Using a series of sustainability indicators for Alberta, this presentation shows Alberta's overall progress towards some of the 17 SDGs

1. How does Alberta look in the mirror of the SDGs?
Prepared by Mark Anielski (Chief Well-being Officer, Anielski Inc.
November 5, 2018
Prepared for the Together 2018 (Edmonton) Conference

2. How would Alberta look in terms
of its progress towards the 17
Sustainable Development Goals?

3. A
Alberta and the UN SDGs

4. Alberta
Genuine Progress
Indicators
51 Indicators of
Well-being

5. Alberta Genuine Progress Indicators 1999
51 Indicators of Well-being

6. Alberta GDP Index vs. Alberta Genuine Progress Index
1981-2018
Anielski et. al (2018, 2005, and 2001). The Alberta Genuine Progress Indicators prepared for the Pembina Institute and updated 2005.
The Alberta GPI is a
composite index of 50
economic, social, health and
environmental sustainability
indicators.
The last time it was updated
was for Alberta’s centennial
in 2005.
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$80,000
$100,000
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GenuineProgressIndex(51-well-beinginidators)
Alberta GPI vs. GDP per capita
GPI Index GDP per capita, chained 2007 dollars

7. Alberta
Canada
Poverty (Low-income households)
8.2%

8. Food Insecurity
Household food insecurity, inadequate or insecure access to food because of financial constraints,
Source: http://nutritionalsciences.lamp.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Household_Food_Insecurity_in_Canada-2012_ENG.pdf

9. Good Health and Well-being
Alberta Life Expectancy (years)

10. Good Health and Well-being
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$50,000
$55,000
$60,000
$65,000
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$80,000
$85,000
$90,000
$95,000
IncidenceofCancerper100,000population
GDPpercapita,2015realdollars
Alberta real GDP per capita vs. Cancer Incidence per 100,000
GDP per capita, 2015$ Cancer Incidence, Alberta, Age-standardized per 100,000
Source: Cancer statistics are from Statistics Canada CANSIM 103-0204; GDP is from Statistics Canada Table 384-0038 and 2016 GDP is forecast by Alberta
Government
Cancer

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InfantMortality(deathsper1,000births)
GDPPerCapita($1998)
Economic growth
Infant mortality
Good Health and Well-being
Infant Mortality (Mortality)
Source: Alberta Genuine Progress Indicator Report 2001 (Pembina Institute). Primary Data Source: Alberta Vital Statistics, Measuring Up, Human
Resources Canada (Index for Social Health).

12. Quality Education
Percentage of population with some post-secondary education
Source: Statistics Canada

13. Quality Education
Student skills and literacy compared to top-performing countries
Alberta

14. Gender Equality
The median income of women who worked full-time hours all
year in Edmonton also grew by 4.4 per cent since 2014
A historical comparison of incomes earned by Alberta women over
two decades shows impressive gains were made until 1993, when
rapid deterioration began.
As of 2011, women in Alberta were paid, on average, 63 per cent of
a man’s income. In Ontario, the study showed women fared better,
earning about 74 per cent of a man’s wage

15. Alberta Average River Water Quality Index
Source: Alberta Environment

16. Decent Work and Economic Growth: Household Income

17. Canada Total Debt Per Capita vs. GDP per capita
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 378-0003 - National balance sheet, credit market summary,; Table 380-0064 Gross domestic product, expenditure-based,
$(25,000)
$25,000
$75,000
$125,000
$175,000
$225,000
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Canada Total Debt per capita vs. GDP per capita
Debt per capita GDP per capita
Ratio of total debt per capita
to GDP per capita is now
354%
Before 1974 this ratio was
steady at 150%

18. Alberta
Canada
Alberta Gini Coefficient
Alberta GDP per capita
Income inequality
Source: Statistics Canada CANSIM Table 206-0031

19. Income inequality: Ratio of to income-decile and lowest

20. Alberta Ecological Footprint per capita
Alberta
Alberta’s ecological footprint occupies 28.9 million hectares of
land and water or the equivalent of 43.8% of Alberta’s total
land base of 66 million hectares.
Alberta’s ecological
footprint exceeds the
average available
global biocapacity
(1.78
gha/capita) by
almost 5 times.
Source: Anielski Management Inc. 2011. Alberta Ecological Footprint Report Measuring the Sustainability of Alberta’s Progress

21. Alberta Ecological Footprint per capita
Source: Anielski Management Inc. 2011. Alberta Ecological Footprint Report Measuring the Sustainability of Alberta’s Progress
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22. Greenhouse Gas Emissions per capita (Alberta)
Source: Environment Canada
Alberta's carbon emissions as a liability
imposed on Canada and the world is
estimated at $13.7 billion valued at $50/t
CO2e. Of Alberta’s estimated $13.7
billion unfunded carbon liability, roughly
$2.25 billion per annum is attributed to
Alberta’s oilsands (16%) and $1.3 billion
(9.4%) is attributed to the burning of coal
for coal-fired electricity plants

23. Air Quality Index (Alberta)
Source: Environment Canada
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AirQuality
GDPPerCapita($1998)
Economic growth
Air quality

24. Air Quality Index (Alberta)
Source: Environment Canada
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92.00%
94.00%
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100.00%
1986 1991 1996
Air Quality for Alberta's Major Urban Centres: Annual Average of Good Air Quality Days
Edmonton Average
Calgary Average
Fort Saskatchewan
Forth McMurray
Source: Alberta Environment

25. PROTECT, RESTORE AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE USE OF
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, SUSTAINABLY MANAGE
FORESTS, COMBAT DESERTIFICATION, AND HALT AND
REVERSE LAND DEGRADATION AND HALT BIODIVERSITY
LOSS
Area of Alberta Protected as Parks and Wilderness (1961-2018)
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
10.0%
12.0%
14.0%
16.0%
% of Alberta protected
% of Alberta protected
90,747 km2 of Alberta is
protected as parks and
wilderness areas

26. PROMOTE PEACEFUL AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETIES FOR
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, PROVIDE ACCESS TO JUSTICE
FOR ALL AND BUILD EFFECTIVE, ACCOUNTABLE AND
INCLUSIVE INSTITUTIONS AT ALL LEVELS
Crime in Alberta and Canada, Total Violation, Incidents per 100,000 people, 1961 to 1999
Source: Statistics Canada. Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations CANSIM 252-005
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Alberta Rate per 100,000 population Canada Rate per 100,000 population