Journal of Environments

Integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into climate policies is essential for addressing climate change impacts and advancing sustainable development globally. This integration represents a profound shift in climate action, recognizing the inherent linkages between climate change and sustainable development. Scientific findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) underscore the urgency of limiting global warming to 1.5°C to foster sustainable development. However, significant gaps persist in the current integration landscape, especially in economically dominant nations, where critical social SDGs remain inadequately integrated into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC). Drawing on insights from the IPCC's Assessment Reports, this chapter emphasizes the imperative of deepening the integration of SDGs into climate policies to address underlying vulnerabilities and inequalities. It highlights the importance of inclusive stakeholder engagement, maximizing synergies between climate actions and SDGs, and addressing systemic knowledge gaps for evidence-based policy-making. Additionally, the paper integrates findings from Section 3, mapping interlinkages between SDG 13 (Climate Action) and other SDGs. This analysis underscores the complexity of these relationships and provides a network graph of climate and SDG interlinkages, along with insights into key factors and linkages. The chapter concludes by outlining policy implications, urging policymakers to enhance SDG integration into climate policies to ensure effective and inclusive responses.