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A careful look at the 17 SDGs will reveal that there may be some conflicts between the goals. Achieving a target for one goal may affect another goal negatively. For example, SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth calls for an annual increase in GDP of 7%. To achieve this goal could have a negative effect on SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.

FIGURE 3.2 Sustainable development goals as a pyramid.

Another potential conflict can be between SDG 2: Zero Hunger and SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. There are some clean energy options that are produced from vegetation such as a low carbon emitting vehicle fuel made from corn.

The 17 SDGs include a total of 169 targets [12]. This large number of goals and associated targets has been estimated to cost about US$2–3 trillion/year for the next 15 years [13]. A big portion of this cost is to provide clean water to entire nations. Implementation of the SDGs started worldwide in 2016, but each nation, organization, and corporation within each nation has started or will start at different times.