clean energy Archives

Railway tracks head off into the distance. Cerrejón’s railway on its way to Puerto Bolivar, La Guajira © Eduar Monsalve / SEI

Navigating a just energy transition from coal in the Colombian Caribbean

SEI working paper / Researchers review the power dynamics and distributional politics that shape resistance to phasing out coal and to opportunities for change in Colombia.

22 December 2023 / About Fossil fuels and Renewables

Cost efficiency of municipal green bonds’ measures: a marginal abatement cost curves approach

Journal article / This paper investigates the cost-efficiency of the carbon reduction measures financed in Swedish municipalities through the scheme of municipal green bonds.

21 December 2023 / About Finance

High-angle shot of a road network which extends from the foreground all the way to the horizon. Traffic mostly flows towards the camera: cars, motorbikes, trucks. A bustling street dominates the left of the shot.

Integrated assessment of air pollution and climate change for sustainable development in Africa – full report

Other publication / Thirty-seven actions in five key sectors could be the key to tackling climate change and air pollution in Africa simultaneously.

12 December 2023 / About Climate policy, Climate services, Pollution, Short lived climate pollutants and Wellbeing

LeadIT 2.0 – partnerships for a just and equitable industry transition

Past event / This official COP28 side event will address how to accelerate a just and equitable industry transition.

10 December 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Finance, Innovation, Public policy and Renewables

The path to a fossil fuel phase-out

Past event / SEI experts will discuss opportunities for policy and leadership in phasing out fossil fuels at COP28.

05 December 2023 / About Climate policy and Fossil fuels

Red and grey pumps, with oil well heads painted with the Colombian flag colours in the background.

A “transition” from fossil fuels to fossil fuels?

Perspective / For Ecopetrol, the Colombian national oil and gas company, diversification is one strategy to navigate the “clean energy” transition – but not the main one.

23 November 2023 / About Fossil fuels

Man rides bicycle by a roadside stall of charcoal packed in sacks ready for sale to passing cars in Masindi, Uganda

A National Integrated Clean Cooking Strategy for Uganda (NICCS)

Project / The Ugandan government hopes to scale up cleaner cooking options to curb the health and climate damage caused by burning wood and charcoal.

2023 - 2025 / About Behaviour and choice, Energy access, Forests, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Short lived climate pollutants and Sustainable lifestyles

“Social acceptance of renewable projects depends on tangible benefits for local communities”: José Vega on Bloomberg

Media coverage / SEI Research Associate José Vega talks to Bloomberg on challenges in wind energy development in La Guajira, Colombia.

9 November 2023 / About Energy access, Public policy and Renewables

Aerial view over a turquoise sea where an oil tanker passes beneath a sling bridge.

Why fossil fuel reduction targets should be part of every climate plan, according to SEI’s Ploy Achakulwisut

Media coverage / SEI's Ploy Achakulwisut explains in a Context op-ed why climate plans with no fossil fuel phase-down is "like trying to drive with the rearview mirror missing."

8 November 2023 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Public policy