The co-impacts of climate action in cities

Julia Jokiaho; Fedra Vanhuyse

doi:10.51414/sei2025.001

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The co-impacts of climate action in cities

SEI working paper / This working paper introduces research on the co-impacts of climate action, both positive and negative, with a specific focus on cities, to inform future work.

30 January 2025 / About Cities and Climate policy

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Press release / A new journal article in Frontiers in Animal Science urges a holistic approach to animal agriculture balancing needs of humans, animals and environment.

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FAO’s 1.5°C roadmap for food systems falls short

Journal article / A Comment in Nature Food details the shortfalls in the FAO's food systems roadmap to eliminate hunger without breaching the 1.5°C climate change threshold.

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“There needs to be a strong shift in power”: Emily Ghosh on “the great carbon divide” in the Guardian

Media coverage / SEI Scientist Emily Ghosh weighs in on the Guardian's series on "the great carbon divide," which sources data from SEI's Emissions Inequality Dashboard.

20 November 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Finance, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Pollution, Sustainable lifestyles, Transport and Wellbeing

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FAQ: How income inequality translates to emissions inequality

Feature / SEI researchers Emily Ghosh and Anisha Nazareth explain how they calculated the "emissions inequality" that informs a new Oxfam report.

20 November 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Public policy, Sustainable lifestyles and Transport

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