SEI https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:05:52 +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 Üleskutse saartelt pärit noortele – kandideeri keskkonnaprogrammi! https://www.sei.org/features/ootame-saartelt-parit-noori-kandideerima-keskkonnaprogrammi/ YENESIS programm pakub Eesti saartelt pärit või seal elavatele noortele võimalust saada põhjaliku ettevalmistuse tööks keskkonnahoidlikes valdkondades. Kandideeri kuni 10. novembrini! YENESIS programm pakub Eesti saartelt pärit või seal elavatele noortele võimalust saada põhjaliku ettevalmistuse tööks keskkonnahoidlikes valdkondades. Kandideeri kuni 10. novembrini!

]]> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:43:19 +0000 https://www.sei.org/features/ootame-saartelt-parit-noori-kandideerima-keskkonnaprogrammi/ Feature Ekonomiska risker i ett förändrat klimat nationell konferens, Östersund https://www.sei.org/events/ekonomiska-risker-i-ett-forandrat-klimat-nationell-konferens-ostersund/ Länsstyrelsen, Stockholm Environment Institute, SMHI och Stockholm Sustainable Finance Center bjuder in till Sveriges första konferens om klimatets påverkan på finansiella system i Östersund 9 och 10 Oktober. Länsstyrelsen, Stockholm Environment Institute, SMHI och Stockholm Sustainable Finance Center bjuder in till Sveriges första konferens om klimatets påverkan på finansiella system i Östersund 9 och 10 Oktober.

]]> Mon, 07 Oct 2019 08:50:38 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/ekonomiska-risker-i-ett-forandrat-klimat-nationell-konferens-ostersund/ Event Kritik ökar i takt med kinesiskt bolag vinner upphandling i Stockholms tunnelbana https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/kritik-okar-i-takt-med-kinesiskt-bolag-vinner-upphandling-i-stockholms-tunnelbana/ Det Kinesiska bolaget China Railway Tunnel Group ska bygga ut nya Stockholms Tunnelbanan. Upphandlingen handlar om 3 arbetstunnlar. Ett beslut som skapade upprörda känslor y kritik i Sverige. SEI Forskningsledare Karl Hallding kommenterar. Det Kinesiska bolaget China Railway Tunnel Group ska bygga ut nya Stockholms Tunnelbanan. Upphandlingen handlar om 3 arbetstunnlar. Ett beslut som skapade upprörda känslor y kritik i Sverige. SEI Forskningsledare Karl Hallding kommenterar.

]]> Thu, 10 Oct 2019 09:20:06 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/kritik-okar-i-takt-med-kinesiskt-bolag-vinner-upphandling-i-stockholms-tunnelbana/ Press The Green New Deal: what is a reasonable “realism” in the face of an existential threat? https://www.sei.org/events/the-green-new-deal-reasonable-realism-existential-threat/ Join this webinar to learn about the economics of climate change and the role of social and institutional trust in making major systemic changes in a time of uncertainty. SEI Senior Scientist Eric Kemp-Benedict will lead this presentation, as part of a webinar series organized by the United States Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE). A large mural of the climate change activist Greta Thunberg on a wall in Bristol. Photo: Andrew Gustar / Flickr. Join this webinar to learn about the economics of climate change and the role of social and institutional trust in making major systemic changes in a time of uncertainty. SEI Senior Scientist Eric Kemp-Benedict will lead this presentation, as part of a webinar series organized by the United States Society for Ecological Economics (USSEE).

A large mural of the climate change activist Greta Thunberg on a wall in Bristol. Photo: Andrew Gustar / Flickr.

]]> Tue, 08 Oct 2019 22:00:32 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/the-green-new-deal-reasonable-realism-existential-threat/ Event Is it time for Asian cities to declare a climate emergency? https://www.sei.org/perspectives/asian-cities-climate-emergency/ Cities in Asia should consider declaring climate emergencies to catalyse public awareness on climate risks and initiate policy and community action. Cities can implement a range of actions including ultra-low emission zones, investing in low-carbon technologies, and retrofitting buildings for greater energy efficiency. Cities in Asia should consider declaring climate emergencies to catalyse public awareness on climate risks and initiate policy and community action. Cities can implement a range of actions including ultra-low emission zones, investing in low-carbon technologies, and retrofitting buildings for greater energy efficiency.

]]> Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:40:26 +0000 Charrlotte Adelina; Diane Archer https://www.sei.org/perspectives/asian-cities-climate-emergency/ Perspective Empowerment in WASH Index https://www.sei.org/publications/empowerment-wash-index/ This brief presents the Empowerment in WASH Index (EWI), a new tool for measuring empowerment in the water, sanitation and health sector. It also describes how EWI is constructed and shows how it has been applied in Burkina Faso. Read the brief in full below, or download the PDF. This brief presents the Empowerment in WASH Index (EWI), a new tool for measuring empowerment in the water, sanitation and health sector. It also describes how EWI is constructed and shows how it has been applied in Burkina Faso.

Read the brief in full below, or download the PDF.

]]> Tue, 08 Oct 2019 10:48:36 +0000 Sarah Dickin https://www.sei.org/publications/empowerment-wash-index/ Publication International migration and the impact on climate change https://www.sei.org/events/international-migration-and-the-impact-on-climate-change/ Mistra Geopolitics and Stockholm Climate Security Hub invite you to a seminar on international migration and the impact on climate change with Rainer Münz – Special Adviser on Migration and Demography, European Strategy Policy Centre (ESPC), European Commission, Brussels. A girl paints the word “future” as an act of protest for future generations. Photo: Artur Debat / Getty Images. Mistra Geopolitics and Stockholm Climate Security Hub invite you to a seminar on international migration and the impact on climate change with Rainer Münz – Special Adviser on Migration and Demography, European Strategy Policy Centre (ESPC), European Commission, Brussels.

A girl paints the word “future” as an act of protest for future generations. Photo: Artur Debat / Getty Images.

]]> Wed, 02 Oct 2019 16:32:34 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/international-migration-and-the-impact-on-climate-change/ Event ¿Cómo mejorar las NDC, reducir la contaminación del aire y mejorar la salud humana? https://www.sei.org/perspectives/como-mejorar-las-ndc-reducir-la-contaminacion-del-aire-y-mejorar-la-salud-humana/ La reducción de la contaminación del aire respalda objetivos de desarrollo cruciales. Si se hace correctamente, también podría aumentar los compromisos de los países para mitigar el cambio climático, capturado en sus Contribuciones Determinadas a Nivel Nacional (NDC). La reducción de la contaminación del aire respalda objetivos de desarrollo cruciales. Si se hace correctamente, también podría aumentar los compromisos de los países para mitigar el cambio climático, capturado en sus Contribuciones Determinadas a Nivel Nacional (NDC).

]]> Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:06:00 +0000 https://www.sei.org/perspectives/como-mejorar-las-ndc-reducir-la-contaminacion-del-aire-y-mejorar-la-salud-humana/ Perspective Climate risk in a globalized world: empirical findings from supply chains in the Swedish manufacturing sector https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-risk-in-a-globalized-world-empirical-findings-from-supply-chains-in-the-swedish-manufacturing-sector/ A consequence of the interconnectedness of global supply chains is that disturbances in one location can propagate between continents. This means that for companies to manage climate risks, it is important not just to assess risks in operation locations, but also throughout supply chains. A consequence of the interconnectedness of global supply chains is that disturbances in one location can propagate between continents. This means that for companies to manage climate risks, it is important not just to assess risks in operation locations, but also throughout supply chains.

]]> Fri, 04 Oct 2019 14:01:10 +0000 Sandra Tenggren; Olle Olsson; Gregor Vulturius; Henrik Carlsen; Magnus Benzie https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-risk-in-a-globalized-world-empirical-findings-from-supply-chains-in-the-swedish-manufacturing-sector/ Publication The “environment”: unearthing the past, present and future of one of the most successful policy concepts of the twentieth century https://www.sei.org/events/the-environment-unearthing-the-past-present-and-future-of-one-of-the-most-successful-policy-concepts-of-the-twentieth-century/ The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm University and SEI were proud to present the Gordon Goodman Memorial Lecture 2019 on 3 October with Sverker Sörlin. Sverker is a Swedish historian of ideas and a professor in environmental history at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The recorded event can be found below. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm University and SEI were proud to present the Gordon Goodman Memorial Lecture 2019 on 3 October with Sverker Sörlin. Sverker is a Swedish historian of ideas and a professor in environmental history at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

The recorded event can be found below.

]]> Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:26:10 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/the-environment-unearthing-the-past-present-and-future-of-one-of-the-most-successful-policy-concepts-of-the-twentieth-century/ Event Valitsus toetab Euroopa kliimaneutraalsuse saavutamist aastaks 2050 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/valitsus-toetab-euroopa-kliimaneutraalsuse-saavutamist-aastaks-2050/ Otsuseni aitas jõuda ka SEI Tallinna äsja valminud uuring kliimaneutraalsuse saavutamise võimalustest Eestis. Otsuseni aitas jõuda ka SEI Tallinna äsja valminud uuring kliimaneutraalsuse saavutamise võimalustest Eestis.

]]> Fri, 04 Oct 2019 07:10:49 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/valitsus-toetab-euroopa-kliimaneutraalsuse-saavutamist-aastaks-2050/ Press Government endorses 2050 as target year for climate neutrality https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/government-endorses-2050-as-target-year-for-climate-neutrality/ SEI Tallinn's recent report on the possibilities of reaching climate neutrality contributed to the decision. SEI Tallinn's recent report on the possibilities of reaching climate neutrality contributed to the decision.

]]> Fri, 04 Oct 2019 07:23:37 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/government-endorses-2050-as-target-year-for-climate-neutrality/ Press Contention strikes back? The discursive, instrumental and institutional tactics implemented by coal sector incumbents in Colombia https://www.sei.org/publications/tactics-implemented-by-coal-sector-incumbents-in-colombia/ This article analyses the ways through which incumbent actors of the fossil fuel regime respond to socio-economic pressures and actively resist change. This article analyses the ways through which incumbent actors of the fossil fuel regime respond to socio-economic pressures and actively resist change.

]]> Tue, 01 Oct 2019 22:02:24 +0000 Claudia Strambo https://www.sei.org/publications/tactics-implemented-by-coal-sector-incumbents-in-colombia/ Publication The environment: evolution of an idea https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/the-environment-evolution-of-an-idea/ The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm University and SEI are proud to present the Gordon Goodman Memorial Lecture with Sverker Sörlin on 3 October. Sverker is a Swedish historian of ideas and a professor in environmental history at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm University and SEI are proud to present the Gordon Goodman Memorial Lecture with Sverker Sörlin on 3 October. Sverker is a Swedish historian of ideas and a professor in environmental history at KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

]]> Wed, 02 Oct 2019 17:43:36 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/the-environment-evolution-of-an-idea/ Press Sustainable biofuels: climate, land use, and development https://www.sei.org/events/sustainable-biofuels-climate-land-use-and-development/ How can we integrate large-scale biofuel production into our economies? During this lunch event, Professor Lee Lynd will speak about the analysis underpinning this vision, and go over the actions required for its realization. Photo: Markus Kauffman / Flickr. How can we integrate large-scale biofuel production into our economies? During this lunch event, Professor Lee Lynd will speak about the analysis underpinning this vision, and go over the actions required for its realization.

Photo: Markus Kauffman / Flickr.

]]> Wed, 11 Sep 2019 12:19:41 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/sustainable-biofuels-climate-land-use-and-development/ Event Meet Michael Lathuillière, Data Scientist https://www.sei.org/people/meet-sei/michael-lathuilliere/ Originally from France, Michael began his career making ink for a printing company in Canada. When the Kyoto Protocol came into effect, he realized he could make a bigger impact on the world – so he shifted his interests to environmental science, supply chains, and water footprinting. Now he works at SEI, tackling deforestation with the Trase supply chain transparency platform. Originally from France, Michael began his career making ink for a printing company in Canada. When the Kyoto Protocol came into effect, he realized he could make a bigger impact on the world – so he shifted his interests to environmental science, supply chains, and water footprinting. Now he works at SEI, tackling deforestation with the Trase supply chain transparency platform.

]]> Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:53:45 +0000 https://www.sei.org/people/meet-sei/michael-lathuilliere/ Meet SEI Reaching climate neutrality in Estonia https://www.sei.org/publications/reaching-climate-neutrality-in-estonia/ The report concludes that reaching climate neutrality in Estonia by 2050 is technically possible if all the sectors (private, public and non-profit) contribute to the aim. Climate neutrality can also be potentially profitable in the long term provided that strategically wise investments are carried out to reach the goal. The report concludes that reaching climate neutrality in Estonia by 2050 is technically possible if all the sectors (private, public and non-profit) contribute to the aim. Climate neutrality can also be potentially profitable in the long term provided that strategically wise investments are carried out to reach the goal.

]]> Tue, 01 Oct 2019 08:19:57 +0000 Siim Meeliste; Lauri Tammiste; Kerli Kirsimaa; Karina Suik; Madis Org https://www.sei.org/publications/reaching-climate-neutrality-in-estonia/ Publication Eesti kliimaambitsiooni tõstmise võimaluste analüüs https://www.sei.org/publications/eesti-kliimaambitsiooni-tostmise-voimaluste-analuus/ SEI Tallinn koostas Riigikantselei strateegiabüroo tellimusel uuringu Eesti kliimaambitsiooni tõstmise võimalustest, kus analüüsiti aastaks 2050 kliimaneutraalsuse saavutamise võimalusi, selleks vajalikke meetmeid ja investeeringuid. SEI Tallinn koostas Riigikantselei strateegiabüroo tellimusel uuringu Eesti kliimaambitsiooni tõstmise võimalustest, kus analüüsiti aastaks 2050 kliimaneutraalsuse saavutamise võimalusi, selleks vajalikke meetmeid ja investeeringuid.

]]> Tue, 01 Oct 2019 07:21:10 +0000 Siim Meeliste; Lauri Tammiste; Kerli Kirsimaa; Karina Suik; Madis Org https://www.sei.org/publications/eesti-kliimaambitsiooni-tostmise-voimaluste-analuus/ Publication SEI Tallinna kliimaneutraalsuse uuringu esitlus – otseülekanne https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sei-tallinna-kliimaneutraalsuse-uuringu-esitlus-otseulekanne/ ERR tegi otseülekande SEI Tallinna raporti tutvustamiselt, milles otsiti vastust küsimusele, kas ja kuidas on kliimaneutraalsus Eestis 2050. aastaks saavutatav. ERR tegi otseülekande SEI Tallinna raporti tutvustamiselt, milles otsiti vastust küsimusele, kas ja kuidas on kliimaneutraalsus Eestis 2050. aastaks saavutatav.

]]> Tue, 01 Oct 2019 06:08:00 +0000 https://www.sei.org/about-sei/press-room/sei-tallinna-kliimaneutraalsuse-uuringu-esitlus-otseulekanne/ Press Take Action Challenge: 15 Actions in 15 Days https://www.sei.org/events/take-action-challenge-15-actions-in-15-days/ Join SEI, UN Environment, UNESCO and thousands of individuals in amplifying calls to action for sustainable lifestyles globally through the digital challenge 15 Actions in 15 Days. Join SEI, UN Environment, UNESCO and thousands of individuals in amplifying calls to action for sustainable lifestyles globally through the digital challenge 15 Actions in 15 Days.

]]> Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:57:39 +0000 https://www.sei.org/events/take-action-challenge-15-actions-in-15-days/ Event