About the Impact on the Whole World
The SDGs are already having a major impact on the world. The world is affected in various ways by people who are striving towards the lofty ideals of the SDGs.
For example, suppose oil and coal have a negative impact on the global environment, and oil field development and coal-fired power plants will be suspended in many countries in order to work on the SDGs. How would that affect the world?
First of all, energy prices such as crude oil prices will rise. If usable power generation facilities are shut down, electric power companies will either fall into the red or have to pass on the costs to electricity prices. Dependence on nuclear energy will also increase. It would be nice if the ideal renewable energy spreads, but there are also issues such as development and operation costs, and the talk does not go well.
Countries that do not want to increase their dependence on nuclear energy must continue to buy soaring crude oil. At such times, if a country continues to develop oil fields, that country's crude oil exports will increase.
In other words, if many countries stop developing oil fields because they consider oil to be bad for the global environment, those countries that continue to develop oil fields will be able to export crude oil, which is soaring in price, and will be able to make a lot of money. Become. The ironic result is that countries that turn their backs on the SDGs are more likely to benefit.
In addition, soaring fuel prices have a direct impact on the lives of the poor. Promoting the idea of "for the environment" often leads to the spread or exacerbation of poverty.
From a bird's-eye view, it cannot be said with certainty that the efforts being made to achieve the SDGs in the world are headed in the right direction. It is necessary to scrutinize the impact of each SDGs initiative on the world as a whole, and there are many that must be reviewed.
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