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Table 3 Key challenges in the implementation of the SDG

From: An assessment of requirements in investments, new technologies, and infrastructures to achieve the SDGs

Case studies

Infrastructure

Investment

New technologies

Main impacts

1

Technological, regulatory, social, environmental and institutional

Initially very high as new technologies and grid infrastructure need to be developed

Socioeconomic, regulatory, policy, and environmental

2

Technological institutional, and regulatory

Initially low as research needs to establish metrics

Socioeconomic, policy, and environmental

3

Visual/landscape, environmental, socioeconomic, and procedural

Initially medium–low because its implementation by issues is gradual

Socioeconomic, regulatory, policy, and environmental

4

Technological, social, institutional and political

Initially medium because developing metrics is gradual

Socioeconomic, and policy

5

Technological, social, institutional and political

Initially low because its hybridisation with traditional systems

Social and economic

6

Technological, social, environmental, institutional and political

Initially medium–low because its implementation by issues is gradual

Social, economic and environmental

7

Technological, social and environmental

Initially medium–high because the regions need public resources due to social disadvantage

Social, economic and environmental

8

Social and political

Low because it does not refer to the cost of each project

Social (focused in territorial and human)

9

Social, institutional, political

Initially medium–low because its implementation is in line with local legal frameworks

 

Social and political

10

Social, environmental

Low, since the most important tool is raising awareness among food consumers

 

Social and economic

11

Technological, environmental and institutional

Initially very high as new technologies need to be supported by expensive research

Technological and economic