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Perspective / COP26 established a dialogue to explore ways to cover the cost of major climate impacts that can no longer be avoided. Here are five principles to guide it.

Perspective / In this Q&A, SEI researchers Somya Joshi an Felipe Sanchez explain how the Roadmap Planner can support decision-makers in creating industry transition roadmaps.

Tool / The LeadIT Roadmap Planner guides decision-makers in public and private sectors through different phases of creating industry transition roadmaps.

Perspective / SEI Currents 2022 taps the institute’s expertise and insights from eight offices on four continents to examine trends emerging in 2022 and beyond.

Perspective / The calls of recent years for climate action and climate ambition are poised to evolve and grow into demands for climate accountability.

Perspective / Throughout the Global South, environmental activists face a growing threat of violence: an alarming trend that suggests that their efforts are too important.

Perspective / Technology is a necessary lever to achieve net-zero goals by mid-century, but is not sufficient on its own. Policymakers must pick up the pace on innovation.

Perspective / The concept of loss and damage is gaining traction in discussions. This shift marks a turning point for how to think about climate finance and climate justice.

Perspective / In Latin American countries and other regions reliant on fossil fuels, now is the time to turn a new page. Success depends on making a just transition, but how?

Perspective / Agricultural and mining commodities prices are at the forefront of economic trends that shape the global economy and affect the ability to reach climate goals.

Feature / The world is in transition. What trends are emerging in 2022?

Media coverage / SEI York Centre Director Sarah West spoke on BBC Breakfast about the steps people can take to have a greener Christmas.

Other publication / This policy brief shares ten practical recommendations for urban policy makers in dryland Africa to use when planning, developing and implementing policies.

Past event / Take part in SEI's sessions at the AGU Fall Meeting 2021 from 13–17 December 2021, including a lecture led by SEI's Jeanne Fernandez and Bart Wickel.

Feature / City planning needs to consider livability and resident well-being alongside equality of environmental and economic development.

Feature / SEI researchers offer advice on how to have a more environmentally friendly Christmas this year.

Journal article / This research explores how using grates and rock beds in open fire cooking can reduce harmful emissions and wood consumption in remote, low-income locations.

Tool / The SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model is software to help countries develop Covid-19-adjusted economic baselines for sustainable development planning.

Feature / SEI US Scientist Charlotte Wagner, a developer of the SEI Epidemic-Macroeconomic Model, answers questions about the model and how planners can use it.

SEI report / SEI researchers and partners presented insights on the physical and chemical properties of peat relevant to management decisions on 'at source' drinking water.