Global population is increasing and the latest data shows that it could grow up to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion by 2050. At the rate consumption is growing, the equivalent to almost three planets could be required to provide the natural recourses needed to sustain current lifestyles. SDG 12 was created to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Over the past several decades, population growth, inequalities and diversification of diets have, naturally, increased the demand for food. The current food crisis is an immense challenge, and it will require global commitment to be dealt with successfully. The second SDG focuses on this problem, and it aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.

Over the past week, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), has come together to follow up with the results achieved and finding new ways to work towards the UN’s global targets that we know as the Sustainable Development Goals.

SDG #3 is being closely monitored during the current times and countries are struggling to keep their health care systems up and running as they should. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how important it is for countries and nations to be united and work together.

SDG #1 - No Poverty is at the centre of the Sustainable Development Goals and currently projections are bleak for the impact of COVID-19 on global extreme poverty levels. In essence, to eradicate absolute poverty, and to do so sustainably, would demonstrate the successful achievement of all the SDGs.

SDG 17 is a specific goal that works to strengthen the means of implementation of the SDGs, as well as revitalising the global partnerships for sustainable development. In this article we discuss the importance of global cooperation to tackle the SDGs and recent initiatives including the latest G7 agreement and looking forward to COP26.

This article will explore the renewable energy sector in the Azores as Portugal looks to take the lead many countries in valuable renewable sources for electricity production.

Ecotourism is increasingly becoming a tourism category of choice by many travellers around the world. The growth of this sector is one of the fastest in the industry which, according to Allied Market Research is projected to grow 14.3% per year from 2021 to 2027. At Pico Analytics we have been investigating ecotourism and the potential for growth of sustainable tourism in the Azores, Portugal.