Americas

Guide developed by researchers at Stockholm Environment Institute plays key role in IKEA’s sustainability and climate report, adding air pollution for the first time

Press release / A sustainability and climate report by global retailer IKEA used a landmark guide which was developed by researchers from the Stockholm Environment Institute.

15 February 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Pollution and Transport

A tea kettle rests upon a stone bordering a wood-fired pit.

Novel research shows health, climate benefits of increasing access to electricity and gas for cooking in low- and middle-income countries

Press release / Expanding the use of LPG and/or grid electricity to replace biomass-fueled cooking in low- and middle-income countries benefits human health and climate.

15 February 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Energy access, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Land use, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Short lived climate pollutants, Sustainable Development Goals and Wellbeing

Two Humpback whales are swimming together among icebergs in the arctic ocean, in Ilulissat, Greenland. On the iceberg there is a pool formation due to the ice melting. The picture has been taken with a drone

Lanzamiento de “Nuestra casa común: una guía para el cuidado de nuestro planeta vivo”

Past event / Únase al lanzamiento de una publicación única que conecta la ciencia del cambio climático, la biodiversidad y la sostenibilidad con los mensajes de Laudato si'.

14 February 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Mitigation

New research on the benefits of cleaner cooking: Q&A with Rob Bailis

Feature / SEI's Rob Bailis led research for a journal article featuring the first known analysis of the health and climate consequences of large-scale fuel transitions.

7 February 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Land use, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Short lived climate pollutants, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

More single-use plastic waste than ever before

Feature / An additional 6 million metric tons of plastic waste was generated in 2021 compared to 2019. SEI's Toby Gardner says decisive government action is needed.

6 February 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Finance, Fossil fuels, Public policy and Supply chains

Contesting legitimacy in global environmental governance – an exploration of transboundary climate risk management in the Brazilian-German coffee supply-chain

Journal article / In this paper the authors unpack the contested nature of legitimacy by examining the governance of TCRs in agricultural supply-chains.

3 February 2023 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk and Supply chains

Alianza WEF-NEXUS lidera proyectos para la sostenibilidad ambiental en Colombia

Project / Alianza WEF Nexus Colombia selecciona dos proyectos liderados por SEI para su programa de becas semilla.

2023 / About Planning and modelling, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Sustainability assessment of urban and peri-urban sanitation systems relevant in the Bolivian context

SEI report / A new sustainability assessment method can identify strengths and weaknesses of different sanitation systems across the sanitation service chain in Montero.

31 January 2023 / About Sanitation

A convoy (or platoon) of white freight trucks on a highway

How sustainable is the transformation in road freight?

SEI brief / Technology and climate mitigation are driving a transformation in road freight. The brief sets out the benefits and challenges for sustainability in the sector.

30 January 2023 / About Climate policy, Mitigation and Transport