Consider the following statements: 1) The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the ‘Club of Rome’ 2) The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030. [2016]

Consider the following statements:

The Sustainable Development Goals were first proposed in 1972 by a global think tank called the ‘Club of Rome’
The Sustainable Development Goals have to be achieved by 2030.

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (replaced Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were born at Rio+20. Since 2015, the SDGs have been included in the Agenda 2030.
- Rio+20, or Earth Summit 2012, was a 20-year follow-up to the Earth Summit 1992 and a 10-year follow-up to the Earth Summit 2002.
SDGs are a collection of 17 global goals and their 169 targets, set by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in 2015 for the year 2030 (UNGA resolution “2030 Agenda”). They aim to eradicate poverty in all forms and “seek to realise the human rights of all and achieve gender equality”.

The Club of Rome is a global think tank founded in 1968 by Italian industrialist Aurelio Peccei and Scottish scientist Alexander King. It brings together scientists, economists, business leaders, and politicians to address complex global challenges such as environmental sustainability, economic inequality, and population growth.
The organization is best known for its landmark report, The Limits to Growth (1972), which used computer simulations to explore the consequences of unchecked economic and population growth on the planet’s resources.