Climate change is the single biggest threat to sustainable development and defined as Climate Action is Goal 13 on the Sustainable Development Goals. It’s impact on the environment and human health is monumental and the future of the earth depends on the extent to which nations implement prevention efforts.

The SDGs are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals developed by the United Nations. This article provides an introduction to the SDGs, their origins and the process of implementation that created these goals.

Coal is the most carbon intensive fossil fuel which when burned, directly leads to the production of carbon dioxide and the subsequent warming of the earth. Currently, 37% of the world’s electricity and over 70% of the world’s steel is produced using coal. In order to prevent global warming, there must be a united global effort to reduce our coal consumption.