The gender-energy nexus: evidence and gaps in Colombia’s coal transition

Juan Camilo Betancur Jaramillo; Daniela Maestre; Elisa Arond

Other publication / This report examines the gender and intersectional dimensions of coal mining and phase-out in Cesar, Colombia.

9 July 2026 / About Fossil fuels

Landscape shot across a broad brown river. On the other side are small wooden houses on stilts. Colourful laundry hangs on washing lines in front of them. Behind them are tall, lush green trees underneath a blue sky dappled with light cloud.

Granting legal rights to rivers fails to halt pollution, SEI report warns

Press release / SEI researchers publish analysis on whether “rights of rivers” initiatives have led to environmental protections.

29 June 2026 / About Participation and Public policy

Driving regenerative development: a beacon of hope inside the Tropical Andes

Feature / In Colombia's Tropical Andes, land once shaped by conflict is becoming a living laboratory for agroecological regeneration.

9 June 2026 / About Bioeconomy, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Land use and Participation

Under a blue sky with clouds, a dozen electricity towers stand above a facility with low buildings and cement aprons, surrounded by green trees.

Electricity transmission in Colombia: 2025 overview

SEI report / This document offers a snapshot of the electric transmission sector in Colombia as of 2025.

4 June 2026 / About Energy access, Planning and modelling and Renewables

Large flock of starlings throng in a shifting mass above a wood at dusk in the Netherlands.

The politics of coherence

SEI brief / What have seven years of research revealed about aligning climate action and sustainable development?

19 May 2026 / About Climate policy, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

A loaded timber truck transports timber logs with an overload on the highway, black smoke

Investment roadmaps and partnership development for black carbon mitigation

Project / This project aims to gather evidence and develop roadmaps to encourage investment in initiatives that lower black carbon emissions.

2026 - 2027 / About Finance and Pollution

Female delegate explaining business strategies at summit in convention center.

SEI at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

Past event / SEI joins global leaders in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the first international conference dedicated to transitioning away from fossil fuels.

24 April 2026 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels and Participation

A slippery slope? Gas developments and costly investments lock Colombia into a carbon-intensive path

Perspective / Calls in Colombia to increase gas production could set the country down an environmentally and financially perilous path despite cleaner energy alternatives.

24 April 2026 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels and Renewables

Webinar – Indigenous dialogues on wind energy: a knowledge exchange between Colombia and Brazil

Past event / This webinar presents a publication that brings together lessons learned from an exchange between Indigenous communities in Brazil and Colombia.

24 March 2026 / About Renewables