SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:51:54 +0000 en hourly 1 https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-favicon-20180207-2-150x150.jpg?modtime= SEI https://www.sei.org/ 32 32 How should companies finance climate action beyond their value chains? https://www.sei.org/events/companies-climate-action-beyond-value-chains/ Join us on 28 March 2022 for a discussion on how companies can be expected to contribute to the global aim of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 beyond actions in their own value chains. Join us on 28 March 2022 for a discussion on how companies can be expected to contribute to the global aim of achieving net zero emissions by 2050 beyond actions in their own value chains.

]]> Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:47:06 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/companies-climate-action-beyond-value-chains/ Event Reducing air pollution in the Middle East and North Africa to improve health and address climate change https://www.sei.org/events/reducing-air-pollution-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-to-improve-health-and-address-climate-change/ As part of the first Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, SEI York Senior Research Fellow Chris Malley discussed how taking steps to reduce air pollution in the region can improve human health, enhance local air quality and help mitigate global climate change. His presentation and those of others from Morocco and Oman were part of a side event hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and SEI. As part of the first Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, SEI York Senior Research Fellow Chris Malley discussed how taking steps to reduce air pollution in the region can improve human health, enhance local air quality and help mitigate global climate change. His presentation and those of others from Morocco and Oman were part of a side event hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and SEI.

]]> Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:41:51 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/reducing-air-pollution-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-to-improve-health-and-address-climate-change/ Event It’s time to move beyond “carbon tunnel vision” https://www.sei.org/perspectives/move-beyond-carbon-tunnel-vision/ As we decarbonize our energy system, we must address not only carbon emissions, but also the harmful public health and environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction. As we decarbonize our energy system, we must address not only carbon emissions, but also the harmful public health and environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction.

]]> Fri, 25 Mar 2022 22:43:15 +0000 Ploy Achakulwisut; Patricio Calles Almeida; Elisa Arond https://www.sei.org/perspectives/move-beyond-carbon-tunnel-vision/ Perspective Carlsen och Linnér i SvD: Bojkotta inte Ryssland från miljömötet https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/carlsen-och-linner-i-svd-bojkotta-inte-ryssland-fran-miljomotet/ Vi måste tvinga oss att se bortom den akuta krisen. Parallellt med stödet för Ukraina, måste vi värna det internationella samarbetet kring gemensamma miljöutmaningar, skriver Henrik Carlsen och Björn-Ola Linnér. Vi måste tvinga oss att se bortom den akuta krisen. Parallellt med stödet för Ukraina, måste vi värna det internationella samarbetet kring gemensamma miljöutmaningar, skriver Henrik Carlsen och Björn-Ola Linnér.

]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:45:11 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/carlsen-och-linner-i-svd-bojkotta-inte-ryssland-fran-miljomotet/ Press Rohepöördes ei tohi kultuuri tähelepanuta jätta https://www.sei.org/features/rohepoordes-ei-tohi-kultuuri-tahelepanuta-jatta/ Muuseumidel on ühiskonnas oluline roll: nad aitavad meil kultuuri säilitada ja kogeda, laiendada inimeste silmaringi olulistel ühiskondlikel teemadel ning mõtestada minevikku, olevikku ja tulevikku. Muuseumide panus ühiskonda on mõõtmatu, kuid nagu Rahvusvaheline Muuseumide Assotsiatsioon märgib, siis “paljud muuseumid on oma võimete piiril, kuna neilt oodatakse üha rohkem tulemusi sama suure või kahaneva rahstuse juures.” Muuseumidel on ühiskonnas oluline roll: nad aitavad meil kultuuri säilitada ja kogeda, laiendada inimeste silmaringi olulistel ühiskondlikel teemadel ning mõtestada minevikku, olevikku ja tulevikku. Muuseumide panus ühiskonda on mõõtmatu, kuid nagu Rahvusvaheline Muuseumide Assotsiatsioon märgib, siis “paljud muuseumid on oma võimete piiril, kuna neilt oodatakse üha rohkem tulemusi sama suure või kahaneva rahstuse juures.”

]]> Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:08:32 +0000 Anette Parksepp https://www.sei.org/features/rohepoordes-ei-tohi-kultuuri-tahelepanuta-jatta/ Feature Semana del Agua 2022 https://www.sei.org/events/semana-agua-2022/ En el marco del Día Mundial del Agua, celebrado cada 22 de Marzo, el Centro para Latinoamérica del Instituto del Ambiente de Estocolmo (SEI), el Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (Minambiente) de Colombia, el Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM), la Asociación de Corporaciones Autónomas Regionales y de Desarrollo Sostenible (ASOCARS) y la Red Temática de Gestión Integral del Recurso Hídrico co-organizan la Semana del Agua. En el marco del Día Mundial del Agua, celebrado cada 22 de Marzo, el Centro para Latinoamérica del Instituto del Ambiente de Estocolmo (SEI), el Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (Minambiente) de Colombia, el Instituto de Hidrología, Meteorología y Estudios Ambientales (IDEAM), la Asociación de Corporaciones Autónomas Regionales y de Desarrollo Sostenible (ASOCARS) y la Red Temática de Gestión Integral del Recurso Hídrico co-organizan la Semana del Agua.

]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 23:18:57 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/semana-agua-2022/ Event Water Week 2022 https://www.sei.org/events/water-week-2022/ To commemorate World Water Day, which is celebrated on 22 March every year, SEI Latin America, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies, the Association of Regional Autonomous Corporations and Sustainable Development and the Thematic Network of Integrated Water Resource Management will co-organize Water Week 2022 from 22–24 March 2022. To commemorate World Water Day, which is celebrated on 22 March every year, SEI Latin America, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia, the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies, the Association of Regional Autonomous Corporations and Sustainable Development and the Thematic Network of Integrated Water Resource Management will co-organize Water Week 2022 from 22–24 March 2022.

]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 01:40:29 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/water-week-2022/ Event Culture must not be left behind in the green transition https://www.sei.org/features/culture-and-the-green-transition/ Museums have a vital role in our culture: they help us preserve culture, experience the past, present and future, and educate. They contribute much to society, but as the Museums Association noted, “Many museums are overstretched as they are expected to achieve more and more on flat, or declining, funding.” Museums have a vital role in our culture: they help us preserve culture, experience the past, present and future, and educate. They contribute much to society, but as the Museums Association noted, “Many museums are overstretched as they are expected to achieve more and more on flat, or declining, funding.”

]]> Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:00:20 +0000 Anette Parksepp https://www.sei.org/features/culture-and-the-green-transition/ Feature The impact of COVID-19 related regulations and restrictions on mobility and potential for sustained climate mitigation across the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK: a data-based commentary https://www.sei.org/publications/covid-19-regulations-mobility-climate-mitigation-netherlands-sweden-uk/ This article describes changes in data on transportation behaviours related to working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic across the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK. This article describes changes in data on transportation behaviours related to working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic across the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK.

]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 16:53:56 +0000 Fiona Lambe; Matthew Osborne; Astrid Nilsson Lewis https://www.sei.org/publications/covid-19-regulations-mobility-climate-mitigation-netherlands-sweden-uk/ Publication World Water Day 2022 Celebration https://www.sei.org/events/world-water-day-2022-celebration/ The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia Centre, Chulalongkorn University (CU) and Thailand’s Department of Groundwater Resources under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment are jointly hosting an event highlighting work and partnerships in the Mekong region. The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Asia Centre, Chulalongkorn University (CU) and Thailand’s Department
of Groundwater Resources under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment are jointly hosting an event highlighting work and partnerships in the Mekong region.

]]> Wed, 16 Mar 2022 04:42:37 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/world-water-day-2022-celebration/ Event SEI:s Emily Ghosh i Dagens Nyheter om rika länders ansvar https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/emily-ghosh-i-dagens-nyheter-om-rika-landers-ansvar/ I en intervju i Dagens Nyheter med anledning av den nyligen släppta rapporten “Phaseout Pathways for Fossil Fuel Production Within Paris-compliant Carbon Budgets“, framtagen på uppdrag av tankesmedjan International Insitute for Sustainable Development, säger SEI:s Emily Ghosh vid SEI US att klimatförändringarna är ett rättviseproblem. I en intervju i Dagens Nyheter med anledning av den nyligen släppta rapporten “Phaseout Pathways for Fossil Fuel Production Within Paris-compliant Carbon Budgets“, framtagen på uppdrag av tankesmedjan International Insitute for Sustainable Development, säger SEI:s Emily Ghosh vid SEI US att klimatförändringarna är ett rättviseproblem.

]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 08:10:19 +0000 Jenny Wickman https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/emily-ghosh-i-dagens-nyheter-om-rika-landers-ansvar/ Press World Water Day 2022 https://www.sei.org/features/world-water-day-2022/ SEI is observing World Water Day 2022, with the agenda "Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible", through the following events, perspectives and features. SEI is observing World Water Day 2022, with the agenda "Groundwater: Making the Invisible Visible", through the following events, perspectives and features.

]]> Sat, 19 Mar 2022 20:33:28 +0000 Brenda Ochola https://www.sei.org/features/world-water-day-2022/ Feature Q&A: Introducing the Commodity Footprints dashboard https://www.sei.org/features/qa-commodity-footprints/ Commodity Footprints is a free interactive dashboard that includes the ability to visualize the data underpinning the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption indicator (GEIC indicator). The GEIC indicator can be used by companies, governmental agencies and countries to analyze global consumption activities. The Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption indicator was developed by SEI York’s Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) group and JNCC (the UK Joint Nature Conservation Comm... Commodity Footprints is a free interactive dashboard that includes the ability to visualize the data underpinning the Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption indicator (GEIC indicator). The GEIC indicator can be used by companies, governmental agencies and countries to analyze global consumption activities.

The Global Environmental Impacts of Consumption indicator was developed by SEI York’s Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) group and JNCC (the UK Joint Nature Conservation Committee) to enhance access to a new indicator set for monitoring the overseas impacts of UK consumption. Importantly, however, it can also be used much more widely for global analysis of production and consumption activities.

SEI York’s Chris West, Simon Croft, Jonathan Green and Amy Molotoks and SEI partner Global Canopy developer Bernardo Loureiro explain how policymakers, NGOs and others can use the dashboard to support their work.

]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2022 05:00:32 +0000 Chris West; Simon Croft; Jonathan Green; Amy Molotoks; Bernardo Loureiro; Frances Dixon https://www.sei.org/features/qa-commodity-footprints/ Feature Strengthening mutual accountability in WASH through multi-stakeholder platforms https://www.sei.org/perspectives/strengthening-mutual-accountability-in-wash-through-multi-stakeholder-platforms/ A global study on mutual accountability was conducted in six Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partner countries, highlighting the importance of strengthening multi-stakeholder platforms at national level. A global study on mutual accountability was conducted in six Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partner countries, highlighting the importance of strengthening multi-stakeholder platforms at national level.

]]> Mon, 21 Mar 2022 17:28:27 +0000 George Njoroge https://www.sei.org/perspectives/strengthening-mutual-accountability-in-wash-through-multi-stakeholder-platforms/ Perspective Narratives from the Campoalegre watershed, where opportunity is scarce https://www.sei.org/features/campoalegre-watershed-indigenous-coffee/ A history of income and land inequality has left the rural inhabitants and farmers of Colombia’s Campoalegre river basin short of basic services, sanitation, education and economic opportunity. SEI researchers aim to level the playing field for these residents by connecting them with the decision-makers who set the policies influencing their conditions. A history of income and land inequality has left the rural inhabitants and farmers of Colombia’s Campoalegre river basin short of basic services, sanitation, education and economic opportunity. SEI researchers aim to level the playing field for these residents by connecting them with the decision-makers who set the policies influencing their conditions.

]]> Tue, 22 Mar 2022 01:09:11 +0000 Laura Forni; Tania Santos; Cláudia Coleoni https://www.sei.org/features/campoalegre-watershed-indigenous-coffee/ Feature Narrativas de la cuenca del Campoalegre, donde las oportunidades son escasas https://www.sei.org/features/cuenca-campoalegre-indigenas-cafe/ Una historia de desigualdad de ingresos y de tierras ha dejado a los habitantes y agricultores en las zonas rurales de la cuenca del río Campoalegre de Colombia sin servicios básicos, saneamiento, educación y oportunidades económicas. Los investigadores del SEI pretenden nivelar las condiciones de estos habitantes poniéndolos en contacto con los responsables de las políticas que influyen en sus condiciones. Una historia de desigualdad de ingresos y de tierras ha dejado a los habitantes y agricultores en las zonas rurales de la cuenca del río Campoalegre de Colombia sin servicios básicos, saneamiento, educación y oportunidades económicas. Los investigadores del SEI pretenden nivelar las condiciones de estos habitantes poniéndolos en contacto con los responsables de las políticas que influyen en sus condiciones.

]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 19:07:47 +0000 Laura Forni; Tania Santos; Cláudia Coleoni https://www.sei.org/features/cuenca-campoalegre-indigenas-cafe/ Feature 21st Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights (ASEMHRS21): Human Rights & Climate Change https://www.sei.org/events/21st-informal-asem-seminar-on-human-rights-asemhrs21-human-rights-climate-change/ The 21st Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights (ASEMHRS21) aims at contributing to a better understanding of the interplay between human rights and climate change and to jointly formulate and put forward recommendations for better integration of human rights in climate change policies and actions. The 21st Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights (ASEMHRS21) aims at contributing to a better understanding of the interplay between human rights and climate change and to jointly formulate and put forward recommendations for better integration of human rights in climate change policies and actions.

]]> Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:09:37 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/21st-informal-asem-seminar-on-human-rights-asemhrs21-human-rights-climate-change/ Event The impacts of mining on Sámi lands: a knowledge synthesis from three reindeer herding districts https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-mining-sami-synthesis-reindeer-herding-districts/ The article presents an empirical analysis of mining impacts on Sámi reindeer herding in two cases from Sweden. The article presents an empirical analysis of mining impacts on Sámi reindeer herding in two cases from Sweden.

]]> Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:55:37 +0000 Rasmus Kløcker Larsen https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-mining-sami-synthesis-reindeer-herding-districts/ Publication Data and code availability statements in systematic reviews of interventions were often missing or inaccurate: a content analysis https://www.sei.org/publications/data-code-availability-statements-systematic-reviews-interventions-missing/ This article estimates the frequency of data and code availability statements in a random sample of systematic reviews with meta-analysis of aggregate data, summarizes the content of the statements, and investigates how often data and code files were shared. This article estimates the frequency of data and code availability statements in a random sample of systematic reviews with meta-analysis of aggregate data, summarizes the content of the statements, and investigates how often data and code files were shared.

]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:14:08 +0000 Neal Haddaway https://www.sei.org/publications/data-code-availability-statements-systematic-reviews-interventions-missing/ Publication The pivotal role of cities in the sustainability transition https://www.sei.org/features/the-pivotal-role-of-cities-in-the-sustainability-transition/ Cities are in a unique position when it comes to the climate crisis. On the one hand, they are a key contributor to climate change. At the same time, they have the unique ability to address the sustainability challenges that we are facing today. The Viable Cities’ Finance project talked to four experts about the challenges and opportunities of sustainable cities at the Smart City Expo World Congress and Smart City Business Forum in Barcelona, Spain in November 2021. Cities are in a unique position when it comes to the climate crisis. On the one hand, they are a key contributor to climate change. At the same time, they have the unique ability to address the sustainability challenges that we are facing today. The Viable Cities’ Finance project talked to four experts about the challenges and opportunities of sustainable cities at the Smart City Expo World Congress and Smart City Business Forum in Barcelona, Spain in November 2021.

]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 08:21:19 +0000 Venni Arra; Fedra Vanhuyse https://www.sei.org/features/the-pivotal-role-of-cities-in-the-sustainability-transition/ Feature