Perspectives

Exploring Australia’s “climate election”

Perspective / The election on 21 May 2022 saw Anthony Albanese become Australia's 31st prime minister, putting climate change back on the agenda.

Latest report on global disaster risk stresses need for transformative approaches to deal with new risk landscapes

Perspective / SEI researchers share their reflections on the latest Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction, launched ahead of the 2022 Global Platform for DRR.

The environment and development mission of SEI: historical reflections in the context of Stockholm+50

Perspective / Stockholm+50 offers an opportunity to reflect on what SEI and like-minded think tanks need to do in the coming years to develop new transformational approaches.

Improving urban water use can help address the problem of groundwater depletion

Perspective / Improving urban water systems' efficiency can help address the problem of excessive groundwater use in Southeast Asia.

Community co-management can help protect wetlands biodiversity in the Chindwin River Basin

Perspective / For International Biodiversity Day, SEI Asia researchers reflect on the challenges in conserving biodiversity in the wetlands of Myanmar's Chindwin River Basin.

Steel and cement can drive the decade of action on climate change. This is how

Perspective / How can the steel and cement industry reach net-zero by 2050? The Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative by UNIDO is driving industrial climate action.

Conflicts threaten food security and biodiversity. How can we overcome these challenges?

Perspective / The consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on food security and biodiversity go beyond the countries' borders. How can we overcome these challenges?

What the climate crisis needs: the world’s youth

Perspective / This piece by SEI's Robin Hocquet argues that changes are needed to integrate the world's youth in policymaking processes on climate and sustainability issues.

Three observations on how to cut fossil fuels and hold the window open for Paris goals

Perspective / The Paris Agreement goals are still within our grasp if policymakers decisively act now, say SEI US Scientists Peter Erickson and Ploy Achakulwisut.