SDG 13 Climate action

SDG13 climate action

The climate crisis persists as the world hesitates to make the necessary commitment for its reversal. The past decade (2010-2019) was the hottest ever, resulting in extensive wildfires, hurricanes, droughts, floods, and other climate-related disasters worldwide. Climate change is disrupting economies and impacting vulnerable lives and livelihoods.

Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed to tackling global challenges around SDG 13 climate action. Below are some of our outputs supporting this goal.

Between frameworks and frontlines: Youth leadership for peacebuilding and climate justice in Southeast Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean

INGRID VALLADARES, ERIKA ISABEL BULAN YAGUE AND HELEN BERENTS | Download PDFEnglish | Spanish Executive summary This… Read More

Asia’s role in a world unhinged: From disruption to direction

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL AND GLORIA GE Download PDF The Griffith Asia Pacific Strategic Outlook (GAPSO) 2026 arrives at a historic inflection point:… Read More

China green finance status and trends 2025-2026

FANG YANG, JINZE LI AND CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL 1. Introduction Download PDF China’s green finance development in 2025 continued to make significant progress… Read More

Asia-Pacific’s green leadership: From vision to implementation

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL AND FABBY TUMIWA  | 30-MINUTE READ | Introduction Download PDF The urgency to address environmental degradation and ensuing financial risks… Read More

Central banks and SDGs: A South Asian perspective

MOHD AVI HOSSAIN AND IYANATUL ISLAM | 20-MINUTE READ | Download PDF Setting the context Optimists dream of a future in which South Asia will… Read More

How foreign investment shapes environmental innovation in emerging markets: Lessons from China

RYAN TANG AND JING YU YANG  |  In today’s global economy, many of the world’s most pressing challenges sit at the intersection of growth… Read More

Analysis – China’s newly announced steel industry work plan 2025-26

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  | In late August 2025, five leading Chinese ministries issued the new Work Plan for Stabilizing Growth in the Steel… Read More

Technology reshaping responsibility:  The role of services in global sustainability

RYAN TANG, LILI MI, XI WEN CARYS CHAN, HONGMIN YAN AND TAMER CAVSGIL  |  The role of services in global sustainability Services dominate… Read More

Vietnam’s health sector innovates to tackle climate change: The E-Dengue project

CORDIA CHU AND TUAN PHAM  |  As the impacts of climate change intensify across Southeast Asia, the health consequences are becoming increasingly urgent and complex. Read More

Shades of green: Can external verification make green bonds more credible?

L FERNANDO DISTADIO AND SHIREENJIT JOHL  | As global momentum builds around the transition to a low-carbon economy, the role of green finance… Read More