User blog comment:Craiglpalmer/Global Goals: Why We're Telling Everyone/@comment-18172179-20150925224033

The goals can never lead towards a "better" world.
 * Goal No. 7 "Affordable and Clean Energy"
 * Goal No. 8 "Decent Work and Economic Growth" &
 * Goal No. 9 "Industry, Innovation and Infraestructure"

ARE CONTRADICTORY TO:
 * Goal No. 11 "Sustainable Cities and Communities".
 * Goal No. 12 "Responsible Consumption and Production" &
 * Goal No. 13 "Climate Action"

Goals No. 1, 2 and 3 are also contradictory to Goals No. 13, 14 and 15.

The reasons:
 * All natural and technological processes proceed in such a way that the availability of the remaining energy decreases. New energy cannot be created and high-grade energy is being destroyed; THEREFORE: An economy based on endless growth is unsustainable.


 * The fundamental laws of thermodynamics will place fixed limits on technological innovation and human advancement; AS A RESULT: A species set on endless growth is, again, unsustainable.

Long story short: Global goals won't work as long as they are anthropocentric. When they start focusing on every other form of life, but human, then they would work. So there's not really much hope now, is it?