Challenges for “ New SDGs” 住友商事顧問　荒川博人

1. Challenges for “ New SDGs”
January 16, 2015
Hiroto Arakawa
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2. Points
1. Substantive drop of Oil Price(50% decline)
--- Impact on COP 21 negotiation
2. 17 Goals？
3. Underlying points in “Paying for Zero” Paper
4. Meaningful agreement ?
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3. 1. Current substantive drop of
oil price
-Negative Impact on Carbon reduction
-US political uncertainty on energy policy
- Shift of Economic structure ?
- Uncertainty of COP21 negotiation
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4. 2. 17 Goals ?
- Despite of the imperfect current MDGs,
political buy-in !! Poverty eradication is
within reach
- Compatible with Climate Settlement ?
- OWG’s role
- Governance issue ?
- Emerging Geopolitical Uncertainty
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5. 3. Underlying points in the paper
“Paying for Zero”
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/GAC/2014/WEF_GAC_Po
vertySustainableDevelopment_GlobalDevelopmentFinanc
e_Paper_2014.pdf
- Absolute volume of funds is huge, but
gearing for the SDGs?
- Project preparation ?
- Risk mitigation measures ?,
(Role of Governments)
- Illicit funds flows
- Innovation in Finance 5

6. 4. Meaningful Agreement
- “SDGs” is inclusive of climate change
agenda ?
- To what extent legally binding ?
- Quantitative goals ? Clear enough ?
- Governance issue ?
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