just transition Archives

Aerial view of flood in Chokwe, Mozambique with cattle on road between flooded fields

Is the new IPCC report a game changer for adaptation?

Perspective / With the release of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report by Working Group II, SEI researchers from across the globe interpret the report's headlines on adaptation.

4 March 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk and Finance

Jackup rig used for offshore oil and gas drilling stands under overcast sky in Scotland with rolling green hills in background, Cromarty Firth, Ross and Cromarty, UK

SEI scientists to UK: How to account for the “production gap” in future oil and gas leasing decisions

Feature / SEI scientists Ploy Achakulwisut and Peter Erickson advise a UK agency how the fossil fuel production gap informs the potential sale of new oil and gas leases.

3 March 2022 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels and Public policy

Man in fluorescent yellow T-shirt stands beneath palm trees on a Colombian hillside, backed by lush rolling hills and a mostly cloudy sky

Addressing climate change equitably requires a better understanding of policy coherence

Perspective / SEI US Associate Scientist Zoha Shawoo outlines why countries must strengthen policy coherence when implementing climate goals.

22 February 2022 / About Adaptation, Bioeconomy, Business, Climate policy, Mitigation, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals

Woman walking up white spiral staircase with green grass at bottom

Politically sustainable, but socially unjust? Contradictions of the Politics of a Sustainable Bioeconomy

Past event / This event will discuss the contradictions of existing political approaches to a sustainable bioeconomy in various regions as well as their backgrounds.

18 February 2022 / About Bioeconomy

Sustainability Frontiers Conference

Past event / SEI and the Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS) will co-host the Sustainability Frontiers Conference online from 14–15 February 2022.

14 February 2022 / About Sustainable Development Goals

Jatropha curcas is a type of wild plant with bright green leaves measuring 5–15 cm with a leaf bone structure. The leaves of this plant are commonly used as natural medicine. Green leaves and fruit under blue sky

Just transition towards a bioeconomy: four dimensions in Brazil, India and Indonesia

Journal article / A just bioeconomy transition also requires sustainable farming and land use, as two transitions in one.

25 January 2022 / About Bioeconomy, Food and agriculture, Forests, Land use and Public policy

SEI Currents 2022

Past event / What risks and opportunities are surfacing? What issues warrant greater attention? Watch the event as SEI experts offer their perspectives.

12 January 2022 / About Climate policy and Public policy

Women carrying firewood on their heads in forested area on dirt path, Sierra Leone

Climate change amplifies the risks for violent conflicts in Africa

Perspective / The potential for climate change to exacerbate violent conflict is manifest in Africa. Growing competition over natural resources will likely increase tensions.

10 January 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance, Food and agriculture, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Water resources

Row of yachts and superyacht docked at Croatian resort town

Q&A: Paris Agreement won’t rectify carbon footprint of the rich

Feature / SEI Scientist Emily Ghosh discusses the continued disparity in carbon emissions between the poor and everyone else.

10 January 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Pollution, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles