Which of the following is envisaged in the Sustainable Development Goals?

ABy 2020, conserve at least 50 percent of coastal and marine areas

BBy 2030, reduce by one-third the per-capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels

CBy 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency ✓ Correct

DBy 2030, reduce by one-fifth the premature mortality from non-communicable diseases

Correct answer: (C) By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency

Explanation

The Sustainable Development Goals aim to double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency by 2030.

The coastal and marine target is to conserve at least ten percent of such areas, not fifty.

The food waste target is to halve per-capita global food waste, not cut it by a third.

The non-communicable disease target is to cut premature deaths by one-third, not one-fifth.

The energy efficiency aim sits within Goal 7 on affordable and clean energy.

Goal 7 also seeks to raise the share of renewables in the global energy mix.

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