Since 2015, the intended climate actions of the Paris Agreement signatories have been reported as nationally determined contributions (NDC). These climate actions are fully aligned with the 13th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) which calls for urgent action to combat climate change. The same, however, cannot be said for their relation to the other 16 SDGs of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, since climate action can either enhance or compromise the prospects for SDG implementation. In light of this challenge, this paper proposes a simple method for quantifying the synergies and trade-offs between national climate actions and the SDGs. The method, referred to as Q-SCAN, makes use of a seven-step scale and the SDG Climate Action Nexus tool. The effectiveness of the method has been demonstrated on a case study of North Macedonia, a non-Annex I, Western Balkan country with a coal-intensive energy system. Based on the experience in the preparation of the country’s enhanced NDC, the paper elaborates how the method can be used to contribute to the alignment of the national climate actions with the SDGs and how it can be used to improve stakeholder engagement.

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可持续发展目标——气候行动联系：协同作用和权衡的量化

自 2015 年以来，《巴黎协定》签署方的预期气候行动已被报告为国家自主贡献 (NDC)。这些气候行动完全符合第 13 个可持续发展目标 (SDG)，该目标呼吁采取紧急行动应对气候变化。然而，它们与 2030 年可持续发展议程的其他 16 个可持续发展目标的关系并非如此，因为气候行动可以增强或损害可持续发展目标的实施前景。鉴于这一挑战，本文提出了一种简单的方法来量化国家气候行动与可持续发展目标之间的协同作用和权衡。该方法称为 Q-SCAN，利用七步尺度和 SDG 气候行动联系工具。该方法的有效性已在北马其顿的案例研究中得到证明，一个非附件一的西巴尔干国家，拥有煤炭密集型能源系统。基于准备国家增强型 NDC 的经验，本文阐述了如何使用该方法来促进国家气候行动与可持续发展目标的一致性，以及如何使用它来提高利益相关者的参与度。

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