Consider the following statements: 1. The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the 'Club of Rome'. 2. The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A1 only
- B2 onlyCorrect
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Let's analyze the statements about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
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The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the 'Club of Rome'. This statement is incorrect. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015, building upon the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While the 'Club of Rome' did publish a significant report titled 'The Limits to Growth' in 1972, raising awareness about environmental and resource limits, they did not propose the specific framework of the SDGs.
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The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030. This statement is correct. The SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030, as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.
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