economics

Human Rights Day 2021

Feature / Celebrate the United Nations Day of Human Rights 2021.

Europe’s cross-border trade, human security and financial connections: A climate risk perspective

Journal article / A large-scale literature and data review to explore the potential climate impact transmission pathways between the EU and other world regions.

Navigating the (yet) unseen waters of Cerrado, the Brazilian savanna

Perspective / Water-related conservation efforts, such as the Water Producer Programme, help to align ecosystem systems maintenance with sustainable agricultural practices.

Barriers and drivers for enterprises to transition to circular economy

SEI brief / This brief highlights that companies are aware of circular practices for economic and environmental benefits, but lack the necessary support to transition.

For corporate net-zero targets, focus on the big picture

Perspective / The point of companies setting net-zero targets is not for each company to achieve net zero, but to contribute what it can to global net zero.

Climate change as a subjacent factor of migration and mobility

Perspective / What is the nexus between migration and climate change? Why is it important to understand it?

Climate finance needs to acknowledge the unmitigated debt crisis

Perspective / SEI's Zoha Shawoo outlines three key opportunities for climate finance negotiators at COP26 to start grappling with the debt crisis of developing countries.

Webinar: How COP26 can deliver on loss and damage finance

Past event / How can a loss and damage financing mechanism be designed that is both fair and feasible? This event will present novel SEI research.

Designing a fair and feasible loss and damage finance mechanism

SEI brief / Financial support for countries that bear disproportionate effects of climate change has stalled for years. COP26 must spur real progress, researchers argue.