Perspectives

When conservation collides with local livelihoods: insights from wetlands in Bangladesh and India

Perspective / In the wetlands of Bangladesh and India, conflicting policies are degrading ecosystems and threatening food security.

Making meaning from metrics: humanizing climate data through storytelling

Perspective / Explore how climate data storytelling can transform scientific findings into public understanding.

17 countries just pledged to halve air pollution by 2040 – now comes the hard part

Perspective / Jenniffer Pedraza explores how clean air pledges must be backed by action, collaboration and investment to deliver real health and equity gains.

No just energy transition without gender justice

Perspective / A truly equitable shift to a green energy system must also guarantee gender justice, SEI authors argue.

How do fossil fuel producers justify further extraction? Insights from Colombia and Nigeria

Perspective / Fossil fuel narratives in Colombia and Nigeria reveal tensions between climate goals and economic priorities.

Bidding farewell to Venezuela’s last glaciers

Perspective / On World Glacier Day, Aljandra Melfo reflects on her experiences witnessing the loss of glaciers and "the life inside the ice" in Venezuela. 

Why the relationship between clinicians and patients should matter to engineers

Perspective / In this op-ed, SEI's Robert Farnan and Jonathan Ensor reflect on the relationship between clinicians and patients in the development of healthcare technology.

Five insights from the launch of a new initiative to help the UK adapt to climate change

Perspective / This perspective offers five insights that emerged from the launch of the MACC Hub, an initiative to help the UK adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Replacing one polluting sector with another? The perils of shifting from coal to livestock in Cesar, Colombia

Perspective / As Colombia seeks a shift away from fossil fuel extraction, SEI experts warn against replacing one polluting sector with another.