Integrated mitigation and adaptation planning: using LEAP, WEAP and macroeconomic modelling to plan climate-resilient development

Marion Davis; Annette Huber-Lee; Laura Forni; Jason Veysey; Eric Kemp-Benedict

doi:10.51414/sei2025.052

A close-up photo of a colourful informational board in Swedish, with a green card prominently displaying the text “Jag provar vegetarisk kost” (I try a vegetarian diet), followed by “12 min / person / år” (12 minutes per person per year). Smaller adjacent cards mention actions like giving second-hand gifts and increasing clothing lifespan.

Mainstreaming sustainable living: lessons from the SCORAI Europe 2025 Conference

Feature / From Malmö to Avesta, SEI voices from SCORAI 2025 highlight how context and community can shape real sustainability transitions.

13 May 2025 / About Behaviour and choice, Cities, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Call for abstracts: Earth Observation Data for Wetland Dynamics and Ecosystem Monitoring at EGU 2025

Past event / SEI researchers are seeking abstracts from practitioners and scholars for their session at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2025 in Vienna.

27 April 2025 / About Food and agriculture, Planning and modelling, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Aerial view of Almaty, Kazakhstan taken by drone, including skyscrapers and high-risue buildings interspersed with green trees under a blue sky with white clouds against a mountain backdrop on the horizon

Supporting the development of Kazakhstan’s NDC 3.0

Project / SEI used its flagship tools and expertise to support Kazakhstan in developing its third nationally determined contribution under the Paris Agreement.

2025 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance, Mitigation, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Aerial view of lake Mälaren on a summer day

Networking strategies for coordinating interdependent policy issues: a motif approach

Journal article / This study explores how network strategies impact coordination of interdependent policy issues using a typology and simulation models.

4 April 2025 / About Climate policy, Public policy and Water resources

View of a temple in Lao PDR against a background of increasingly tall lush mountains beneath a blue sky with white clouds

An energy sector roadmap to net zero emissions for Lao PDR

Other publication / SEI experts and tools inform this ASEAN Centre for Energy roadmap plotting the route to net zero emissions in Lao PDR.

28 March 2025 / About Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Public policy and Renewables

Water from the Nurek Dam in Tajikistan spills from chutes in the side of an embankment and into the bright blue water below.

Modelling a resilient and integrated energy system for Central Asia

Other publication / A report drawn from SEI energy modelling tools links improved energy connectivity in Central Asia to USD 1.4 billion in annual savings by 2050.

11 March 2025 / About Energy access, Fossil fuels, Planning and modelling and Renewables

Forest-Web-3.0

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

2025 - 2026 / About Adaptation, Finance and Forests

In Miami Beach, Florida, a green bike lane protects bikers as they bike alongside cars.

Transport Justice Modelling

Project / This project uses mathematical modelling tools and techniques to enable local stakeholders to make equitable transportation planning decisions.

2025 / About Cities, Participation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable lifestyles and Transport

Street scene in an African town with people walking and riding motorcycles, and a woman carrying goods on her head and a baby on her back.

Sustainable transport

One-SEI program / SEI advances fair, inclusive, and low-emission transport solutions worldwide, bridging global insights with local action for a just mobility transition.

2025 - 2026 / About Energy access, Fossil fuels, Planning and modelling and Transport