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 Why language matters in climate negotiations: disentangling cross-border impacts and transboundary climate risks https://www.sei.org/perspectives/why-language-matters-in-climate-negotiations/ Similar-sounding terms in climate talks can mask very different realities, with real consequences for policy coherence and negotiated outcomes. Similar-sounding terms in climate talks can mask very different realities, with real consequences for policy coherence and negotiated outcomes.

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:18:23 +0000 Nicole Kempis; Richard J.T. Klein https://www.sei.org/perspectives/why-language-matters-in-climate-negotiations/ Perspective Investigating the environmental impacts of secondhand textiles in Kenya and Pakistan https://www.sei.org/projects/investigating-the-environmental-impacts-of-secondhand-textiles-in-kenya-and-pakistan/ This study seeks to provide an understanding of the ecological, social, and economic impacts of global used post-consumer textile product flows to identify high-priority areas for improving used textile circularity and sustainability to inform trade policies and investment decisions in scaling reuse and recycling systems in both exporting and importing countries. This study seeks to provide an understanding of the ecological, social, and economic impacts of global used post-consumer textile product flows to identify high-priority areas for improving used textile circularity and sustainability to inform trade policies and investment decisions in scaling reuse and recycling systems in both exporting and importing countries.

]]> Tue, 12 May 2026 11:56:03 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/investigating-the-environmental-impacts-of-secondhand-textiles-in-kenya-and-pakistan/ Project Footsteps on ice: memories of glaciers and change https://www.sei.org/perspectives/footsteps-on-ice/ Lina Rodriguez, a partner with SEI in the Adaptation at Altitude program, reflects on the power of glaciers, contemplating one that she missed and one that she experienced. Her perspective is part of an occasional series by the Adaptation at Altitude program to mark the UN’s designation of 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. Lina Rodriguez, a partner with SEI in the Adaptation at Altitude program, reflects on the power of glaciers, contemplating one that she missed and one that she experienced. Her perspective is part of an occasional series by the Adaptation at Altitude program to mark the UN’s designation of 2025 as the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. 

]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:56:54 +0000 Lina Rodriguez https://www.sei.org/perspectives/footsteps-on-ice/ Perspective Eólica marina en Colombia: ¿qué tener en cuenta para un despliegue justo e inclusivo? https://www.sei.org/features/eolica-marina-en-colombia-que-tener-en-cuenta-para-un-despliegue-justo-e-inclusivo/ En la Primera Conferencia de Energía Eólica Marina de Colombia, se abrió una conversación sobre aspectos sociales y culturales de esta industria, poniendo sobre la mesa reflexiones sobre las condiciones mínimas necesarias para que los proyectos dialoguen con los oficios, derechos y significados del mar. En la Primera Conferencia de Energía Eólica Marina de Colombia, se abrió una conversación sobre aspectos sociales y culturales de esta industria, poniendo sobre la mesa reflexiones sobre las condiciones mínimas necesarias para que los proyectos dialoguen con los oficios, derechos y significados del mar.

]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:25:43 +0000 Camilo Martelo Llerena https://www.sei.org/features/eolica-marina-en-colombia-que-tener-en-cuenta-para-un-despliegue-justo-e-inclusivo/ Feature Por qué las ciudades intermedias son claves para el bienestar y la sostenibilidad: una mirada desde el transporte urbano https://www.sei.org/perspectives/por-que-las-ciudades-intermedias-son-claves-para-el-bienestar-y-la-sostenibilidad-una-mirada-desde-el-transporte-urbano/ El destino de la sostenibilidad global no solo depende de las megaciudades, sino también de las ciudades intermedias que se expanden rápidamente. Los investigadores del SEI, Santiago Jaramillo, Jenniffer Pedraza, Efraím Hernández y Elisa Arond sostienen que estos centros olvidados son piezas claves de futuros sostenibles, equitativos e inclusivos, pero solo si invertimos ahora. El destino de la sostenibilidad global no solo depende de las megaciudades, sino también de las ciudades intermedias que se expanden rápidamente. Los investigadores del SEI, Santiago Jaramillo, Jenniffer Pedraza, Efraím Hernández y Elisa Arond sostienen que estos centros olvidados son piezas claves de futuros sostenibles, equitativos e inclusivos, pero solo si invertimos ahora. 

]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:55:37 +0000 Santiago Jaramillo Gil; Jenniffer Pedraza; Efraim Hernández; Elisa Arond https://www.sei.org/perspectives/por-que-las-ciudades-intermedias-son-claves-para-el-bienestar-y-la-sostenibilidad-una-mirada-desde-el-transporte-urbano/ Perspective Decarbonisation of Estonia’s residential building stock https://www.sei.org/publications/decarbonisation-residential-buildings-estonia/ Operational energy dominates the climate impact of Estonia’s building stock.By 2050, current strategies cut 95 % of residential building greenhouse gas emissions.Renovation and energy decarbonization impacts are deeply interlinked.Without cleaner energy, deep renovation may paradoxically raise total emissions.Renovation cuts energy demand, enhancing the decarbonization of the energy system. Operational energy dominates the climate impact of Estonia’s building stock.

By 2050, current strategies cut 95 % of residential building greenhouse gas emissions.

Renovation and energy decarbonization impacts are deeply interlinked.

Without cleaner energy, deep renovation may paradoxically raise total emissions.

Renovation cuts energy demand, enhancing the decarbonization of the energy system.

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:28:03 +0000 Peter Robert Walke https://www.sei.org/publications/decarbonisation-residential-buildings-estonia/ Publication Why intermediate cities can drive future sustainability and wellbeing: a view through urban mobility lens https://www.sei.org/perspectives/intermediate-cities-and-sustainablity/ The fate of global sustainability rests not only with megacities, but also with intermediate-sized cities that are rapidly expanding. SEI experts, Santiago Jaramillo, Jenniffer Pedraza, Efraím Hernández and Elisa Arond, argue that these largely forgotten hubs have the potential to be drivers of sustainable, equitable and inclusive futures – but only by investing now. The fate of global sustainability rests not only with megacities, but also with intermediate-sized cities that are rapidly expanding. SEI experts, Santiago Jaramillo, Jenniffer Pedraza, Efraím Hernández and Elisa Arond, argue that these largely forgotten hubs have the potential to be drivers of sustainable, equitable and inclusive futures – but only by investing now.

]]> Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:33:48 +0000 Santiago Jaramillo Gil; Jenniffer Pedraza; Efraim Hernández; Elisa Arond https://www.sei.org/perspectives/intermediate-cities-and-sustainablity/ Perspective Transmisión para habilitar la carbono neutralidad del sector eléctrico https://www.sei.org/projects/transmision-para-habilitar-la-carbono-neutralidad-del-sector-electrico/ Este proyecto apoya la transición hacia la carbono neutralidad en Chile mediante el desarrollo de propuestas regulatorias para fortalecer el sistema de transmisión eléctrica y facilitar la integración de energías limpias. Este proyecto apoya la transición hacia la carbono neutralidad en Chile mediante el desarrollo de propuestas regulatorias para fortalecer el sistema de transmisión eléctrica y facilitar la integración de energías limpias.

]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:57:56 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/transmision-para-habilitar-la-carbono-neutralidad-del-sector-electrico/ Project Underconsumption in the Anthropocene? Past, present and future of energy poverty in Sweden https://www.sei.org/projects/underconsumption-anthropocene-energy-poverty-sweden/ By exploring how the lived experience of energy poverty has changed since the 1950’s until today, this project aims to foreground the past to make future policymaking more critical of contemporary and unsustainable norms for energy use. This will shed new light on what it means to be energy poor in a world where total energy use continues to increase. By exploring how the lived experience of energy poverty has changed since the 1950’s until today, this project aims to foreground the past to make future policymaking more critical of contemporary and unsustainable norms for energy use. This will shed new light on what it means to be energy poor in a world where total energy use continues to increase.

]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:49:47 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/underconsumption-anthropocene-energy-poverty-sweden/ Project Senegal National SLCP Plan and Methane Mitigation Roadmap https://www.sei.org/projects/senegal-national-slcp-plan-and-methane-mitigation-roadmap/ In collaboration with the The Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition (METE) in Senegal, 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 The Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition (METE) in Senegal, this project will support national efforts to assess short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) emissions and inform mitigation actions within climate planning processes.

]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:28:08 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/senegal-national-slcp-plan-and-methane-mitigation-roadmap/ Project Plan national sur les SLCP du Sénégal et feuille de route pour la réduction du méthane https://www.sei.org/projects/plan-national-sur-les-slcp-du-senegal-et-feuille-de-route-pour-la-reduction-du-methane/ En collaboration avec le Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Transition Ecologique du Sénégal, ce projet soutiendra les efforts nationaux pour évaluer les émissions de polluants climatiques à courte durée de vie (SLCP) et orienter les actions d’atténuation dans le cadre des processus de planification climatique. En collaboration avec le Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Transition Ecologique du Sénégal, ce projet soutiendra les efforts nationaux pour évaluer les émissions de polluants climatiques à courte durée de vie (SLCP) et orienter les actions d’atténuation dans le cadre des processus de planification climatique.

]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:42:58 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/plan-national-sur-les-slcp-du-senegal-et-feuille-de-route-pour-la-reduction-du-methane/ Project Raising Adaptation Impact and Ambition (RAIA) https://www.sei.org/projects/raising-adaptation-impact-and-ambition-raia/ Raising Adaptation Impact and Ambition (RAIA) project aims to establish a research and capacity-strengthening framework focused on developing country-level economic analysis in Africa to inform inclusive, evidence-based national planning and budgeting for climate adaptation. Raising Adaptation Impact and Ambition (RAIA) project aims to establish a research and capacity-strengthening framework focused on developing country-level economic analysis in Africa to inform inclusive, evidence-based national planning and budgeting for climate adaptation.

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:32:53 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/raising-adaptation-impact-and-ambition-raia/ Project Coffee adapts: How public-private sector interactions can promote democratic, just and effective climate adaptation https://www.sei.org/projects/coffee-adapts-democratic-just-climate-adaptation/ Coffee will not be replaced, but it has to adapt to the effects of climate change. How it adapts – to a changing climate and a changing world, or different policies and shifting consumer preferences – is crucial, with risks but also opportunities. Coffee will not be replaced, but it has to adapt to the effects of climate change. How it adapts – to a changing climate and a changing world, or different policies and shifting consumer preferences – is crucial, with risks but also opportunities. 

]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:02:19 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/coffee-adapts-democratic-just-climate-adaptation/ Project TRANS4BIO – Integrated Energy Transition Across Scales for Climate-Resilient, Nature-Positive Biodiversity Pathways https://www.sei.org/projects/trans4bio-eng/ TRANS4BIO examines how the global energy transition can be implemented to support climate goals while protecting biodiversity and improving human wellbeing. The project analyses governance gaps and environmental pressures linked to the energy transition and develops policy insights for more integrated climate and biodiversity action. TRANS4BIO examines how the global energy transition can be implemented to support climate goals while protecting biodiversity and improving human wellbeing. The project analyses governance gaps and environmental pressures linked to the energy transition and develops policy insights for more integrated climate and biodiversity action.

]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:24:57 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/trans4bio-eng/ Project TRANS4BIO: integreeritud energiaüleminek kliimakindlate ja loodust toetavate elurikkuse strateegiate kujundamiseks eri valitsemistasanditel https://www.sei.org/projects/trans4bio-est/ Projekt TRANS4BIO uurib, kuidas energiaüleminekut saab ellu viia viisil, mis toetab ühteaegu kliimaeesmärke, elurikkuse säilimist ja inimeste heaolu. Projekt analüüsib energiaülemineku mõju loodusele ja ühiskonnale ning pakub poliitikasoovitusi kliima- ja elurikkuse poliitikate paremaks lõimimiseks. Projekt TRANS4BIO uurib, kuidas energiaüleminekut saab ellu viia viisil, mis toetab ühteaegu kliimaeesmärke, elurikkuse säilimist ja inimeste heaolu. Projekt analüüsib energiaülemineku mõju loodusele ja ühiskonnale ning pakub poliitikasoovitusi kliima- ja elurikkuse poliitikate paremaks lõimimiseks.

]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:25:41 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/trans4bio-est/ Project O café se adapta: Como cooperações público-privadas podem promover uma adaptação ao clima eficaz, justa e democrática https://www.sei.org/projects/o-cafe-se-adapta-clima-eficaz-justa-e-democratica/ O café não será substituído, mas ele precisa se adaptar aos efeitos da mudança climática. A forma como ele se adapta — a um clima alterado, mas também a um mundo em mudança, com novas políticas e preferências do consumidor — é crucial. Há riscos, mas também oportunidades. O café não será substituído, mas ele precisa se adaptar aos efeitos da mudança climática. A forma como ele se adapta — a um clima alterado, mas também a um mundo em mudança, com novas políticas e preferências do consumidor — é crucial. Há riscos, mas também oportunidades.

]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:05:25 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/o-cafe-se-adapta-clima-eficaz-justa-e-democratica/ Project Heating, transport and participation in life https://www.sei.org/projects/heating-transport-and-participation-in-life/ Energy poverty affects access to essential energy services in the home, such as heating, but also beyond. This project explores how lack of access to energy for mobility and transport interacts with energy access in the home, and how the overall quality of and participation in life is affected when one or more basic energy needs are not met. Energy poverty affects access to essential energy services in the home, such as heating, but also beyond. This project explores how lack of access to energy for mobility and transport interacts with energy access in the home, and how the overall quality of and participation in life is affected when one or more basic energy needs are not met.

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:59:32 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/heating-transport-and-participation-in-life/ Project Nairobi Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan (NCARP) https://www.sei.org/projects/nairobi-climate-adaptation-resilience-plan-ncarp/ This project supports the Nairobi City County Government to assess the city’s climate risks, estimate the cost of inaction, and prioritize adaptation investments using spatial analysis and economic modelling to inform planning, budgeting, and climate resilience efforts. This project supports the Nairobi City County Government to assess the city’s climate risks, estimate the cost of inaction, and prioritize adaptation investments using spatial analysis and economic modelling to inform planning, budgeting, and climate resilience efforts.

]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:19:22 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/nairobi-climate-adaptation-resilience-plan-ncarp/ Project Monitoreo de inundaciones fluviales en el área urbana de Cobija, cuenca del Río Acre: integración de Datos satelitales y modelación hidrodinámica https://www.sei.org/projects/monitoreo-de-inundaciones-fluviales-en-el-area-urbana-de-cobija-cuenca-del-rio-acre-integracion-de-datos-satelitales-y-modelacion-hidrodinamica/ Este proyecto busca combinar el uso de productos de sensores remotos (Datos satelitales) y modelación hidrodinámica para mapear la extensión de inundaciones en eventos específicos en el área urbana de Cobija. Las manchas derivadas de la información satelital servirán para calibrar/validar el modelo y estimar la extensión de inundación bajo distintos escenarios de crecida del río Acre. Este proyecto busca combinar el uso de productos de sensores remotos (Datos satelitales) y modelación hidrodinámica para mapear la extensión de inundaciones en eventos específicos en el área urbana de Cobija. Las manchas derivadas de la información satelital servirán para calibrar/validar el modelo y estimar la extensión de inundación bajo distintos escenarios de crecida del río Acre.

]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 00:16:04 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/monitoreo-de-inundaciones-fluviales-en-el-area-urbana-de-cobija-cuenca-del-rio-acre-integracion-de-datos-satelitales-y-modelacion-hidrodinamica/ Project Unlocking retrofit uptake through community champions https://www.sei.org/projects/unlocking-retrofit-uptake-community-champions/ This community-led retrofit project explores how trusted local residents, accessible finance and research-led engagement can help more households in York and North Yorkshire take action on home retrofit. Building on the Retrofit One-Stop Shop York (ROSSY) project and the YorEnergy service, it brings together expertise from SEI York, York Community Energy and Abundance Investment to explore a model for community-led retrofit that could be adapted across the region. This community-led retrofit project explores how trusted local residents, accessible finance and research-led engagement can help more households in York and North Yorkshire take action on home retrofit. Building on the Retrofit One-Stop Shop York (ROSSY) project and the YorEnergy service, it brings together expertise from SEI York, York Community Energy and Abundance Investment to explore a model for community-led retrofit that could be adapted across the region.

]]> Fri, 22 May 2026 15:09:29 +0000 https://www.sei.org/projects/unlocking-retrofit-uptake-community-champions/ Project