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Thailand programme looks to reunite families separated by climate change-driven migration

Media coverage / SEI Research Fellow Sara Vigil talks to PBS New Hours on how climate change affects migration.

28 November 2023 / About Disaster Risk and Mitigation

Urgent action needed to develop climate interventions that support healthy ageing

Press release / There is a "critical" need for urban interventions that mitigate the negative impact of extreme weather on the health and well-being of older adults.

28 November 2023 / About Climate policy, Climate services and Public policy

“Severe extreme weather events will harm the health and wellbeing of older individuals”: Gary Haq speaks to The Independent

Media coverage / Gary Haq spoke to The Independent UK about a recent report from the Healthy Ageing in a Changing Climate project.

28 November 2023 / About Adaptation

Solar panels in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Fossil fuel phase-out, finance, industry transition top agenda for Stockholm Environment Institute’s experts at COP28

Media advisory / COP28 will be the first time governments collectively assess their progress on the Paris Agreement. It may also provide pivotal turning points toward committing to phase out fossil fuels, agreeing…

22 November 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Finance and Pollution

Aerial view of a palm tree-studded waterfront resort and pool beneath a blue sky

“There needs to be a strong shift in power”: Emily Ghosh on “the great carbon divide” in the Guardian

Media coverage / SEI Scientist Emily Ghosh weighs in on the Guardian's series on "the great carbon divide," which sources data from SEI's Emissions Inequality Dashboard.

20 November 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Finance, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Pollution, Sustainable lifestyles, Transport and Wellbeing

Akosombo Power Station supplies almost whole Ghana and half of Togo with energy, West Africa.

Canales in Climate Home on disaster risk: “The risk owner should have the capacity to manage risks”

Media coverage / SEI Research Fellow Nella Canales comments recent flooding in Ghana in Climate Home News.

20 November 2023 / About Business, Energy access, Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Wellbeing

SEI Asia Delegation to Participate in Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2023

Press release / SEI Asia participates in the upcoming Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2023, taking place in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. SEI’s experts are available for interviews.

10 November 2023 / About Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Fossil fuels and Pollution

“Social acceptance of renewable projects depends on tangible benefits for local communities”: José Vega on Bloomberg

Media coverage / SEI Research Associate José Vega talks to Bloomberg on challenges in wind energy development in La Guajira, Colombia.

9 November 2023 / About Energy access, Public policy and Renewables

Aerial view over a turquoise sea where an oil tanker passes beneath a sling bridge.

Why fossil fuel reduction targets should be part of every climate plan, according to SEI’s Ploy Achakulwisut

Media coverage / SEI's Ploy Achakulwisut explains in a Context op-ed why climate plans with no fossil fuel phase-down is "like trying to drive with the rearview mirror missing."

8 November 2023 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Public policy

Governments plan to produce double the fossil fuels in 2030 than the 1.5°C warming limit allows

Press release / New report published today: governments plan to produce around 110% more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C

8 November 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Disaster Risk, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Renewables

Climate change will increase droughts around the world.

As climate impacts accelerate, finance gap for adaptation efforts at least 50% bigger than thought

Press release / Progress on climate adaptation is slowing when it should be accelerating to catch up with rising climate change impacts and risks, according to a UNEP report.

2 November 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster Risk and Finance

Cross-sectoral meeting to explore climate-smart water technologies for rice production in the Lancang-Mekong Region

Media coverage / Media pieces for the regional meeting on promoting climate-smart water technologies and innovations for sustainable water resources and rice production

30 October 2023 / About Climate policy and Mitigation

Fracking rig against a pale blue sky with trees in the background

SEI experts in Carbon Brief: Why all fossil fuels must decline rapidly to stay below 1.5°C

Media coverage / SEI researchers detail their recent research exploring how rapidly the world must cut fossil fuel production to keep the 1.5°C goal alive.

26 October 2023 / About Fossil fuels

New cookbook shows the pivotal role of edible insects in reducing the world’s carbon footprint

Press release / Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe, October 26, 2023 – The global food industry is at a crossroads, with approximately one-third of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions attributed to the production and consumption of…

26 October 2023 / About Bioeconomy and Food and agriculture

Climate change: Kenya’s power sector is a shining example, the big hurdles are household and transport emissions

Media coverage / SEI's Anderson Kehbila speaks about Kenya's power sector and the country's efforts in reducing carbon emissions.

23 October 2023 / About Energy access, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Renewables and Short lived climate pollutants