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Taming complexity: From SDG interactions to policy priorities

Caspar Trimmer — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 16:58:52 +0000

SEI is developing practical ways to reflect the interplay of goals and targets in Agenda 2030 implementation strategies.

Introduction to the special issue: energy subsidies at the intersection of climate, energy, and trade governance

Harro van Asselt — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:00:00 +0000

This article provides an overview of the governance challenges raised by energy subsidies, and by situating the contributions to this issue within three broad analytical themes.

Special issue: the International governance of energy subsidies

Harro van Asselt — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:00:00 +0000

The international governance of energy subsidies has received scant attention in the literature. This special issue is intended to help bridge this gap.

Seizing the opportunity: tackling fossil fuel subsidies under the UNFCCC

Harro van Asselt — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:00:00 +0000

This article discusses the possible role of the UNFCCC in tackling fossil fuel subsidies.

New climate calculator keeps track of your carbon footprint

Anna Löfdahl — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:14:02 +0000

Just in time for Earth Hour, SEI, together with WWF, launches a new mobile friendly climate calculator for Sweden adapted for mobile devices. In just a couple of weeks, more than 25,000 Swedes have used it to get a grip of their climate emissions.

25 000 svenskar har kollat sina utsläpp med nya Klimatkalkylatorn

Anna Löfdahl — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 12:41:39 +0000

Lagom till miljömanifestationen Earth Hour den 25 mars lanserar Stockholm Environment Institute tillsammans med Världsnaturfonden WWF en mobilanpassad klimatkalkylator. Intresset är stort – på ett par veckor har fler än 25 000 svenskar använt kalkylatorn för att kolla sina klimatutsläpp.

Seasonal differences in light exposure and the associations with health and well-being in older adults living: an exploratory study

Jenny Roe — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 09:29:40 +0000

A report on seasonal comparisons of lighting in care homes and assesses its association with sleep quality.

New countries, new commodities: Trase gets major upgrade

Caspar Trimmer — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 11:02:00 +0000

SEI and the Global Canopy Programme unveil a raft of improvements and new features to our ground-breaking supply chain transparency and sustainability platform – Trase.

How governance affects participation: Insights from water resources planning projects in Colombia and Peru

Marisa Escobar; Susie Bresney — Sun, 19 Mar 2017 15:34:17 +0000

This brief explores how the design of water resources governance systems in Colombia and Peru affect stakeholder participation, drawing on insights from SEI projects in both countries.

Shasta River Water Allocation Model

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:58:24 +0000

The Shasta River is one of many California waterways for which SEI supports government authorities in its efforts to improve water allocation to meet the needs of human users and ecosystems.

Q&A with Teresa Ribera: “We need to recover our confidence in cooperation”

Caspar Trimmer — Thu, 16 Mar 2017 07:15:56 +0000

New SEI Board Member Teresa Ribera talks about the most pressing development challenges and aspirations for the next four years, and how policy research can help.

Cascading of woody biomass: the tricky path from principle to policy to practice

Olle Olsson — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 02:09:48 +0000

This discussion brief explains the principle of “cascade use” of wood and how it is being applied in the EU, and highlights challenges in putting the principle into practice to determine when energy uses are appropriate.

Norwegian oil production and keeping global warming ‘well below 2°C’

Peter Erickson; Adrian Down — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:10:00 +0000

This discussion brief examines the implications of the Paris Agreement, and Norway’s own pledges under it, for future oil production, considering the break-even cost per barrel of developing different fields.

Sami-state collaboration in the governance of cumulative effects assessment: a critical action research approach

Rasmus Kløcker Larsen — Mon, 13 Mar 2017 23:00:00 +0000

This paper presents a novel approach to joint problem analysis between Sami reindeer herders and civil servants in Swedish permitting authorities on mining, wind energy and forestry.

How can Swedish steel deliver on the Global Goals?

Caspar Trimmer — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 08:36:52 +0000

A recent workshop kicked off a process to explore the Sustainable Development Goals from the perspective of one of Sweden’s key industries.

Water security is job security: water as an enabler for livelihoods

Sarah Dickin — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 23:00:00 +0000

This chapter examines a variety of pathways through which water enables livelihoods and incomes.

We need to talk about nitrogen

Mike Ashmore; Kevin Hicks — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:59:17 +0000

This publication summarises current evidence and provides background information to raise awareness of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the UK, where it is coming from, where it is affecting semi-natural habitats, the impacts on habitats, plants and fungi, and how it is recorded.

SuSanA seeks volunteers to upgrade Wikipedia sanitation pages

Caspar Trimmer — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 12:00:21 +0000

The Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) is calling all volunteers to join a worldwide “Edit-a-thon” of the online encyclopedia’s sanitation-related articles, in the run-up to World Water Day (22 March).

Adaptation Futures 2016: practices and solutions 2016 – conference synthesis

Thu, 09 Mar 2017 18:53:40 +0000

This document summarizes the discussions at Adaptation Futures 2016, providing an overview of the “state of the art” in the field, across a wide range of subject areas.

Can resource efficiency give an edge to Estonian businesses?

Helen Saarniit — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 09:00:00 +0000

SEI researchers in Tallinn and the Estonian Ministry of the Environment are part of a new project aimed at engaging businesses in the EU’s environmental management scheme and the ‘circular economy’.