The AR5 examined the relationship between climate and sustainable development in Chapter 13  and Chapter 20  in Working Group II and Chapter 4  in Working Group III. It concluded that dangerous levels of climate change would limit efforts to reduce poverty . Since the AR5, the adoption of the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 have demonstrated increased international consensus regarding the need to pursue climate change as a component of sustainable development. For example, climate change impacts 'undermine the ability of all countries to achieve sustainable development'  and can reverse or erase improvements in living conditions and decades of development . However, recent analysis shows that actions to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement can undermine progress towards some SDGs   . Meanwhile efforts to achieve the SDGs can contribute to worsening climate change  . These findings in the literature highlight the importance of identifying clear goals and priorities for both climate action and
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