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Meet SEI / After beginning his career as an industrial chemist, the Kyoto Protocol inspired Michael to make a bigger impact. Now he works at SEI, tackling deforestation.

SEI report / In this report commissioned by the Estonian Government Office, SEI has researched Estonia's possibilities of becoming climate neutral by 2050.

Past event / Step up for sustainability on social media. Join the challenge and snap 15 days of sustainable actions.

Perspective / The UN Climate Action Summit aimed to start a race to net-zero emissions by 2050. But what will unleash industrial decarbonization, everywhere and at scale?

Feature / Resettlement planning after the devastating Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has led to displacement of farmers that had been living on land for generations.

Perspective / Running meetings in a more sustainable way presents different problems in Asia than in the North. Read tips for success based on what we've learned.

Past event / The event will present practical initiatives and strategies from the One Planet Network to reduce food waste and single-use plastics in the hospitality sector.

Journal article / In light of the increase of hydropower dams in the Amazon, it is critical to identify whether these future dams will produce low-carbon energy.

Journal article / This article examines the effects of participatory, science-based climate change communication on adaptation efforts of forest owners in Sweden.

SEI brief / Learn about our new behaviour-based toolkit that can help development interventions tackle complex problems.

Past event / Join the resilience movement ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit.

Media coverage / Read the Mediapart interview with SEI researcher Sara Vigil about the effects of climate change and migration in Africa and Asia.

Perspective / Industry is a key sector when it comes to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Take a look at what's needed to decarbonize.

Feature / Non-traditional urban planning tools – think art and poetry – underpin new ways of co-designing city infrastructure to address health and mobility issues.

Feature / Countries are working to strengthen their NDCs and boost emission reductions. We take a look at how NDCs are created and the challenges they face.

Perspective / Reducing air pollution supports development goals. Here’s how it also helps countries enhance their commitments to mitigate emissions.

Feature / Getting out of coal to reduce emissions is the order of the day but doing so is complicated. Here are five lessons from our research.

Feature / SEI is developing a tool that makes data on development finance easy to visualize. The idea is that transparency will make aid more effective over time.

Feature / The impacts of climate change cross borders just as people and goods do. This changes the adaptation challenge.

Perspective / Boosting carbon sinks is crucial in achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. But it has to be done right, and at scale.