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

Cleo Verkuijl; Michael Lazarus

doi:10.1038/s43016-024-00950-x

SEI Currents 2023

Feature / Watch our Currents 2023 event from 11 January and read the perspectives by our researchers on topics to follow in the coming year.

20 December 2022 / About Adaptation, Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Finance, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Participation, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Two white wind turbines set in Greek mountains overlook a body of water.

Renewable energy targets in 2022: A guide to design

Other publication / This report by the International Renewable Energy Agency gives an update of the latest climate commitments on renewable energy targets.

14 November 2022 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy and Renewables

Man walking alone down a grassy country path at sunset next to a river

The 2022 Global Report of the Lancet Countdown

Other publication / This report details how climate change and fossil fuel dependence affect public health, with contributions from SEI Research Fellow Ploy Achakulwisut.

25 October 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster Risk, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sanitation and Wellbeing

A group of children 3-6 years sit and hear a story under a tree at forest kindergarten, Hillerod, Sjaelland, Denmark

Valuing nature as individuals and communities

Other publication / By valuing nature, through human-nature connectedness, we can conquer health and environmental problems and arrive at strong sustainability.

18 May 2022 / About Climate policy and Food and agriculture

New report: Stockholm+50: Unlocking a better future

Press release / Ahead of the UN international meeting Stockholm+50, SEI and CEEW jointly launch an independent scientific report to serve as a basis for the talks.

18 May 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy and Finance

Aerial view of sea of solar panels on hills, Fujian, China

Meeting human needs within planetary boundaries – a provisioning systems perspective on clean transitions

Other publication / Since the start of the Industrial Revolution, we have exploited Earth's natural resources beyond planetary boundaries to meet human needs.

18 May 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Fossil fuels

Times square lighting up at night showing a version of prosperity. human social redefine prosperity

Redefining prosperity

Other publication / We need to redefine prosperity in order to avoid overuse of materials and resource beyond Earth's biophysical boundaries.

18 May 2022 / About Adaptation and Climate policy

Man and woman stand on cracked sea ice beneath a gray sky, in sea of breaking ice sheets, Jökulsárlón, Iceland

Three observations on how to cut fossil fuels and hold the window open for Paris goals

Perspective / The Paris Agreement goals are still within our grasp if policymakers decisively act now, say SEI US Scientists Peter Erickson and Ploy Achakulwisut.

25 April 2022 / About Climate policy, Finance, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Sustainable Development Goals and Wellbeing

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