Perspectives

We must understand the culture of wildlife consumption to stop future pandemics

Perspective / Strict controls alone won’t work – measures must take account of culture, behaviour and awareness.

After the oil crash, we need a managed wind-down of fossil fuel production

Perspective / To meet climate goals and avoid further market chaos, governments need to plan the decline of coal, oil and gas production, with support for workers.

Supporting women environmental defenders in the time of Covid-19

Perspective / Now more than ever, we need an environmentalism that works through and for the poor and marginalized.

SEI works with Kenya’s government to tackle Covid-19

Perspective / The Ministry of Health in Kenya asks for SEI’s support in tackling Covid-19-related infectious waste.

Increasing ambitions of NDCs is hardly useful unless they also become more effective

Perspective / To go beyond ambition and enhance the effectiveness of NDCs, countries need to improve the transparency, coherence and implementability of NDCs.

Breaking the habit of fossil-fueled development

Perspective / SEI's Georgia Piggot and Peter Erickson explain "carbon lock-in" and how countries can avoid — and undo — this addiction to fossil fuels.

What can you do for the planet while in lockdown?

Perspective / Citizen science initiatives that can help you connect with and support nature.

Accelerating sustainable agriculture in the Mekong

Perspective / To provide for the world in a sustainable way, current agricultural and food systems need transformative action.

Should carbon offsets only include removing CO2 from the atmosphere?

Perspective / A narrow focus on removal-based offsets -- such as those for forestry projects -- can be counterproductive to meeting climate goals.