Perspectives

Air pollution is an effective and underused measure of – and lever for – the Paris Agreement

Perspective / Chris Malley argues that improvements in air quality and public health can offer motivation for increasing climate actions. 

How Europe can create an enabling environment for climate adaptation

Perspective / Heidi Tuhkanen examines adaptation trends in Europe – what has helped drive change and what needs to happen to break through longstanding bottlenecks.

How to help climate action reach at-risk communities and lands

Perspective / Alphayo Lutta gives the Paris Agreement a report card on its first 10 years and outlines ways to improve the grade over the next decade.

“It is the time of the forest!”

Perspective / Research Fellow Mónica Trujillo argues that forests should be a cornerstone of climate action going forward.

Connecting climate actions with the issues that resonate in people’s lives

Perspective / As the Paris Agreement approaches its 10-year anniversary, Sara Vigil reflects on its impact and future.

The Paris Agreement – interpreting the past decade and peering into the future

Perspective / Karen Brandon introduces a series of perspectives by SEI researchers examining the past and future of the Paris Agreement on its 10-year anniversary this month.

COP30 in Belém: collective effort, constrained ambition

Perspective / SEI experts share personal reflections from COP30, its key impacts, and what they may mean for 2026 and beyond.

Anajia Guajira: a just energy transition app for building community empowerment

Perspective / Anajia Guajira allows community members of La Guajira, Colombia, to give direct feedback on planned wind energy projects in their neighborhoods.

Advancing a research agenda on agroecology and degrowth: questions we need to ask

Perspective / SEI researchers call for integrating agroecology and degrowth to reshape knowledge, redistribute power and enable just food system change.