Americas

Explaining the persistence of low income and environmentally degrading land uses in the Brazilian Amazon

Journal article / The article suggests that non-monetary factors, as well as lack of infrastructure, explain the persistence of cattle-ranching and other unsustainable land uses.

Toward climate finance reporting systems in Latin America

SEI brief / Summary of research done by the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean calling for robust climate finance reporting across Latin America

How does local economic development in cities affect global GHG emissions?

Journal article / This paper examines how urban action on economic development impacts global greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate finance in the Caribbean region’s small island developing states

SEI working paper / The Caribbean region’s small island developing states face considerable threats from climate change, and the costs involved exceed their financial capacity.

Improving gender inclusion in SEI’s capacity building work

SEI brief / This discussion brief outlines how the SEI US Centre can encourage the participation of women in capacity-building activities.

How business counts: Aligning water sustainability metrics for the Sustainable Development Goals

Perspective / Water is getting attention in the context of green economic development. How can we make water sustainability measures more relevant and consistent?

Carbón y política en Colombia: nuevas dinámicas

SEI brief / Este resumen de discusión examina la economía política de la extracción de carbón a gran escala en Colombia y sus implicaciones para la transición energética.

The changing politics of coal extraction in Colombia

SEI brief / This discussion brief examines the political economy of large-scale coal production in Colombia and its implications for a transition away from coal.

The new climate economy has the momentum to withstand U.S. withdrawal

Media advisory / President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement will put poor countries at greater vulnerability, according to scientists at SEI.