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Five Suggestions for SDGs—Inspirations from HGDI Measurement

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Through the study on the evolution from the MDGs to the SDGs and based on the careful analysis for the worrisome downward trend of earthly environment, we came up with the HGDI and measured and studied the green development level of the 123 countries. During the process, many ideas struck us. Hereby, we give five suggestions about the SDGs the United Nations is formulating.

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Li, X. (2014). Five Suggestions for SDGs—Inspirations from HGDI Measurement. In: Li, X. (eds) Human Green Development Report 2014. Current Chinese Economic Report Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43591-5_7

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