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Aerial view of oil processing facility, Cabimas, Venezuela, near Maracaibo Lake, where an enormous deposit of oil discovered in the 1910s made Venezuela one of the world's major oil exporters

Q&A: What is carbon lock-in? SEI scientists give a primer

Feature / SEI researchers offer a deep dive into the concept of carbon lock-in and its effects in Latin America, where economies are entwined with fossil fuel production.

11 May 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Finance, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Mitigation, Public policy and Renewables

Green and yellow coffee cherries hang from the branch of a coffee plant

The coffee supply chain illustrates transboundary climate risks: Insights on governance pathways

SEI brief / When a crop like coffee links countries together, they also share associated climate risks. This brief details options for managing transboundary climate risks.

26 April 2022 / About Adaptation, Business, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Mitigation, Public policy and Supply chains

3 full plastic garbage bags on sidewalk, Fürth, Germany

Socioeconomic factors of plastic waste collection in Thailand and beyond

Media coverage / SEI Asia's Diane Archer looks into the complicated nature of plastic waste systems in Thailand and Asia, introduces ecosystem actors and addresses the effects.

19 April 2022 / About Sustainable lifestyles

Aerial view of crossroads in burned forest in Tatoi, Attica, near Athens, Greece. In the summer of 2020, wildfires raged all over Greece and this area was one of the most affected.

Eight takeaways from the IPCC report on climate mitigation

Perspective / The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report on the state of climate mitigation. SEI researchers offer their main takeaways.

8 April 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Finance, Fossil fuels, Innovation, Mitigation, Public policy, Renewables and Transport

Two hands hold a tree sapling, ready to be planted, India

SEI’s Derik Broekhoff tells Disruption Banking the world cannot “offset its way out of climate change”

Media coverage / Corporate carbon neutrality claims can be deceptive. SEI Senior Scientist Derik Broekhoff tells Disruption Banking companies should aim for net-zero instead.

30 March 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy and Supply chains

Aerial view of mangrove islands near Kundapura, Karnataka, India at dusk under partly cloudy sky

How should companies finance climate action beyond their value chains?

Past event / Join us on 28 March 2022 to discuss how companies can contribute to achieving the global aim of net-zero emissions.

28 March 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Finance and Mitigation

Hand holding pile of raw white coffee beans

Narratives from the Campoalegre watershed, where opportunity is scarce

Feature / Rural communities in Colombia's Campoalegre watershed struggle to meet basic needs. SEI researchers aim to connect them to policymakers to improve their lives.

21 March 2022 / About Business, Climate policy, Climate services, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Land use, Participation, Public policy, Sanitation, Water resources and Wellbeing

Tree growing on coins, money growing, business success concept, Thailand. cbam

Q&A: Swedish perspectives on EU proposal for Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Feature / SEl researchers explain the Swedish perspectives on the EU Commission's proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

7 March 2022 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Pollution and Public policy

Aerial view of road through green forest, Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China

SEI’s Derik Broekhoff comments on carbon offsets in Sierra Club magazine

Media coverage / In an article in <i>Sierra</i>, the Sierra Club's magazine, SEI Senior Researcher Derik Broekhoff commented on carbon offsetting and net-zero as a global goal.

7 February 2022 / About Finance and Fossil fuels