climate policy Archives

ground-mounted solar panels installed in a grassy field under a clear sky

Why cheap renewable power is still expensive in Kenya

Media coverage / In a Daily Nation Opinion, SEI Researcher Cassilde Muhoza explains why Kenya’s expansion of renewable energy has not automatically translated into lower tariffs

5 March 2026 / About Climate policy, Energy access and Renewables

Senegal launches ambitious plan to cut methane and short-lived climate pollutants

Feature / Senegal has launched a national plan to cut methane and other short-lived climate pollutants, addressing climate change, air pollution and public health

20 February 2026 / About Cities

Snow covers the field around a farm after a nor'easter brought snow to the region October 26, 2005 in Danby, Vermont.

Bridging the divide between climate policy and outcomes in Vermont

Feature / The Vermont Pathway, developed by SEI, provides the state with ways to develop scientifically-backed climate solutions in order to meet future climate goals.

19 February 2026 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Mitigation, Planning and modelling and Renewables

Call for funding proposals: economics of climate change adaptation in Africa

Feature / Raising Adaptation Impact and Ambition (RAIA) invites funding proposals to support research on the economics of climate change adaptation in Africa.

12 February 2026 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance and Mitigation

Aerial view of Monterrey, Mexico, featuring a wide sprawl of buildings in the foreground and mountains on the horizon under a lightly clouded blue sky

Geographic SDG spillovers: how state-level policies influence the metropolitan level in Monterrey

SEI brief / This brief demonstrates the SDG Synergies tool's new geographic spillovers feature by comparing metropolitan and state climate policies in Monterrey, Mexico.

11 February 2026 / About Climate policy, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Steam and exhaust rise from a chemical company on a cold winter day In Germany.

A reporting statement for corporate mitigation intervention impacts

Other publication / This paper introduces a Mitigation Intervention statement to better quantify the real impacts of corporate climate actions beyond traditional GHG inventories.

5 February 2026 / About Fossil fuels and Mitigation

Ukraine is the next test for global climate finance

Perspective / Ukraine is emerging as the first real test for global climate finance, and reforms are needed in the country to enable effective investment from the EU.

3 February 2026 / About Climate policy, Finance and Household energy

Aerial view of scattered clouds casting shadows over the ocean at sunset.

The ocean in 2026: sustainability ambitions and rising geopolitical tensions

Perspective / The ocean is becoming both a climate solution and a geopolitical battleground in 2026.

29 January 2026 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Public policy

Q&A: How SEI’s new AFOLU Tool allows policymakers to plan comprehensive emissions reduction

Feature / In this Q&A, Charlotte Wagner, a Senior Scientist at SEI US, discusses the importance of the new AFOLU tool, integrated in SEI's flagship software, LEAP.

26 January 2026 / About Climate policy, Food and agriculture, Forests, Fossil fuels and Land use