The Planet is Fast Reaching a Point-of-No-Return: What’s Next?

Author Ali Sutherland
1000 youth come up with novel solutions to meet the SDGs

Why It Matters

We’re fast-approaching the last decade of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and scientific reports show us just how critical the need to take action for people and the planet is. At 2019 UNLEASH: A Global Innovation Lab for the SDGs, 1000 youth from 162 countries gathered in Shenzhen, China to accelerate innovative solutions to global problems.

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