SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:40:44 +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 When will we have the first Climate Accountability Summit? https://www.sei.org/perspectives/climate-accountability-summit/ The Leaders Summit on Climate was the United States’ grand re-entry into international climate politics. It delivered fewer new 2030 targets from major emitters than hoped for. However, it did provide political capital and inspiration to fuel further progress up until COP26, and a productive rivalry for global climate leadership. The Leaders Summit on Climate was the United States’ grand re-entry into international climate politics. It delivered fewer new 2030 targets from major emitters than hoped for. However, it did provide political capital and inspiration to fuel further progress up until COP26, and a productive rivalry for global climate leadership.

]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2021 07:37:20 +0000 Åsa Persson https://www.sei.org/perspectives/climate-accountability-summit/ Perspective Green Steel Tracker https://www.sei.org/tools/green-steel-tracker/ The Green Steel Tracker gathers public announcements on low-carbon investments in the steel industry and presents them transparently in one place. The database is a collaboration between research and non-governmental organizations, and is hosted by the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT). The Green Steel Tracker gathers public announcements on low-carbon investments in the steel industry and presents them transparently in one place. The database is a collaboration between research and non-governmental organizations, and is hosted by the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT).

]]> Tue, 21 Dec 2021 08:57:06 +0000 https://www.sei.org/tools/green-steel-tracker/ Tool “They’ll run you over anyhow”: The impacts of the mine in Kaunisvaara on Muonio reindeer herding district https://www.sei.org/publications/konsekvenser-gruvan-kaunisvaara-muonio-sameby-en/ This report presents the impacts of the Kaunis iron mine on Muonio Sámi Reindeer Herding District in Sweden. The report is in Swedish, with a summary in English. This report presents the impacts of the Kaunis iron mine on Muonio Sámi Reindeer Herding District in Sweden. The report is in Swedish, with a summary in English.

]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 17:37:09 +0000 Rasmus Kløcker Larsen https://www.sei.org/publications/konsekvenser-gruvan-kaunisvaara-muonio-sameby-en/ Publication ”De kör över en ändå…”: Konsekvenser av gruvan i Kaunisvaara för Muonio sameby https://www.sei.org/publications/konsekvenser-gruvan-kaunisvaara-muonio-sameby/ Denna rapport presenterar en studie av Muonio samebys erfarenheter av de konsekvenser som gruvan i Kaunisvaara fört med sig, en gruva som etablerades av Northland Resources och nu drivs av Kaunis Iron. Denna rapport presenterar en studie av Muonio samebys erfarenheter av de konsekvenser som gruvan i Kaunisvaara fört med sig, en gruva som etablerades av Northland Resources och nu drivs av Kaunis Iron.

]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:45:18 +0000 Rasmus Kløcker Larsen https://www.sei.org/publications/konsekvenser-gruvan-kaunisvaara-muonio-sameby/ Publication Fuelling rural development? The impact of biofuel feedstock production in southern Africa on household income and expenditures https://www.sei.org/publications/fuelling-rural-developmentf-biofuel/ Biofuel feedstock production is often touted as a way to boost rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa. But how does it affect income generation in the region? Biofuel feedstock production is often touted as a way to boost rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa. But how does it affect income generation in the region?

]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:23:57 +0000 Francis X. Johnson https://www.sei.org/publications/fuelling-rural-developmentf-biofuel/ Publication Sustainability assessment of technologies for resource recovery in two Baltic Sea Region case-studies using multi-criteria analysis https://www.sei.org/publications/sustainability-technologies-resource-recovery-baltic-sea/ Using case studies from Sweden and Poland, this study explores sustainability assessments of three technical systems for recovering nutrients and carbon from domestic wastewater. Using case studies from Sweden and Poland, this study explores sustainability assessments of three technical systems for recovering nutrients and carbon from domestic wastewater.

]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:18:51 +0000 Karina Barquet; Olle Olsson https://www.sei.org/publications/sustainability-technologies-resource-recovery-baltic-sea/ Publication Sameby drabbas hårt av gruvnäring, visar ny forskning https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sameby-drabbas-hart-av-gruvnaring-visar-ny-forskning/ En ny studie visar att konsekvenserna av gruvan i Kaunisvaara för Muonio sameby vida överstiger den begränsade påverkan som förutsågs i samband med att gruvan beviljades tillstånd. Den synliggör också bristerna i svensk lagstiftning vad gäller samiska rättigheter och behovet av ökad rättssäkerhet i tillståndsärenden. En ny studie visar att konsekvenserna av gruvan i Kaunisvaara för Muonio sameby vida överstiger den begränsade påverkan som förutsågs i samband med att gruvan beviljades tillstånd. Den synliggör också bristerna i svensk lagstiftning vad gäller samiska rättigheter och behovet av ökad rättssäkerhet i tillståndsärenden.

]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:41:43 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sameby-drabbas-hart-av-gruvnaring-visar-ny-forskning/ Press Learning from Covid-19 to strengthen gender-responsive disaster risk reduction https://www.sei.org/events/learning-from-covid-19-to-strengthen-gender-responsive-disaster-risk-reduction/ As the world is grappling with the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, many communities are experiencing the impact of compounded disasters, with Covid-19 and natural hazards stretching resources and testing coping capacities. As the world is grappling with the challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, many communities are experiencing the impact of compounded disasters, with Covid-19 and natural hazards stretching resources and testing coping capacities.

]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:58:13 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/learning-from-covid-19-to-strengthen-gender-responsive-disaster-risk-reduction/ Event Webinar: Phosphorus in Agricultural Systems https://www.sei.org/events/webinar-phosphorus-in-agricultural-systems/ Welcome to an international stakeholder webinar on “Phosphorus in Agricultural Systems” with an emphasis on pig and chicken husbandry. Pigs on brown grass. Image: Matthieu Pétiard / Unsplash Welcome to an international stakeholder webinar on “Phosphorus in Agricultural Systems” with an emphasis on pig and chicken husbandry.

Pigs on brown grass. Image: Matthieu Pétiard / Unsplash

]]> Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:26:33 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/webinar-phosphorus-in-agricultural-systems/ Event Four takes on what US President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate should deliver https://www.sei.org/features/what-bidens-leaders-climate-summit-should-deliver/ 40 world leaders are convening in a virtual summit organized by the US administration on 22 and 23 April. US President Biden has called on them to strengthen climate ambition. Here’s what SEI researchers would like to come out of the summit. 40 world leaders are convening in a virtual summit organized by the US administration on 22 and 23 April. US President Biden has called on them to strengthen climate ambition. Here’s what SEI researchers would like to come out of the summit.

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:50:59 +0000 Ploy Achakulwisut; Zoha Shawoo; Chris Malley; Gökçe Mete https://www.sei.org/features/what-bidens-leaders-climate-summit-should-deliver/ Feature SEI researcher testifies at US congressional hearing on fossil fuel subsidies https://www.sei.org/features/fossil-fuel-subsidies-hearing/ Watch the April 22 hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Environment, and read the testimony of SEI Senior Scientist Peter Erickson. Watch the April 22 hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Environment, and read the testimony of SEI Senior Scientist Peter Erickson.

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:05:44 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/fossil-fuel-subsidies-hearing/ Feature In memoriam: Roger Kasperson (1938 – 2021) https://www.sei.org/features/in-memoriam-roger-kasperson-1938-2021/ We at SEI have been saddened to receive word about the death of our former executive director, Roger Kasperson. Dr Kasperson was a distinguished academic authority on risk analysis, and a personal and professional role model to many at SEI. We at SEI have been saddened to receive word about the death of our former executive director, Roger Kasperson. Dr Kasperson was a distinguished academic authority on risk analysis, and a personal and professional role model to many at SEI.

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 16:38:51 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/in-memoriam-roger-kasperson-1938-2021/ Feature Examining the use of serious games for enhancing community resilience to climate risks in Thailand https://www.sei.org/publications/games-for-building-climate-resilience-in-thailand/ This article presents a toolkit of three sets of serious games for facilitating discussions and transformative learning on resilience among urban low-income communities. This article presents a toolkit of three sets of serious games for facilitating discussions and transformative learning on resilience among urban low-income communities.

]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2021 13:32:02 +0000 Diane Archer https://www.sei.org/publications/games-for-building-climate-resilience-in-thailand/ Publication Earth Day in the pandemic: rethinking our relationship with nature https://www.sei.org/perspectives/earth-day-in-the-pandemic-rethinking-our-relationship-with-nature/ Karen Brandon asks whether this year’s Earth Day can be a turning point for greater climate action, with the pandemic experience potentially leading to a new appreciation of the natural world. Karen Brandon asks whether this year’s Earth Day can be a turning point for greater climate action, with the pandemic experience potentially leading to a new appreciation of the natural world.

]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2021 07:36:46 +0000 Karen Brandon https://www.sei.org/perspectives/earth-day-in-the-pandemic-rethinking-our-relationship-with-nature/ Perspective UK is keen to be green according to the largest ever analysis of consumers’ carbon footprints https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/uk-carbon-footprint-reductions/ More than 300,000 responses to the WWF carbon footprint calculator shows an average 17% reduction in footprint. More than 300,000 responses to the WWF carbon footprint calculator shows an average 17% reduction in footprint.

]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:50:38 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/uk-carbon-footprint-reductions/ Press Improving the environment requires improving social equity https://www.sei.org/features/improving-the-environment-requires-improving-social-equity/ In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as in the rest of Europe and beyond, environmental issues are deeply connected with issues of gender (in)equality, social (in)equity and poverty (GESEP). In this Q&A we asked experts in environment and social equity – Belma Jahović, a GESEP expert at the BiH consultancy Enova, and SEI researcher Claudia Strambo – to explain why it is crucial to understand and address the interconnections between GESEP challenges and sustainability in strategic environmental pl... In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), as in the rest of Europe and beyond, environmental issues are deeply connected with issues of gender (in)equality, social (in)equity and poverty (GESEP). In this Q&A we asked experts in environment and social equity – Belma Jahović, a GESEP expert at the BiH consultancy Enova, and SEI researcher Claudia Strambo – to explain why it is crucial to understand and address the interconnections between GESEP challenges and sustainability in strategic environmental planning, such as in the BiH Environmental Strategy and Action Plan, which is currently being developed.

Woman at bus stop in a polluted area. Photo: Ubazon / Getty Images.

]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2021 08:40:30 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/improving-the-environment-requires-improving-social-equity/ Feature Climate change: UK’s carbon footprint down by 17% as pandemic helps move to eco-friendly lifestyles https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/wwf-uk-carbon-footprint-sky/ SEI York’s Chris West is quoted in this Sky News article about the UK’s carbon footprint reduction. SEI York’s Chris West is quoted in this Sky News article about the UK’s carbon footprint reduction.

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:54:54 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/wwf-uk-carbon-footprint-sky/ Press Resources and risks: perceptions on the application of sewage sludge on agricultural land in Sweden, a case study https://www.sei.org/publications/resources-risks-sewage-sludge-agricultural-land-sweden/ Over 200 000 tons of sewage sludge are produced in Sweden each year, but only about a third of this is spread on agricultural land. This article explores the perspectives of different Swedish stakeholders on, and the resistance to, the spreading of sewage sludge on farmland. Over 200 000 tons of sewage sludge are produced in Sweden each year, but only about a third of this is spread on agricultural land. This article explores the perspectives of different Swedish stakeholders on, and the resistance to, the spreading of sewage sludge on farmland.

]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:59:22 +0000 Nelson Ekane; Karina Barquet; Arno Rosemarin https://www.sei.org/publications/resources-risks-sewage-sludge-agricultural-land-sweden/ Publication Moving the UN climate talks online: analysing the options https://www.sei.org/perspectives/analysing-options-online-climate-negotiations/ One year into the Covid-19 pandemic, we’re seeing that online tools can provide a valuable platform for meetings, including those of international organizations or intergovernmental bodies. It is time to examine which elements of the UN climate talks are most compatible with online platforms – and could even benefit from them. One year into the Covid-19 pandemic, we’re seeing that online tools can provide a valuable platform for meetings, including those of international organizations or intergovernmental bodies. It is time to examine which elements of the UN climate talks are most compatible with online platforms – and could even benefit from them.

]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2021 06:39:58 +0000 Marcus Carson; Richard J.T. Klein; Inès Bakhtaoui https://www.sei.org/perspectives/analysing-options-online-climate-negotiations/ Perspective Datos de Trase revelan el papel de la UE en la deforestación https://www.sei.org/features/datos-de-trase-revelan-el-papel-de-la-ue-en-la-deforestacion/ La UE es el segundo mayor importador de productos agrícolas relacionados con la deforestación tropical, según un informe publicado hoy por la Oficina de Política Europea del Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza (WWF). El informe utiliza la herramienta y los datos Trase de SEI para generar nuevos conocimientos sobre los vínculos entre las cadenas de suministro de productos básicos de la UE y la deforestación en regiones clave del mundo. La UE es el segundo mayor importador de productos agrícolas relacionados con la deforestación tropical, según un informe publicado hoy por la Oficina de Política Europea del Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza (WWF).

El informe utiliza la herramienta y los datos Trase de SEI para generar nuevos conocimientos sobre los vínculos entre las cadenas de suministro de productos básicos de la UE y la deforestación en regiones clave del mundo.

]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2021 18:42:31 +0000 Michael Lathuillière; Toby Gardner; Karen Brandon https://www.sei.org/features/datos-de-trase-revelan-el-papel-de-la-ue-en-la-deforestacion/ Feature