Projects

Aerial view of cows grazing and ruminating in a green grassy field.

Project / The world’s appetite for animal products continues to grow, with profound implications for the environment, human health and animal welfare.

2021 / About Behaviour and choice, Food and agriculture, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Supply chains, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

Wind turbines stand against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains beneath a pink sunset sky.

The role of risk mitigation in renewable energy investments in sub-Saharan Africa

Project / This research project explores the effectiveness of financial risk mitigation in attracting private investment in renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa.

2021 - 2025 / About Energy access, Finance, Mitigation, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals

Green grass field near trees under hazy partly cloudy blue sky during daytime, Bali, Indonesia, August 2021

Supporting the ASEAN Climate Resilience Network and ASEAN Negotiating Group on Agriculture

Project / This project aims to strengthen international and national climate policy processes in the ASEAN on climate-smart land use in agriculture and forestry.

2021 / About Climate policy and Food and agriculture

Water and social equality

Project / SEI researchers are working on a new framework to ensure water models provide decision-makers with the tools to address poverty and inequality.

2021 / About Planning and modelling and Water resources

Exploring the use of machine learning to detect environmental changes and management options affecting soil carbon storage and greenhouse gas emissions

Project / Using innovative technologies we are investigating new methods to measure and monitor soil organic carbon stocks quickly and at scale.

2021 / About Adaptation, Innovation and Mitigation

Ilulissat, the third-largest city in Greenland, north of the Arctic Circle.

Arctic Wetlands Ecosystems – AWERRS

Project / Strengthening engagement on the roles and functions of wetlands to support sustainable development and resilience in the Arctic.

2020 - 2022 / About Climate policy, Land use, Mitigation and Public policy

Equitable Mobility for City Health and Wellbeing

Project / Understanding health and wellbeing impacts of mobility and co-designing mobility infrastructure improvements.

2020 / About Cities, Participation and Transport

Carbon inequality

Project / This project explores the link between social and economic inequality and the unsustainable carbon dioxide emissions that fuel human-caused climate change.

2020 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Geopolitics, Public policy, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

Aerial image of vegetable garden on building rooftop, Chongqing, China

Accelerating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals at the local level

Project / SEI has been commissioned to undertake a project that underpins a UN-led effort to accelerate achievement of Sustainable Development Goals at the local level.

2020 - 2023 / About Sustainable Development Goals