Govt mulling incorporating ‘three zero’ theory into SDG

The government is considering incorporating the “three zero” theory of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus into Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Policymakers of the government have said it would be easy for the country to achieve the SDG targets by effectively applying the “three zero” theory at the public and private levels.
Yunus has made a compelling call to world leaders to build a “World of Three Zeros” — zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions.
The Three Zero theory is an elective and popular model to ensure economic emancipation, create a workforce, and protect the environment in the present world, analysts said.
The three-zero theory is a progressive social and economic outlook which engages the endeavour of youth, the use of technology, good governance and social business, they said.
The Nobel laureate has been appreciated around the world for his three-zero theory.
About the three zero theory, Principal Coordinator on SDG affairs Lamiya Morshed told BSS that the government is trying to integrate the theory with SDG targets.
In this connection, a workshop with public and private officials has already been held.
“We want to create awareness on the ‘three zero’ at all levels in the interest of sustainable development,” she added.
Mentioning that the theory is being considered in all activities of SDG implementation, Lamiya said Yunus did not want to impose the theory on the activities but the government aims to encourage people to apply it.
So, she said, the government did not take any mega initiative on the theory except SDG implementation.
While addressing the climate summit (COP-29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, the chief adviser stressed the need for creating a new life-style based on zero waste and zero carbon aiming to protect the planet from climate catastrophes.
“In order to survive, we need to create another culture. A counter-culture, which is based on a different lifestyle. It is based on zero waste. It will limit consumption to essential needs, leaving no residual waste,” Yunus told the summit.
Prof Yunus said this lifestyle will also be based on zero carbon — no fossil fuel but only renewable energy — and this will be an economy based primarily on zero personal profit, for example on social business.
According to Yunus if poverty, unemployment and carbon emissions can be reduced to zero, a new livable and free of worries world will be created.