economics

Forest-Web-3.0

Project / Mobilising, harmonising and incentivising forest biodiversity and environmental monitoring data through Web 3.0 technology.

SEI joins REN21 global renewable energy network

Feature / SEI joins REN21 to contribute its renewable energy expertise to the global coalition of energy transition stakeholders.

Geopolitics – the unruly agent

SEI podcast / Dive into the consequences of the rapidly changing world order in this "Currents in sustainability" podcast featuring Leo Horn-Phathanothai and SEI experts.

A supercharged geopolitical supercycle

Perspective / This is one of three SEI Currents for 2025, examining the consequences of seismic geopolitical shifts on climate action, military spending, migration and more.

Examining the role of risk mitigation and transfer for renewable energy investments: case studies in West and Central Africa

SEI report / This report explores the financial landscape of renewable energy projects in West and Central Africa, with recommendations on how to maximize success.

SEI at AGU24

Past event / Our complete guide to SEI researchers' contributions to AGU24, the American Geophysical Union's Annual Meeting taking place 9–13 Dec. in Washington, D.C., US.

Challenges in the cost-benefit analysis of climate change adaptation projects

Perspective / SEI Asia's Bibek Gautam analyses four key challenges in the cost-benefit analysis of climate change adaptation.

Implementing just transitions: takeaways from South Africa

SEI brief / This brief summarizes the dynamics and challenges of the just transition from coal in South Africa.

Socio-economic and environmental trade-offs in Amazonian protected areas and Indigenous territories revealed by assessing competing land uses

Journal article / This study explores how Indigenous territories reduce deforestation but face socio-economic trade-offs, while sustainable-use areas achieve a better balance.