SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:20:36 +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 Local leadership is the key missing ingredient in the UK’s retrofit revolution https://www.sei.org/perspectives/missing-ingredient-uk-retrofit-revolution/ The UK must move away from solely national-scale, top-down retrofit programmes and towards locally led delivery, writes SEI’s Luke Gooding in this op-ed published by Inside Housing. The UK must move away from solely national-scale, top-down retrofit programmes and towards locally led delivery, writes SEI’s Luke Gooding in this op-ed published by Inside Housing.

]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:48:41 +0000 Luke Gooding https://www.sei.org/perspectives/missing-ingredient-uk-retrofit-revolution/ Perspective Uncovering trader water reliance and risks in Brazilian soy and beef supply chains https://www.sei.org/publications/uncovering-trader-water-reliance-and-risks/ *]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]" dir="auto" tabindex="-1" data-turn-id="request-WEB:7f42ad09-3335-4361-afa7-9593827dfdbf-22" data-testid="conversation-turn-14" data-scroll-anchor="true" data-turn="assistant"> This report examines the hidden reliance of Brazilian soy and beef supply chains on water resources. It highlights how complex international trade obscures indirect water use and associated risks, particularly for major commodity t... This report examines the hidden reliance of Brazilian soy and beef supply chains on water resources. It highlights how complex international trade obscures indirect water use and associated risks, particularly for major commodity traders.

]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:54:15 +0000 Michael Lathuillière; Rafaela Flach https://www.sei.org/publications/uncovering-trader-water-reliance-and-risks/ Publication Communal sustainable development goals, belonging and involvement: engaging with the SDGs https://www.sei.org/publications/communal-sdgs-belonging-and-involvement/ This study investigates how Indigenous Peoples and other Traditional Communities in Western Bahia, Brazil, understand and practice sustainability in their daily lives. This study investigates how Indigenous Peoples and other Traditional Communities in Western Bahia, Brazil, understand and practice sustainability in their daily lives.

]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:44:47 +0000 Mairon G. Bastos Lima https://www.sei.org/publications/communal-sdgs-belonging-and-involvement/ Publication Utlysning för lokala projekt om energifattigdom: webinar för svenska kommuner och organisationer https://www.sei.org/events/utlysning-for-lokala-projekt-om-energifattigdom-webinar/ Välkommen till ett webbinarium där SEI presenterar EU-kommissionens Energy Poverty Advisory Hubs program för stöd till kommuner och organisationer för att bättre förstå och hantera energifattigdom i sin lokala kontext. Välkommen till ett webbinarium där SEI presenterar EU-kommissionens Energy Poverty Advisory Hubs program för stöd till kommuner och organisationer för att bättre förstå och hantera energifattigdom i sin lokala kontext.

]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:38:17 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/utlysning-for-lokala-projekt-om-energifattigdom-webinar/ Event Ukraine is the next test for global climate finance https://www.sei.org/perspectives/ukraine-global-climate-finance/ Bogdana Leshchyshyn, working on climate governance and green finance at SEI, examines why Ukraine is emerging as the first real test of global climate finance, and what reforms are needed to turn COP30 commitments into deployable capital. Bogdana Leshchyshyn, working on climate governance and green finance at SEI, examines why Ukraine is emerging as the first real test of global climate finance, and what reforms are needed to turn COP30 commitments into deployable capital.

]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:29:26 +0000 Bogdana Leshchyshyn https://www.sei.org/perspectives/ukraine-global-climate-finance/ Perspective Forecasting heat-related impacts with multivariate multi-step time series models using advanced deep learning https://www.sei.org/publications/forecasting-heat-related-impacts/ Advanced DL models are used to forecast heat-related morbidity across counties in Sweden.N-BEATS for heat impact forecasting outperforms classic statistical and other DL models.Individually trained N-BEATS highlights the localized nature of heatwave impacts.Incorporating exogenous variables in N-BEATS improves prediction performance. Advanced DL models are used to forecast heat-related morbidity across counties in Sweden.

N-BEATS for heat impact forecasting outperforms classic statistical and other DL models.

Individually trained N-BEATS highlights the localized nature of heatwave impacts.

Incorporating exogenous variables in N-BEATS improves prediction performance.

]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 17:11:39 +0000 Jung-Ching Kan; Marlon Vieira Passos; Karina Barquet https://www.sei.org/publications/forecasting-heat-related-impacts/ Publication Chad National SLCP Plan and Methane Mitigation Roadmap https://www.sei.org/projects/chad-national-slcp-plan-and-methane-mitigation-roadmap/ In collaboration with the Ministry of environment, water, and fisheries in Chad, this project will support national efforts to assess short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) emissions and inform mitigation actions within climate planning processes. In collaboration with the Ministry of environment, water, and fisheries in Chad, this project will support national efforts to assess short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) emissions and inform mitigation actions within climate planning processes.

]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:42:27 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/chad-national-slcp-plan-and-methane-mitigation-roadmap/ Project Scaling Wetland Monitoring for Thailand’s Ramsar and National Priority Sites—Phase I https://www.sei.org/projects/scaling-wetland-monitoring-thailands-ramsar-phase-1/ SEI Asia is working with Thailand’s Department of Water Resources to scale a satellite-based Wetland Monitoring Tool across the country’s Ramsar Sites and nationally important wetlands, generating the first consistent annual wetland maps since 2002 to support evidence-based conservation and international reporting. SEI Asia is working with Thailand’s Department of Water Resources to scale a satellite-based Wetland Monitoring Tool across the country’s Ramsar Sites and nationally important wetlands, generating the first consistent annual wetland maps since 2002 to support evidence-based conservation and international reporting.

]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:17:32 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/scaling-wetland-monitoring-thailands-ramsar-phase-1/ Project Upgrading Ethiopian Meteorology Institute (EMI) Maproom https://www.sei.org/projects/upgrading-ethiopian-meteorology-institute-maproom/ This project aims to upgrade the maproom of Ethiopian Meteorology Institute to a modern, Python-based system by improving its functionality, usability, and climate data products while building staff capacity to manage and use it effectively. This project aims to upgrade the maproom of Ethiopian Meteorology Institute to a modern, Python-based system by improving its functionality, usability, and climate data products while building staff capacity to manage and use it effectively.

]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:52:16 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/upgrading-ethiopian-meteorology-institute-maproom/ Project Upgrading Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) Maproom https://www.sei.org/projects/upgrading-nigerian-meteorology-agency-maproom/ The project is designed to upgrade the maproom of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to a modern, Python-based system, enhancing its functionality, usability, and climate data products while strengthening staff capacity to manage and maintain the platform. The project is designed to upgrade the maproom of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to a modern, Python-based system, enhancing its functionality, usability, and climate data products while strengthening staff capacity to manage and maintain the platform.

]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:12:37 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/upgrading-nigerian-meteorology-agency-maproom/ Project SEI Currents 2026 https://www.sei.org/events/sei-currents-2026-event/ Which trends will shape 2026? And what will shape these trends? Which trends will shape 2026? And what will shape these trends?

]]> Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:31:25 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/sei-currents-2026-event/ Event Three trends that will shape the world in 2026 https://www.sei.org/features/three-trends-that-will-shape-2026/ Which trends will dominate in the coming year, and how can we influence them? SEI experts shared their views in the recent Currents 2026 webinar. Learn more about how the ocean is moving to the centre of international policy, how climate action can gain broader public support and why investors need more science-based advice. Here you can explore the trends in depth and watch the event recording. Which trends will dominate in the coming year, and how can we influence them? SEI experts shared their views in the recent Currents 2026 webinar. Learn more about how the ocean is moving to the centre of international policy, how climate action can gain broader public support and why investors need more science-based advice. Here you can explore the trends in depth and watch the event recording.

]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:49:29 +0000 Maria Sköld https://www.sei.org/features/three-trends-that-will-shape-2026/ Feature The ocean in 2026: sustainability ambitions and rising geopolitical tensions https://www.sei.org/perspectives/ocean-sustainability-rising-tensions/ The ocean’s importance for climate and biodiversity has become more recognized, at the same time that competition and geopolitical tensions are on the rise. In this perspective, SEI researchers explore two conflicting ocean-related trends that will shape 2026. The ocean’s importance for climate and biodiversity has become more recognized, at the same time that competition and geopolitical tensions are on the rise. In this perspective, SEI researchers explore two conflicting ocean-related trends that will shape 2026. 

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:35:32 +0000 Karina Barquet; Jonathan Green; Maria Sköld https://www.sei.org/perspectives/ocean-sustainability-rising-tensions/ Perspective Stronger calls for more equitable climate action https://www.sei.org/perspectives/more-equitable-climate-action/ Growing tensions and trade-offs related to inequity could derail climate action and sustainable development, a trend likely to become more visible in 2026. In this Currents perspective, SEI researchers explore the critical fault lines and the solutions policymakers need to navigate them in 2026 and beyond. Growing tensions and trade-offs related to inequity could derail climate action and sustainable development, a trend likely to become more visible in 2026. In this Currents perspective, SEI researchers explore the critical fault lines and the solutions policymakers need to navigate them in 2026 and beyond.

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:35:43 +0000 Katy Harris; Kate Williamson; Maya Rebermark; Adis Dzebo; Frida Lager; Timothy Suljada https://www.sei.org/perspectives/more-equitable-climate-action/ Perspective Private finance in a changing development landscape https://www.sei.org/perspectives/private-finance-changing-landscape/ As public funding for sustainable development is shrinking, private business is expected to fill the gap. But the private sector is not ready to take the place of public funding and institutions. A more realistic and effective model is one where the private and public sectors complement each other. In this Currents perspective, SEI researchers outline what this could look like and shed light on current and future trends in impact investment. As public funding for sustainable development is shrinking, private business is expected to fill the gap. But the private sector is not ready to take the place of public funding and institutions. A more realistic and effective model is one where the private and public sectors complement each other. In this Currents perspective, SEI researchers outline what this could look like and shed light on current and future trends in impact investment.

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 10:35:37 +0000 Maximilian Bruder; Carly Evaeus; Ivonne Lobos Alva; Ed Carr; Selorm Kugbega https://www.sei.org/perspectives/private-finance-changing-landscape/ Perspective Thought leadership for a post-2030 global sustainable development agenda https://www.sei.org/perspectives/thought-leadership-post-2030-global-sustainable-development-agenda/ With the 2030 deadline for the SDGs fast approaching, the UN, Member States, and other stakeholders are starting to think about what’s next. Any future framework for sustainable development must be grounded in the latest scientific knowledge and evidence. The learnings from more than a decade of SDG implementation provide a strong foundation on which the next global agenda could build. In support of this, researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Monash University have esta... With the 2030 deadline for the SDGs fast approaching, the UN, Member States, and other stakeholders are starting to think about what’s next. Any future framework for sustainable development must be grounded in the latest scientific knowledge and evidence. The learnings from more than a decade of SDG implementation provide a strong foundation on which the next global agenda could build. In support of this, researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Monash University have established the Post-2030 Initiative.

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:10:00 +0000 Nina Weitz; Therese Bennich https://www.sei.org/perspectives/thought-leadership-post-2030-global-sustainable-development-agenda/ Perspective The Nordic region: a geopolitical and environmental hotspot https://www.sei.org/perspectives/nordic-region-geopolitical-environmental-hotspot/ As Mistra Geopolitics came to an end last year, researchers looked to future hotspots where geopolitics and sustainability are boiling up together, in an unpredictable mix. One surprising hotspot is one of the world’s most calm and stable regions, the Nordics. Henrik Carlsen, co-director of the research program, explains. As Mistra Geopolitics came to an end last year, researchers looked to future hotspots where geopolitics and sustainability are boiling up together, in an unpredictable mix. One surprising hotspot is one of the world’s most calm and stable regions, the Nordics. Henrik Carlsen, co-director of the research program, explains.

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:19:58 +0000 Henrik Carlsen https://www.sei.org/perspectives/nordic-region-geopolitical-environmental-hotspot/ Perspective Las especialidades: repensando las cadenas de valor de los trópicos https://www.sei.org/perspectives/las-especialidades-repensando-las-cadenas-de-valor-de-los-tropicos/ Los productos básicos no siempre son la solución. Los productos especializados, o especialidades, con sus claros vínculos con culturas o territorios específicos, pueden ofrecer mejores oportunidades económicas y encajar mejor en estrategias de desarrollo basadas en la conservación de la biodiversidad y los medios de vida tradicionales. También pueden ofrecer una vía hacia un consumo más sostenible y consciente. Los productos básicos no siempre son la solución. Los productos especializados, o especialidades, con sus claros vínculos con culturas o territorios específicos, pueden ofrecer mejores oportunidades económicas y encajar mejor en estrategias de desarrollo basadas en la conservación de la biodiversidad y los medios de vida tradicionales. También pueden ofrecer una vía hacia un consumo más sostenible y consciente.

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:26:13 +0000 Mairon G. Bastos Lima; Mónica Trujillo; Camilo Garzón https://www.sei.org/perspectives/las-especialidades-repensando-las-cadenas-de-valor-de-los-tropicos/ Perspective Q&A: How SEI’s new AFOLU Tool allows policymakers to plan comprehensive emissions reduction https://www.sei.org/features/qa-afolu-tool-emissions-reduction/ In this Q&A, Charlotte Wagner, a Senior Scientist at SEI US, discusses the importance of the new AFOLU tool integrated into SEI’s flagship energy modelling software, LEAP. In this Q&A, Charlotte Wagner, a Senior Scientist at SEI US, discusses the importance of the new AFOLU tool integrated into SEI’s flagship energy modelling software, LEAP.

]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:56:39 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/qa-afolu-tool-emissions-reduction/ Feature CHILI inaugural seminar https://www.sei.org/events/chili-inaugural-seminar/ Watch the first in the CHILI seminar series, which brought together experts to explore children’s learning environments and health. Watch the first in the CHILI seminar series, which brought together experts to explore children’s learning environments and health.

]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:33:01 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/chili-inaugural-seminar/ Event