Work

Perspective / Are corporate carbon offsets viable to reach net-zero emissions? SEI Senior Scientist Derik Broekhoff argues that we should change the narrative. Here is why.

SEI podcast / Explore California’s complex water system, climate impacts, and sustainable management with SEI experts in this insightful launch episode of Water stories.

Perspective / The vulnerability of fossil fuel-producing countries in Latin America has been exacerbated by Covid-19, but countries are only investing more in fossil fuels.

Perspective / The point of companies setting net-zero targets is not for each company to achieve net zero, but to contribute what it can to global net zero.

Journal article / This paper presents a framework for assessing the standards and practices of voluntary carbon market crediting schemes related to unit quality.

Perspective / SEI's Zoha Shawoo outlines three key opportunities for climate finance negotiators at COP26 to start grappling with the debt crisis of developing countries.

Other publication / The 2021 report reveals that countries' fossil fuel production plans remain dangerously out of sync with the limits consistent with the Paris Agreement.

SEI brief / This fact sheet explores the research aimed at preserving the ecosystems of high-elevation wetlands in Bolivia amid the effects of climate change.

Feature / Find explainers, background and contacts for SEI's involvement in COP26, held from 31 October–12 November 2021 in Glasgow, UK.

Perspective / The authors present four priorities for the G20 to contribute its "fair share", both in terms of mitigation effort and finance.

Feature / SEI researchers outline seven ways in which COP26 can - and must - deliver on climate action.

SEI brief / Financial support for countries that bear disproportionate effects of climate change has stalled for years. COP26 must spur real progress, researchers argue.