https://www.sei.org/ Bridging science and policy since 1989 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 05:40:23 +0000 en hourly 1 https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropped-favicon-20180207-2-150x150.jpg?modtime= https://www.sei.org/ 32 32 https://www.sei.org/features/high-level-dialogue-rio20-moving-beyond-aspirational-statements/ SEI co-hosts a high-level dialogue on science and the ‘green economy’, where Nobel Laureates and other luminaries urge world leaders to seize this ‘historic opportunity’ to put the planet on a sustainable path. SEI co-hosts a high-level dialogue on science and the ‘green economy’, where Nobel Laureates and other luminaries urge world leaders to seize this ‘historic opportunity’ to put the planet on a sustainable path.

]]> Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:47:41 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/features/high-level-dialogue-rio20-moving-beyond-aspirational-statements/ Feature https://www.sei.org/features/qa-holger-hoff-taking-nexus-approach-rio/ Integrating water, energy and land-use planning can increase efficiency, reduce trade-offs and build synergies across sectors, explains the author of an influential paper on this topic. Integrating water, energy and land-use planning can increase efficiency, reduce trade-offs and build synergies across sectors, explains the author of an influential paper on this topic.

]]> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:48:00 +0000 Anna Löfdahl https://www.sei.org/features/qa-holger-hoff-taking-nexus-approach-rio/ Feature https://www.sei.org/publications/great-expectations-understanding-why-the-un-climate-talks-seem-to-fail/ Year after year, the UN climate negotiations end in disappointment, failing to produce a solution to global climate change. This briefing paper argues that setting such high expectations is wrongheaded and can potentially be damaging. Year after year, the UN climate negotiations end in disappointment, failing to produce a solution to global climate change. This briefing paper argues that setting such high expectations is wrongheaded and can potentially be damaging.

]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:24:00 +0000 Harro van Asselt https://www.sei.org/publications/great-expectations-understanding-why-the-un-climate-talks-seem-to-fail/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/building-a-low-carbon-future-resource-constraints-and-key-strategies-to-overcome-them/ This summary outlines the findings of three studies on resource scarcity and the green economy carried out within the partnership programme between the business leaders’ initiative Combat Climate Change (3C) and the Stockholm Environment Institute. This summary outlines the findings of three studies on resource scarcity and the green economy carried out within the partnership programme between the business leaders’ initiative Combat Climate Change (3C) and the Stockholm Environment Institute.

]]> Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:36:02 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/publications/building-a-low-carbon-future-resource-constraints-and-key-strategies-to-overcome-them/ Publication https://www.sei.org/features/along-mekong-making-sense-disparate-development-strategies/ SEI-Asia and the Danish Institute for International Studies co-host a seminar on new development financiers, civil society and climate change in the Mekong. SEI-Asia and the Danish Institute for International Studies co-host a seminar on new development financiers, civil society and climate change in the Mekong.

]]> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 23:30:07 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/features/along-mekong-making-sense-disparate-development-strategies/ Feature https://www.sei.org/publications/indonesia-climate-change-adaptation-action-plan-ran-api-concept-note/ This concept note aims to provide some conceptual guidance for the development of Indonesia’s national plan to respond to climate change risks and vulnerabilities. This concept note aims to provide some conceptual guidance for the development of Indonesia’s national plan to respond to climate change risks and vulnerabilities.

]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:00:00 +0000 Sukaina Bharwani; Amanda Fencl; Aaron Atteridge; Albert Salamanca; Elise Remling; Magnus Benzie https://www.sei.org/publications/indonesia-climate-change-adaptation-action-plan-ran-api-concept-note/ Publication https://www.sei.org/features/strong-leadership-investment-needed-bring-sustainable-energy/ A new SEI report shows achieving UN energy goals within a 2°C pathway will require a massive scale-up of low-carbon technologies, driven by a shared development agenda and strong, effective policies. World leaders can lay the groundwork at Rio+20. A new SEI report shows achieving UN energy goals within a 2°C pathway will require a massive scale-up of low-carbon technologies, driven by a shared development agenda and strong, effective policies. World leaders can lay the groundwork at Rio+20.]]> Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:47:01 +0000 Tom Gill https://www.sei.org/features/strong-leadership-investment-needed-bring-sustainable-energy/ Feature https://www.sei.org/publications/energy-development-agenda/ This report combines a global assessment of energy scenarios up to 2050, case studies of energy access and low-carbon efforts around the world, and a review of the technological shifts, investments, policies and governance structures needed to bring energy to all. This report combines a global assessment of energy scenarios up to 2050, case studies of energy access and low-carbon efforts around the world, and a review of the technological shifts, investments, policies and governance structures needed to bring energy to all.

]]> Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:51:24 +0000 Måns Nilsson; Åsa Persson; Charles Heaps; Marcus Carson; Marie Jürisoo https://www.sei.org/publications/energy-development-agenda/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-15-policy-options-regional-summary/ This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book provides a regional summary of policy options. This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book provides a regional summary of policy options.

]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:00:00 +0000 Lailai Li https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-15-policy-options-regional-summary/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-11-europe/ This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book examines Europe. This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book examines Europe.

]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Åsa Gerger Swartling; Lisa Emberson https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-11-europe/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-10-asia-and-the-pacific/ This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book examines Asia and the Pacific. This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book examines Asia and the Pacific.

]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:00:00 +0000 Lailai Li https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-10-asia-and-the-pacific/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-7-an-earth-system-perspective/ This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book provides an earth system perspective. This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book provides an earth system perspective.

]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2012 05:00:00 +0000 Johan Rockström https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-7-an-earth-system-perspective/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-3-land/ This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book examines land. This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book examines land.

]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:00:00 +0000 Tahia Devisscher https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-3-land/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-2-atmosphere/ This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book examines the atmosphere. This book chapter from the Global Environment Outlook: Environment for the future we want (GEO-5) book examines the atmosphere.

]]> Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Linn Persson; Johan C. I. Kuylenstierna; Lisa Emberson; Kevin Hicks https://www.sei.org/publications/geo-5-chapter-2-atmosphere/ Publication https://www.sei.org/publications/modeling-pessimism-does-climate-stabilization-require-a-failure-of-development/ Tue, 05 Jun 2012 02:51:05 +0000 Elizabeth A. Stanton https://www.sei.org/publications/modeling-pessimism-does-climate-stabilization-require-a-failure-of-development/ Publication https://www.sei.org/features/clinton-outlines-agenda-tackle-climate-health-food-security/ During a visit to Sweden on Sunday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for immediate action on short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). Also known as short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs), SLCPs include black carbon, tropospheric ozone and methane. During a visit to Sweden on Sunday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for immediate action on short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). Also known as short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs), SLCPs include black carbon, tropospheric ozone and methane.

]]> Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:17:04 +0000 Ian Caldwell https://www.sei.org/features/clinton-outlines-agenda-tackle-climate-health-food-security/ Feature https://www.sei.org/publications/transformations-in-eu-biofuels-markets-under-the-renewable-energy-directive-and-the-implications-for-land-use-trade-and-forests/ This report reviews and analyses the impact of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU-RED) on biofuels markets, exploring key linkages across regions and policy regimes, with a special focus on land use change, trade and forest protection. This report reviews and analyses the impact of the EU Renewable Energy Directive (EU-RED) on biofuels markets, exploring key linkages across regions and policy regimes, with a special focus on land use change, trade and forest protection.

]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:11:12 +0000 Francis X. Johnson https://www.sei.org/publications/transformations-in-eu-biofuels-markets-under-the-renewable-energy-directive-and-the-implications-for-land-use-trade-and-forests/ Publication https://www.sei.org/features/bonn-redux-sei-climate-experts-review-unfccc-talks/ The climate negotiations were marred by heated arguments, finger-pointing and retrenchment, but this was no surprise, given the underlying issues. The climate negotiations were marred by heated arguments, finger-pointing and retrenchment, but this was no surprise, given the underlying issues.

]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 12:20:41 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/features/bonn-redux-sei-climate-experts-review-unfccc-talks/ Feature https://www.sei.org/features/qa-fiona-lambe-aaron-atteridge-getting-know-cooks-rural-indian-villages/ An SEI project is adapting methods used by product designers to help make clean-cookstoves projects more successful. An SEI project is adapting methods used by product designers to help make clean-cookstoves projects more successful.

]]> Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:00:56 +0000 Marion Davis https://www.sei.org/features/qa-fiona-lambe-aaron-atteridge-getting-know-cooks-rural-indian-villages/ Feature https://www.sei.org/publications/understanding-cape-towns-climate/ This chapter presents basic information on how the current climate of Cape Town and its environs is shaped by local topography and proximity to the ocean. This chapter presents basic information on how the current climate of Cape Town and its environs is shaped by local topography and proximity to the ocean.

]]> Wed, 30 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 Anna Taylor https://www.sei.org/publications/understanding-cape-towns-climate/ Publication