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Decarbonizing the EU’s road and construction sectors through green public procurement: the case of Estonia and Poland

This policy brief finds that while Estonia and Poland have set goals to grow green public procurement, few mandates exist to make them happen.

The European Green Deal and the war in Ukraine: addressing crises in the short and long term

This policy brief analyses the direct effects of the war in Ukraine and explores several integrative policy approaches to mitigate these implications.

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Decarbonizing the EU’s road and construction sectors through green public procurement: the case of Sweden and the Netherlands

Green choices in public procurement can help EU Member States reach their climate goals. This brief compares the policies of Sweden and the Netherlands.

The impact of the EU Emissions Trading System on households: how can the Social Climate Fund support a just transition?

Households in the EU will feel the impact of efforts to decarbonize the heating and transport sectors. What can be done to promote a just transition?

Oslo Tropical Forest Forum

Trase will run two three-hour dialogue sessions at the Oslo Tropical Forest Forum on deforestation and regulatory and voluntary requirements on 20–21 June 2022.

Participants attending the CBAM workshop in Kigali, Rwanda

What East Africa must do to balance trade with the EU

A workshop organized by SEI and the EASTECO discussed what member states of the East African trade bloc must do more to fully benefit from the European Union.

City Climate Impact Day

SEI Head of Division - Societies, Climate and Policy Support Fedra Vanhuyse will moderate a fireside chat with the EU Mission Board for climate-neutral cities.

Event
Climate
16 June 2022
09:15 - 09:55 CEST
Helsingborg, Sweden
Europe
EU
Sweden

Climate finance is lacking in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus

Read about climate finance in Western Balkans, Eastern Europe and the Caucasus and what SEI does on this topic.

Sustainable green building with vertical garden protecting from sun and controlling inside temperature, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Funding energy efficiency will boost energy security in the EU, but more is needed

War, pandemic and the growing threat of climate change make the need to invest in energy efficiency all the more urgent. The technology already exists.

Implications of the European Union Trade Strategy for Eastern Africa

The workshop brings together experts on trade, environment, and climate change from East Africa to review the current state of knowledge on EU trade strategies.

Open letter: Experts call on governments to include animal welfare in sustainable development governance

Ahead of Stockholm+50, more than 200 experts call for governments to account for animal welfare as part of a holistic sustainable development policy.

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The elite–citizen gap in international organization legitimacy: lessons for the United Nations

Research on elite and citizen views on international organization legitimacy shows differences between the two and how to bridge the gap.

Russian gas production and processing facility works under blanket of snow at dawn and cloudy purple and pink sky, Novy Urengoi, Russia

SEI’s Peter Erickson in E&E News: Reduced gas demand can free up non-Russian LNG for Europe

How can the world fulfill Europe's liquefied natural gas needs without Russia? The rest of the developed world must lower demand, SEI's Peter Erickson says.

Woman in indigenous tribal dress harvesting ripe coffee beans.

Action on deforestation must address indirect sourcing ‘blindspot’

Traders, food manufacturers, retailers and governments must take action to reduce deforestation risks associated with indirect sources sources of commodities.

Cattle graze on yellow grass near watering hole in dry Brazilian landscape in front of mountains, Porteirinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Beyond deforestation: water use in global agricultural commodity supply chains

Deforestation is not the only factor that should be considered in a crop's environmental footprint. Water use is often overlooked in agricultural policy.

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