SDGs Letter Project

Dear Southeast Asian nations: Dive deep into marine preservation

July 7, 2017

Marine ecosystems, which provide livelihoods for 130 million people in Southeast Asia, show how the health of nature and economy are interconnected.

Dear USDA: Stop squeezing the food industry with outdated subsidies

June 29, 2017

By Mark Perelman

Food and farm facts to chew on.

To fix global poverty, look beyond income

March 23, 2017

By Riddhima Yadav

Getting from the "what" to the "how" on lifting 1 billion people out of energy poverty means going to the roots of a complex issue.

Dear young people: Create the change you need

January 26, 2017

By Tory Grieves

Time and again, young people have stepped up to the plate to create the change they need for a vibrant, healthy and sustainable future.

Dear engineers: Your decisions shape our energy future

January 19, 2017

By Sara Harari

"Approach each design as if it could fundamentally change the way our world operates."

Dear systems thinkers: Support a circular economy

January 9, 2017

By Alexander Co

The U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goal 12 can bring global production and consumption back to equilibrium. ING and British Sugar already understand the advantages.

Dear millennials: Take the invisibility cloak off gender bias

December 20, 2016

By Apurva Mathur

Higher participation of women in the energy sector and other leadership positions will lead to better forest conservation, emission reduction and more food for a growing population. It's time for the world to end gender disparity.

Dear U.N. Secretary-General: We need 'polycentric networks'

November 2, 2016

By George Gemelas

A Yale undergraduate student embeds the Sustainable Development Goals within modern academic political theory.

Dear future child: Here's how your education started

October 26, 2016

By Amanda Mei

U.N. Sustainable Development Goal No. 4 promotes "inclusive, quality education" and "lifelong learning." To teach future generations to care for the Earth, what has to change?

Dear UN Secretary-General Guterres: Deliver on climate action

October 20, 2016

By Ralien Bekkers

Here's how the world can approach Sustainable Development Goal 13, the one with a big asterisk.