Publications

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Modelling long-term greenhouse gas mitigation pathways for Mongolia

Journal article / Implementation of 49 mitigation measures could reduce Mongolia's greenhouse gas emissions by 40% in 2050 compared to the baseline.

6 February 2025 / About Fossil fuels and Pollution

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Applying the Unlocking a Better Future framework for a just transition in Scotland

SEI report / This research program supports development of a pathway for one of the key goals of Scotland’s Environment Strategy: change for a net-zero, sustainable society.

6 February 2025 / About Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

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The prospects of controlling open burning of crop residues in Thailand: a quantitative assessment of implementation barriers and costs

Journal article / Institutional and social barriers delay implementation of burning controls: carefully designed policies are important, but decision-makers need empowering.

4 February 2025 / About Pollution

Climate change, migration and justice: SEI’s research and pathways for overcoming challenges

SEI report / This report identifies key challenges in addressing climate-related mobility while showcasing SEI's related thematic and methodological expertise.

31 January 2025 / About Adaptation and Public policy

What’s “holding back change”? Opportunities and challenges for the ‘participation’ and ‘inclusion’ of people with diverse SOGIESC in disaster risk reduction

Journal article / This paper intends to explore some of the opportunities and challenges for participatory projects to generate more sustainable and inclusive DRR practices.

3 February 2025 / About Disaster risk

Particulate matter pollution in central Bangkok: assessing outdoor workers’ perceptions and exposure

Journal article / This study aims to explore how local residents and outdoor workers in central Bangkok experience air pollution in their daily life.

3 February 2025 / About Cities and Pollution

A field of wheat with a blue sky in the background, Ukraine

Navigating a changing world order: The future of geopolitical and geoeconomic fragmentation

Other publication / This report explores the potential trajectories of geopolitical and geoeconomic fragmentation up to 2050, and their impacts on global trade and food security.

31 January 2025 / About Climate policy and Geopolitics

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The co-impacts of climate action in cities

SEI working paper / This working paper introduces research on the co-impacts of climate action, both positive and negative, with a specific focus on cities, to inform future work.

30 January 2025 / About Cities and Climate policy

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Can conflict be planned away? A critical assessment of participatory land use planning in Swedish forest governance

Journal article / This paper critically analyses the Reindeer Husbandry Plan (Renbruksplan) in Sweden, evaluating its potential for resolving land use conflicts.

30 January 2025 / About Land use

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Research advances in the Foundation Industries: TransFIRe final report

Other publication / The report highlights new techniques for improving sustainability; co-designed business models; practical guidance on EDI strategies and other insights.

30 January 2025 / About Business, Innovation and Supply chains

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Evaluating the effectiveness of an interactive tool for water governance in transboundary basins: a participation-based approach and visualization of water security from a vulnerability perspective

Journal article / This article details an effort to test a tool designed to provide decision-makers with insights on water resource vulnerability a Central American river basin.

20 January 2025 / About Participation, Planning and modelling and Water resources

Global nitrous oxide assessment

Other publication / The 2024 Global Nitrous Oxide Assessment identifies opportunities to reduce nitrous oxide emissions by over 40%, focusing on the food systems sector.

13 November 2024 / About Cities and Food and agriculture

Integrating social narratives of flood events into a text network analysis-based decision support framework to reduce vulnerability to climate change in Africa

Journal article / This article highlights the benefits of a co-creative, narrative-based methodology used to solicit residents' input for building resilience to floods in Africa.

28 January 2025 / About Adaptation, Climate services and Disaster risk

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Assessing the distributive equity of adaptation finance: a framework

Journal article / This journal article calls for more national and sub-national evaluations of adaptation finance to determine whether money reaches the most vulnerable groups.

26 January 2025 / About Adaptation and Finance

The INGENIOUS project: towards understanding air pollution in homes

Journal article / INGENIOUS project researchers studied indoor air quality in 300+ Bradford homes, linking pollutants to cooking and ventilation practices.

27 January 2025 / About Cities