In 2015, the United Nations Member States, including the United States, unanimously approved 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. The SDGs are nonbinding; each nation is to implement them based on its own priorities and circumstances. This Article argues that the SDGs are a critical normative framework the United States should use to improve human quality of life, freedom, and opportunity by integrating economic and social development with environmental protection. It collects the recommendations of 22 experts on steps that the Biden-Harris Administration should take now to advance each of the SDGs. It is part of a book project that will recommend not only federal actions, but also actions by state and local governments, the private sector, and civil society. In the face of multiple challenges and opportunities, this Article is intended to contribute to a robust public discussion about how to accelerate the transition to a sustainable society and make America a better place for all.
Dernbach, John C. and Schang, Scott and Adler, Robert W. and Boudreaux, Karol and Bouman, John and Babineaux-Fontenot, Claire and Brown, Kimberly Marie and Chester, Mikhail and Dorosin, Mark and Gerrard, Michael and Herzenberg, Stephen and Markolf, Samuel and Malone-Smolla, Corey and Nelson, Jane and Outka, Uma and Pipa, Tony and Phelan, Alexandra and Paddock, LeRoy and Rosenbloom, Jonathan D. and Snape, William and Telesetsky, Anastasia and Torres, Gerald and Kronk Warner, Elizabeth Ann and Wilson, Audra, Making America A Better Place for All: Sustainable Development Recommendations for the Biden Administration (2021). Environmental Law Reporter, Vol. 51, No. 4, 2021, Widener Law Commonwealth Research Paper No. 21-12, University of Utah College of Law Research Paper No. 437, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3816749
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