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Perspective / Climate risks do not always fit neatly into country boundaries. Niall O'Connor calls for climate policies that are more holistic and borderless.

Media coverage / SEI's Ekaterina Bessonova unwraps the palm oil debate and explores why boycotting palm oil is not the solution.

Media coverage / The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research has launched the first edition of the Kuwait Energy Outlook.

Journal article / Adaptation research needs re-framing to consider the climate change impacts in lived experiences of rural communities.

Media coverage / Jonathan Ensor, Senior Research Fellow at SEI York and co-investigator at the IKnowFood project, comments on the context and benefits of the study.

Perspective / Amid the debate, one thing is clear: the proposal is grounded in a realistic assessment of the societal mobilization required to meet the climate challenge.

SEI working paper / This working paper outlines three principles that can inform debate on an equitable phase-out of U.S. fossil fuel extraction.

SEI brief / Why are Arctic wetlands so important? This brief discusses why and presents a new project that will recommend ways to preserve these unique environments.

Media coverage / SEI research on the sustainable development goals is featured in a recent policy brief published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

Press release / As Congress focuses anew on climate, SEI researchers outline three principles to inform the structure of a rapid phase-out of U.S. fossil fuel production.

Feature / Farmers in Bolivia are struggling as their water supply becomes increasingly unreliable. Could better models lead to policies that help the most vulnerable?

Media coverage / The Alliance for Corporate Transparency project investigates European companies' disclosure on their impact on society, human rights and the environment.

Media coverage / SEI study uses citizen engagement to record and locate Yorkshire's Mountain Hare population.

Feature / Does progress on one Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) mean progress on another? Researchers test an interactive version of SEI's SDG interactions framework.

Journal article / A systematic map protocol for a study of evidence on ecotechnologies for recovery and reuse of carbon and nutrients.

SEI report / Read the final report to the NDC Partnership on the events delivered in Vietnam, Tanzania, Cambodia, Zambia, and Uganda in 2018.

Media coverage / SEI case study on sediment in the Mekong River basin illustrates environmental and economic effects of unregulated sand mining.

Feature / For the sixth year, SEI has been ranked among the world's top two think tanks working on environment policy by the Global Go To Think Tank Index.

Other publication / This report presents the results of a six-year evaluation of Derwenthorpe, an urban extension of 500 homes in York.

SEI brief / Water insecurity increases women’s caring burden. This brief explores how experiences of water insecurity in the Lower Mekong Region are gendered.