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Q&A: What value will SEI’s scientific report add to discussions at the Stockholm+50 meeting?

Feature / In this Q&A, Åsa Persson and Nina Weitz emphasize how this report will look at the bigger picture, engage in long-term thinking and develop solutions.

New report to provide scientific input for the UN meeting Stockholm+50

Press release / SEI is initiating an independent report to provide a scientific basis for the UN meeting Stockholm+50 in June 2022.

Toward Climate-Neutral Heavy Industry: An Analysis of Industry Transition Roadmaps

Journal article / This article analyses roadmaps to decarbonize heavy industry in several different countries. 

How subsidies aided the US shale oil and gas boom

SEI working paper / Two tax incentives alone increased the expected value of new oil and gas projects by as much as $20 billion in some years.

Federal subsidies boosted US shale oil and gas profits by billions of dollars, study finds

Press release / A new SEI analysis finds that federal oil and gas subsidies helped spur and sustain the US shale boom.

Bioeconomía subnacional: Visiones y hoja de ruta en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia

SEI working paper / Este documento de trabajo busca identificar una visión común de bioeconomía a nivel subnacional en el Valle del Cauca, Colombia.

Corporate power in the bioeconomy transition: the policies and politics of conservative ecological modernization in Brazil

Journal article / Which stakeholders control the transition to circular bioeconomies?

The global impact of food production and consumption on climate, air pollution, malnutrition and obesity

Journal article / This work presents a model that integrates the assessment of food consumption-related health risks, with the quantification of greenhouse gas emissions.

Saneamiento, gestión de aguas residuales y sostenibilidad: de la eliminación de residuos a la recuperación de recursos

Other publication / Este libro muestra cómo una mejor gestión del saneamiento y las aguas residuales puede beneficiar tanto a los seres humanos como al medio ambiente.