Climate transitions Archives

Prime Ministers’ statement signals a new chapter of the Leadership Group for Industry Transition

Feature / On a visit to Sweden, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson committed to a new four-year mandate for LeadIT.

28 May 2026

Solar panels mounted across a residential rooftop, with apartment buildings and trees in the background.

Rooftop solar PV – a promising solution for the energy crisis in Thailand

Perspective / The war in Iran and ensuing energy crisis has exposed the vulnerability of Thailand’s energy system – how does solar rooftop PV offer an opportunity?

28 May 2026 / About Fossil fuels, Household energy, Mitigation and Renewables

Modern street in Wageningen, Netherlands, showing eco-friendly middle-class family homes along both sides of a river with a natural flow and lush vegetation along the riverbanks.

Implementing systemic nature-based solutions as a cross-sector service for resilient landscapes

Journal article / This article explores how nature-based solutions use the protection, restoration and sustainable management of ecosystems to address societal challenges.

26 May 2026 / About Adaptation

The UK faces growing climate threats – where is the response to match?

Perspective / In this perspective for Climate Home News, Kate Williamson and Magnus Benzie outline how the UK can build public support for climate adaptation policy agendas.

26 May 2026 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk, Innovation, Participation and Public policy

Carbon dioxide storage tanks at Brevik, Norway. Photo: Jane Birch / LeadIT / SEI.

Carbon capture is now delivering greener cement, but the biggest challenge remains scale

Press release / New data from LeadIT shows that less than 2% of total global emissions from the cement industry are projected to be captured by 2035.

25 May 2026 / About Climate policy, Public policy and Supply chains

Two people dressed in black walk away along a gravel road. On the left is fenced grazing land for animals, and on the right side of the road are trees.

Social Impact Framework for assessing the impacts of NBS on human well-being and justice and its relation to biodiversity

Other publication / This brief helps local planners and stakeholders understand how NbS can enhance wellbeing through effective design, governance, and impact assessment.

25 May 2026 / About Adaptation, Cities and Participation

Aerial view of a residential neighbourhood with rooftop solar panels at dusk.

How community energy can scale social and environmental impact

Past event / This webinar explored how community energy in the UK can scale social and environmental impact, through citizen-led insights from SEI York's research.

22 May 2026 / About Participation and Planning and modelling

Green sea turtle swimming over a sandy seabed in clear turquoise water.

Five reasons to elevate biodiversity before COP17

Feature / SEI experts set out five reasons to elevate biodiversity on the global agenda ahead of COP17 in Yerevan this October.

22 May 2026 / About Bioeconomy, Ecosystems, Land use, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

A building with alternating sections of green wall covered in plants, and windows.

DESIGN 2026: 19th International Design Conference

Past event / Luke Gooding presented a new paper which focuses on scaling participatory retrofit across diverse housing stocks.

18 May 2026 / About Adaptation