Perspectives

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Five ways Trase can and cannot support the EU deforestation regulation

Perspective / Trase’s co-directors write about the benefits and limitations of Trase data in assisting companies and governments in their efforts to implement the EUDR.

10 July 2024 / About Finance, Supply Chains and Sustainable lifestyles

The Baltic-Finnish gas market can and must be decarbonised

Perspective / There is a feasible path to decarbonise the gas sectors of the Baltic states and Finland by 2050 or earlier.

8 July 2024 / About Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Renewables

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The role of forests for a climate-resilient bioeconomy: reflections from IUFRO 2024

Perspective / Francis X. Johnson provides a brief analysis of key themes and gaps in forest research from the IUFRO Congress 2024.

5 July 2024 / About Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Ecosystems and Forests

Investing in women for climate resilience

Perspective / Women must be integrated into the global climate finance architecture to help foster sustainable livelihoods and build climate resilience for all.

4 July 2024 / About Finance, Participation, Renewables and Sustainable lifestyles

Satellite image of Hurricane Beryl approaching the Caribbean, showing a well-defined eye and extensive cloud bands.

Optimism cannot dissipate a tropical hurricane alone

Perspective / Maya Rebermark shares a personal reflection on climate crisis realities amid Hurricane Beryl.

2 July 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Disaster Risk, Innovation and Mitigation

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New European Parliament must act on climate change as a systemic threat

Perspective / In this op-ed, Mikael Allan Mikaelsson and Johan Munck af Rosenschöld present ways for the new EU Parliament to protect Europe and act on climate change.

27 June 2024 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Public policy and Supply Chains

How to advance peace and security through a climate and gender lens? Reflections from youth at the UN Women’s GEN-Forum 2024

Perspective / This blog offers three practical recommendations drawing on insights from youth at the 2024 UN Women Gen-Forum.

25 June 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Participation

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We are all connected: what to know about transboundary climate risks

Perspective / SEI and UNDP authors explore the urgency of managing transboundary climate risks to safeguard global progress.

10 June 2024 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Geopolitics and Sustainable Development Goals

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Top 10 reasons why the ocean is suddenly a hot topic

Perspective / These emerging trends, competing interests and major events that could bring the ocean to the top of the global agenda in the coming year.

7 June 2024 / About Climate services, Geopolitics, Land use and Water resources