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The value of water

SEI podcast / Explore how valuing water is key to tackling poverty, climate change and resource equity, with insights from SEI experts across global water initiatives.

New video: Climate risks to global food trade

Feature / Kevin M. Adams explains how climate risks to major commodities can be addressed in this film produced by Mistra Geopolitics.

The inequality-emissions link and what it means for the 1.5°C goal

SEI brief / This report highlights the methods used to calculate the chasm in carbon emissions between the world's richest and poorest populations.

Q&A: Paris Agreement won’t rectify carbon footprint of the rich

Feature / SEI Scientist Emily Ghosh discusses the continued disparity in carbon emissions between the poor and everyone else.

The global challenge of adapting coffee to a changing climate

Feature / Climate change is taking a toll on coffee production not just in Brazil, but globally. Ensuring a steady supply will require more help for individual farmers.

Exploring the Water-Energy Nexus in California via an Integrative Modeling Approach

Journal article / This article discusses how different climate scenarios affect the water-energy nexus in California, employing the WEAP modelling tool.

Informing Vermont’s energy and climate policy with LEAP and NEMO

Project / This project uses a model developed from LEAP and NEMO to simulate greenhouse gas emission pathways across the state of Vermont.

Q&A: How can SEI tools help California prepare for a “new normal” of drought?

Feature / SEI Senior Scientist Chuck A. Young explains why California saw severe water shortages this year and how better forecasting can help alleviate those challenges.

SDG localization baseline

SEI report / Local actors drive change and advance the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals.