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Making America A Better Place for All: Sustainable Development Recommendations for the Biden Administration
Env't L. Rep.
  • John C. Dernbach, Widener University Commonwealth Law School
  • Scott E. Schang, Wake Forest University School of Law
  • Robert W. Adler, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
  • Karol Boudreaux, Landesa
  • John Bouman, Legal Action Chicago
  • Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Feeding America
  • Kimberly Brown, The Carter Center
  • Mikhail Chester, Arizona State University Ira A. Fulton School of Engineerin
  • Michael B. Gerrard, Columbia Law School
  • Stephen Herzenberg, Keystone Research Center
  • Samuel Markolf, University of California, Merced
  • Corey Malone-Smolla, Feeding America
  • Jane Nelson, Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Uma Outka, University of Kansas School of Law
  • Tony Pipa, The Brookings Institution
  • Alexandra Phelan, Georgetown University, Georgetown University Medical Center
  • LeRoy Paddock, George Washington University Law School
  • Jonathan D. Rosenbloom, Vermont Law School
  • William Snape, American University Washington College of Law
  • Anastasia Telesetsky, California Polytechnic State University
  • Gerald Torres, Yale Law School
  • Elizabeth Ann Kronk Warner, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
  • Audra Wilson, Shriver Center on Poverty Law
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2021
Abstract

In 2015, the United Nations Member States, including the United States, unanimously approved 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. The SDGs are nonbinding; each nation is to implement them based on its own priorities and circumstances. This Article argues that the SDGs are a critical normative framework the United States should use to improve human quality of life, freedom, and opportunity by integrating economic and social development with environmental protection. It collects the recommendations of 22 experts on steps that the Biden-Harris Administration should take now to advance each of the SDGs. It is part of a book project that will recommend not only federal actions, but also actions by state and local governments, the private sector, and civil society. In the face of multiple challenges and opportunities, this Article is intended to contribute to a robust public discussion about how to accelerate the transition to a sustainable society and make America a better place for all.

Citation Information
John C. Dernbach, Scott E. Schang, Robert W. Adler, Karol Boudreaux, et al.. "Making America A Better Place for All: Sustainable Development Recommendations for the Biden Administration" Env't L. Rep. Vol. 51 (2021) p. 10310
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_dernbach/170/