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Oil and gas production narratives in Colombia and Nigeria after the Paris Agreement

SEI brief / The authors present a critical assessment of oil and gas production narratives in developing countries to highlight barriers to low-carbon transition.

Community advisers in wind energy consultations in La Guajira: experiences and challenges

Feature / SEI researchers explore the experiences and challenges of community advisors, who play a vital role in advancing a just energy transition.

Asesores comunitarios en las consultas eólicas en La Guajira: experiencias y desafíos

Feature / Investigadores de SEI documentan las experiencias y desafíos de los asesores comunitarios, actores fundamentales para alcanzar una transición energética justa.

How do governments discursively reconcile plans for expanding oil and gas production with global climate goals? The cases of Colombia and Nigeria

Journal article / This research explores how governments in Nigeria and Colombia use discursive strategies to reconcile hydrocarbon expansion plans with climate commitments.

Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

Project / SEI and CCAC support Brazil's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in developing a National Plan on SLCP to combat climate change and air pollution.

Habitability for a connected, unequal and changing world

Journal article / This paper analyses key principles that should guide an equitable and responsible research agenda on habitability.

Framework for decentralized energy and enhanced resilience on islands

SEI brief / This five-step framework can help island states assess their energy systems and shift to decentralized, renewable and resilient ways to produce energy.

Five lessons for protecting critical infrastructure in times of crisis

Feature / From cyberattacks to climate impacts, the growing threats to critical infrastructure demand urgent action and innovative resilience strategies.

Balancing energy security and a healthy environment

SEI brief / This policy brief introduces a fracking data platform, OBSERVAR, and calls for greater fracking regulation and transparency in Vaca Muerta, Argentina.