'Travel for LiFE': G20 principle on lifestyles for sustainable development

Following the G20 high-level principles on lifestyles for sustainable development, the Delhi declaration said that it is committed to robust collective actions that will enable the world to embrace sustainable production and consumption patterns and mainstream lifestyles for sustainable development. Several studies have revealed that a lifestyle approach could contribute to significant emission reduction by 2030 for a global net-zero future. “We support the creation of an enabling policy environment to promote sustainable lifestyles for climate action. To achieve it, we commit to implement the G20 High-Level Principles (HLPs) on lifestyles for sustainable development,” the Delhi declaration said. “To implement the HLPs through international cooperation, financial support, and development, deployment and dissemination of technology, we encourage international organizations to incorporate it into their programs. The launch of “Travel for LiFE” and support the development of smart destinations that are responsible and sustainable,” it said. Further in order to ensure the prosperity and well-being of present and future generations which largely depends on current development and other policies, the G20 group will pursue environmentally sustainable and inclusive economic growth and development in an integrated, holistic and balanced manner. “We commit to urgently accelerate our actions to address environmental crises and challenges including climate change. We recognize that the impacts of climate change are being experienced worldwide, particularly by the poorest and the most vulnerable,” the G20 Delhi declaration stated. In pursuit of the objective of UNFCCC, to tackle climate change by strengthening the full and effective implementation of the Paris agreement and its temperature goal, reflecting equity and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, in light of different national circumstances, it said. “The global ambition and implementation to address climate change remain insufficient to achieve the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above preindustrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Noting the IPCC assessments, that the impacts of climate change will be much lower at a temperature increase of 1.5°C compared with 2°C, we reiterate our resolve to pursue further efforts to limit the increase to 1.5°C,” it said. “We recognize that limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires rapid, deep and sustained reductions in global GHG emissions of 43% by 2030 relative to the 2019 levels. We also take note of the finding of the IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report, based on global modelled pathways and assumptions, stating that “Global GHG emissions are projected to peak between 2020 and at the latest before 2025 in global modelled pathways that limit warming to 1.5°C with no or limited overshoot and in those that limit warming to 2°C and assume immediate action,” it added. **“**We commit to enhance environmentally sound waste management, substantially reduce waste generation by 2030, and highlight the importance of zero waste initiatives,” it added.