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Polarizing and equalizing trends in international trade and Sustainable Development Goals

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  • Arunima Malik

    (The University of Sydney
    The University of Sydney
    The University of Sydney)

  • Manfred Lenzen

    (The University of Sydney
    Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg)

  • Mengyu Li

    (The University of Sydney)

  • Camille Mora

    (The University of Sydney
    The University of Sydney
    University of New South Wales
    University of New South Wales)

  • Sarah Carter

    (Charles Darwin University)

  • Stefan Giljum

    (Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU))

  • Stephan Lutter

    (Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU))

  • Jorge Gómez-Paredes

    (Novia University of Applied Sciences, Campus Raseborg
    Justus Liebig University Giessen, Center for International Development and Environmental Research (ZEU)
    Duke University)

Abstract

The influence of international trade on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is multi-faceted. International trade can either promote or hinder progress, thus directly impacting people, economies and livelihoods. Here we explore the relevance of consumption-based proxies, which capture global demand for goods and services, to assess progress towards Sustainable Development Goals. We link these proxies to environmental and social issues for understanding trends in international outsourcing of resource and pollution-intensive production. We undertake a temporal assessment from 1990 to 2018 for the Global North and South to highlight polarizing trends that are affecting progress on achieving Sustainable Development Goals. We conclude that global trade can lead to both polarizing and equalizing trends that can influence a country’s ability to meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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  • Arunima Malik & Manfred Lenzen & Mengyu Li & Camille Mora & Sarah Carter & Stefan Giljum & Stephan Lutter & Jorge Gómez-Paredes, 2024. "Polarizing and equalizing trends in international trade and Sustainable Development Goals," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 7(10), pages 1359-1370, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:7:y:2024:i:10:d:10.1038_s41893-024-01397-5
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01397-5
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