Perspectives

Can car labelling lead to better air quality and lower carbon emissions?

Perspective / Environmental labelling of products and services has been used as a way to ‘nudge’ consumers to make greener choices, but accuracy is crucial.

How to better align climate goals with sustainable development

Perspective / The APA should recommend that countries pledge emission reduction targets of each substance separately as part of their Nationally Determined Contributions.

An Arctic mining town faces the monocity dilemma

Perspective / How global markets, climate policy and geopolitics could shape the future of Mirny, a Siberian city built on diamond mining.

Three keys to make sustainable development reality

Perspective / SEI Executive Director Johan Kuylenstierna and a group of influential thinkers set out steps to a sustainable development transition.

U.S. again overlooks top CO2 impact of expanding oil supply, but that might change

Perspective / A 7.5-billion-barrel difference in U.S. oil imports would likely affect global prices, and increase consumption and emissions accordingly.

Why there’s no time to dally on the Paris Agreement

Perspective / The treaty may enter into force well before 2020, but let’s not wait and see - let’s start delivering actions.

Translating the SDGs to high income countries: integration at last?

Perspective / What do the Sustainable Development Goals mean for high-income countries? Insights from studies in Sweden, Japan and the Netherlands.

Electric cars are ready for a breakthrough: 8 steps to make it possible

Perspective / By following the example of pioneers such as Norway and California, governments could help EVs rise from their tiny niche to market dominance by 2030.

Transparency in agricultural supply chains – Key to protecting Amazon’s resources

Perspective / If companies, civil society and governments band together to publish transparent information on agricultural supply chains it could help protect the Amazon.