s climate targets towards a carbon-neutral future.
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) ‘Climate Action’ refers to Goal 13 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2015.
Goal 13 specifically focuses on taking urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. It recognizes that climate change is one of the most significant challenges facing humanity and highlights the need for global cooperation and collective efforts to address this issue.
The primary objective of SDG 13 is to strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters, as well as to integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies, and planning. It also emphasizes the importance of raising awareness and enhancing the capacity of countries to effectively respond to climate change.
You can find the full “Sustainable development in the European Union” document here.
The interactive chart provided allows you to select European Union (EU) countries and evaluate their performance in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
You can compare the position of Luxembourg in comparison to the EU average across various categories. This is indicated through the use of different colors, which show whether Luxembourg is performing above or below the EU average in each respective category.
In terms of ‘Climate Action’, Luxembourg’s performance indicates that it is currently below the EU average, meaning Luxembourg still has room for improvement in its efforts to combat climate change and its impacts.
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