Publications

SEI brief / Read policy insights from a groundbreaking assessment of climate risks to international trade in six major commodities.

SEI brief / How can investors in high-emitting sectors help the drive to net zero? This brief presents insights for the agriculture, steel, cement, and oil and gas sectors.

SEI report / This report describes the methodologies of a new experimental statistic that will act as an indicator of the global environmental impacts of UK consumption.

SEI brief / Financial support for countries that bear disproportionate effects of climate change has stalled for years. COP26 must spur real progress, researchers argue.

SEI report / This report focuses on “active engagement”, where investors engage with high-emitting sectors, to impact green transition in four key industries.

SEI brief / This assessment looks at the latest round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and the progress made in raising industry transition ambition levels.

SEI brief / The fragmented climate finance landscape needs to develop a cohesive strategy to deploy aid most effectively for the countries that benefit from the funding.

Journal article / Aging manufacturing infrastructure for producing steel is a major culprit for climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions. A shift to new technologies will help.

Journal article / What drives the market in green bonds? Read a new study from Norway and Sweden.

SEI brief / The authors propose a framework for a just transition for climate change adaptation focused on justice – both procedural and distributional – and connectedness.

SEI brief / This summary presents key insights and recommendations on making the UN climate process more transparent, effective and inclusive by moving it online.

SEI brief / Climate finance for adaptation in Africa falls short in five ways outlined in this fact sheet based on a Climate Policy journal article.

Journal article / "Ecotechnologies" for recovering carbon and nutrients are costly. A so-called "bottom-up" approach can serve as a decision-making instrument.

Journal article / The authors analyzed three applications of a decision-support approach called SDG Synergies in Mongolia, Colombia and Sri Lanka that aims at building capacity.

SEI working paper / This mixed methods systematic review protocol provide a methodological plan for a review that aims to assess the effectiveness of climate adaptation finance.