SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:53:00 +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 Is industry transition now a priority in the latest round of NDCs? https://www.sei.org/publications/industry-transition-and-ndcs/ This brief takes a look at industry transition measures in the latest round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The assessment focuses on the progress made in raising industry transition ambition levels in NDCs and the extent to which parties are proposing detailed decarbonization plans for their heavy industries. This brief takes a look at industry transition measures in the latest round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The assessment focuses on the progress made in raising industry transition ambition levels in NDCs and the extent to which parties are proposing detailed decarbonization plans for their heavy industries.

]]> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 13:10:56 +0000 Felipe Sanchez; Astrid Nilsson Lewis https://www.sei.org/publications/industry-transition-and-ndcs/ Publication Don’t drain the swamp! Arctic wetlands threatened by climate change and human impacts https://www.sei.org/perspectives/arctic-wetlands-climate-change-human-impacts/ Effective stewardship of Arctic wetlands, including conservation and restoration efforts, has enormous potential to buy the world time by contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation. A new circumpolar report and recommendations adopted by the Arctic Council Ministerial in Reykjavik, Iceland, highlight the importance of Arctic wetlands. As SEI’s Marcus Carson explains, the report also identifies actions to support the conservation and restoration of wetlands. Effective stewardship of Arctic wetlands, including conservation and restoration efforts, has enormous potential to buy the world time by contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation. A new circumpolar report and recommendations adopted by the Arctic Council Ministerial in Reykjavik, Iceland, highlight the importance of Arctic wetlands. As SEI’s Marcus Carson explains, the report also identifies actions to support the conservation and restoration of wetlands.

]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:52:01 +0000 Marcus Carson https://www.sei.org/perspectives/arctic-wetlands-climate-change-human-impacts/ Perspective The politics of climate finance coordination https://www.sei.org/publications/politics-of-climate-finance-coordination/ As COP26 approaches, governments are facing calls to increase the ambition of their climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. However, the fragmented climate finance landscape needs to develop a cohesive strategy to deploy aid most effectively for the countries that benefit from the funding. As COP26 approaches, governments are facing calls to increase the ambition of their climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. However, the fragmented climate finance landscape needs to develop a cohesive strategy to deploy aid most effectively for the countries that benefit from the funding.

]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:00:44 +0000 Adis Dzebo; Zoha Shawoo https://www.sei.org/publications/politics-of-climate-finance-coordination/ Publication It’s time to hold governments to task for fossil fuels they permit https://www.sei.org/perspectives/hold-governments-to-task-permit-fossil-fuels/ Courts are telling oil, gas and coal companies to cut emissions from their products to curb climate change. Shouldn’t governments also be responsible for projects they approve? This piece was originally published by Thomson Reuters Foundation News. Courts are telling oil, gas and coal companies to cut emissions from their products to curb climate change. Shouldn’t governments also be responsible for projects they approve?

This piece was originally published by Thomson Reuters Foundation News.

]]> Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:40:59 +0000 Ploy Achakulwisut https://www.sei.org/perspectives/hold-governments-to-task-permit-fossil-fuels/ Perspective 2021 Production Gap Report launch event https://www.sei.org/events/2021-production-gap-report-launch-event/ Despite countries’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets and net-zero pledges, governments across the world still plan to produce more than twice the fossil fuels in 2030 than what would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Learn about this and other findings from the 2021 Production Gap Report in this review of the latest research. Despite countries’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets and net-zero pledges, governments across the world still plan to produce more than twice the fossil fuels in 2030 than what would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Learn about this and other findings from the 2021 Production Gap Report in this review of the latest research.

]]> Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:16:47 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/2021-production-gap-report-launch-event/ Event Phasing out the blast furnace to meet global climate targets https://www.sei.org/publications/phasing-out-blast-furnace-climate-targets/ Aging manufacturing infrastructure for producing steel is a major culprit for climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. The authors suggest shifting to new technologies and phasing out the old to avoid these impacts. Aging manufacturing infrastructure for producing steel is a major culprit for climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. The authors suggest shifting to new technologies and phasing out the old to avoid these impacts.

]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:00:11 +0000 Olle Olsson; Björn Nykvist https://www.sei.org/publications/phasing-out-blast-furnace-climate-targets/ Publication Veebiseminar: Kuidas vältida ja vähendada toidujäätmeid kaubanduses ja toiduainetööstuses? https://www.sei.org/events/kuidas-valtida-ja-vahendada-toidujaatmeid-kaubanduses-ja-toiduainetoostuses/ Hollandi Saatkond Eestis koostöös Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituudi Tallinna Keskuse ja Wageningeni Ülikooliga pakuvad Eesti ettevõtjatele ja teistele huvitatud osapooltele võimaluse tutvuda toidu annetamise ja toidujäätmete vältimise lahendustega Eestis. Hollandi Saatkond Eestis koostöös Stockholmi Keskkonnainstituudi Tallinna Keskuse ja Wageningeni Ülikooliga pakuvad Eesti ettevõtjatele ja teistele huvitatud osapooltele võimaluse tutvuda toidu annetamise ja toidujäätmete vältimise lahendustega Eestis.

]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:43:40 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/kuidas-valtida-ja-vahendada-toidujaatmeid-kaubanduses-ja-toiduainetoostuses/ Event World governments must take immediate steps to close the fossil fuel production gap https://www.sei.org/features/fossil-fuel-production-gap-paris-limits/ The 2021 Production Gap Report reveals that governments’ fossil fuel production plans remain dangerously out of sync with the limits consistent with the Paris Agreement’s global warming caps. The 2021 Production Gap Report reveals that governments’ fossil fuel production plans remain dangerously out of sync with the limits consistent with the Paris Agreement’s global warming caps.

]]> Tue, 19 Oct 2021 22:00:15 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/features/fossil-fuel-production-gap-paris-limits/ Feature Science and research key for a sustainable blue economy https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/science-and-research-key-for-a-sustainable-blue-economy/ Kenya, together with Canada, Japan and Portugal, hosted a high-level Blue Economy side event on 15 October 2021 in New York on the sidelines of Kenya taking over the Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of October 2021. Kenya, together with Canada, Japan and Portugal, hosted a high-level Blue Economy side event on 15 October 2021 in New York on the sidelines of Kenya taking over the Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of October 2021.

]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:01:12 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/science-and-research-key-for-a-sustainable-blue-economy/ Press Decade delay in investing in emission-reducing technology in steel industry could double sector’s contribution to global carbon output https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/steel-industry-carbon-budget/ The steel industry risks doubling its share of the global carbon budget if it fails to make multi-billion pound investments in emission limiting technology over the next five to 10 years, a new study led by a University of Sussex Business School academic warns. The steel industry risks doubling its share of the global carbon budget if it fails to make multi-billion pound investments in emission limiting technology over the next five to 10 years, a new study led by a University of Sussex Business School academic warns.

]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:00:49 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/steel-industry-carbon-budget/ Press Governments’ fossil fuel production plans remain dangerously out of sync with Paris limits https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/2021-production-gap-report-fossil-fuel-production/ The 2021 Production Gap Report, by leading research institutes and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that despite increased climate ambitions and net-zero commitments, governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than what would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C. The 2021 Production Gap Report, by leading research institutes and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that despite increased climate ambitions and net-zero commitments, governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than what would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C.

]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:01:30 +0000 Annika Flensburg https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/2021-production-gap-report-fossil-fuel-production/ Press Gobiernos del mundo deben tomar medidas inmediatas para cerrar la brecha de producción de combustibles fósiles https://www.sei.org/features/gobiernos-del-mundo-deben-tomar-medidas-inmediatas-para-cerrar-la-brecha-de-produccion-de-combustibles-fosiles/ Los gobiernos del mundo todavía planean producir más del doble de la cantidad de combustibles fósiles en 2030 de lo que sería consistente con limitar el calentamiento global a 1,5 ° C, según la última edición del Informe de brecha de producción. Los gobiernos del mundo todavía planean producir más del doble de la cantidad de combustibles fósiles en 2030 de lo que sería consistente con limitar el calentamiento global a 1,5 ° C, según la última edición del Informe de brecha de producción.

]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:35:58 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/features/gobiernos-del-mundo-deben-tomar-medidas-inmediatas-para-cerrar-la-brecha-de-produccion-de-combustibles-fosiles/ Feature COP26: Book calls for more scientific research to advance blue economy https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/cop26-book-calls-for-more-scientific-research-to-advance-blue-economy/ The EastAfrican ran an article where SEI’s Philip Osano and Måns Nilsson spoke on the importance of scientific discourse being at the centre of interventions to reverse global environmental change in the lead-up to the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland starting on 31 October 2021. The EastAfrican ran an article where SEI’s Philip Osano and Måns Nilsson spoke on the importance of scientific discourse being at the centre of interventions to reverse global environmental change in the lead-up to the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to be held in Glasgow, Scotland starting on 31 October 2021.

]]> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:20:24 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/cop26-book-calls-for-more-scientific-research-to-advance-blue-economy/ Press Green bonds in Sweden and Norway: What are the success factors? https://www.sei.org/publications/green-bonds-sweden-norway-success-factors/ This paper compares the uptake of green bonds in Norway and Sweden from 2013–2019, with the aim of understanding what drives the green bond market. This paper compares the uptake of green bonds in Norway and Sweden from 2013–2019, with the aim of understanding what drives the green bond market.

]]> Mon, 18 Oct 2021 12:36:02 +0000 Aaron Maltais https://www.sei.org/publications/green-bonds-sweden-norway-success-factors/ Publication The fight against the “forgotten” greenhouse gas can save the climate https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/fight-against-greenhouse-gas/ Aftonbladet ran an article about methane gas leaking from fibre banks in Swedish rivers and asked SEI’s Johan Kuylenstierna about the importance of tackling methane gas emissions in the fight against climate change. Aftonbladet ran an article about methane gas leaking from fibre banks in Swedish rivers and asked SEI’s Johan Kuylenstierna about the importance of tackling methane gas emissions in the fight against climate change.

]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2021 07:44:57 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/fight-against-greenhouse-gas/ Press Science and research key for a sustainable blue economy https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/science-research-key-for-a-sustainable-blue-economy/ A collaborative initiative between the Government of Kenya and SEI led to the official launch of Science, Research and Innovation for Harnessing the Blue Economy, a book outcome of the Science and Research Symposium segment of the 2018 Sustainable Blue Economy Conference (SBEC) that was hosted by the Government of Kenya. A collaborative initiative between the Government of Kenya and SEI led to the official launch of Science, Research and Innovation for Harnessing the Blue Economy, a book outcome of the Science and Research Symposium segment of the 2018 Sustainable Blue Economy Conference (SBEC) that was hosted by the Government of Kenya.

]]> Mon, 25 Oct 2021 20:45:08 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/science-research-key-for-a-sustainable-blue-economy/ Press A just transition for climate change adaptation: towards just resilience and security in a globalising world https://www.sei.org/publications/just-transition-climate-adaptation/ The authors propose a framework for a just transition for climate change adaptation, focused on two dimensions: justice – procedural and distributional – and connectedness. Achieving globally just resilience requires addressing both dimensions together, but neither is all-or-nothing: incremental steps can make adaptation more globally just over time. They use two case studies, for Brazilian coffee and the Nile River Basin, to illustrate their points. The authors propose a framework for a just transition for climate change adaptation, focused on two dimensions: justice – procedural and distributional – and connectedness. Achieving globally just resilience requires addressing both dimensions together, but neither is all-or-nothing: incremental steps can make adaptation more globally just over time. They use two case studies, for Brazilian coffee and the Nile River Basin, to illustrate their points.

]]> Fri, 15 Oct 2021 09:34:53 +0000 Frida Lager; Kevin M. Adams; Adis Dzebo; Richard J.T. Klein https://www.sei.org/publications/just-transition-climate-adaptation/ Publication Building climate diplomacy back better: imagining the UNFCCC meetings of tomorrow – fact sheet https://www.sei.org/publications/building-climate-diplomacy-back-better/ The authors provide key insights and recommendations from a research programme on moving climate negotiations online for the UNFCCC, given the experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors provide key insights and recommendations from a research programme on moving climate negotiations online for the UNFCCC, given the experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

]]> Fri, 15 Oct 2021 08:49:35 +0000 Richard J.T. Klein; Katy Harris; Inès Bakhtaoui; Frida Lager; Andrea Lindblom; Marcus Carson https://www.sei.org/publications/building-climate-diplomacy-back-better/ Publication The role of information and consumer behaviour in the food system https://www.sei.org/perspectives/information-and-consumer-behaviour-in-the-food-system/ For World Food Day 2021, an international day celebrated annually on 16 October to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945, researchers on the CANDIES project take a closer look at consumer behaviour and sustainable food choices. For World Food Day 2021, an international day celebrated annually on 16 October to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945, researchers on the CANDIES project take a closer look at consumer behaviour and sustainable food choices.

]]> Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:20:55 +0000 Astrid Nilsson Lewis; Elena Dawkins; Ebba Engström https://www.sei.org/perspectives/information-and-consumer-behaviour-in-the-food-system/ Perspective URBAN WASH https://www.sei.org/projects/urban-wash/ The goal of URBAN WASH is to generate and promote evidence for more sustainable, equitable and climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene policy and programming in urban and peri-urban areas throughout the world. The goal of URBAN WASH is to generate and promote evidence for more sustainable, equitable and climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene policy and programming in urban and peri-urban areas throughout the world.

]]> Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:11:49 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/urban-wash/ Project