The co-impacts of climate action in cities

Julia Jokiaho; Fedra Vanhuyse

doi:10.51414/sei2025.001

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

Oil well in frozen swath of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, before a twilight sky

SEI’s Michael Lazarus to New York Times: US faces ‘contradiction’ between fossil fuel extraction and climate goals

Media coverage / The Biden Administration disappointed climate activists by approving the Willow oil and gas project in Alaska. But that isn't the half of it.

6 April 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Land use, Mitigation, Public policy and Renewables

aerial view of blue crashing waves in the sea

World Water Day 2023

Feature / Water is a central research topic at SEI. This World Water Day, explore SEI's latest research and perspectives on water.

22 March 2023 / About Adaptation, Cities, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture, Planning and modelling, Sanitation, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Brown sand pours through an hourglass with a light wooden outer frame in front of a white-painted brick wall

SEI’s Sivan Kartha provides peek behind the dial of the Doomsday Clock

Media coverage / The Doomsday Clock moved closer to midnight than ever. SEI Senior Scientist Sivan Kartha, who leads the Clock's climate panel, offers reasons why.

24 January 2023 / About Disaster risk and Geopolitics

A red carpet flanked by velvet ropes leads to the entry of a private jet on a runway.

SEI’s Anisha Nazareth in DW: Emissions of the rich and famous

Media coverage / A new report by DW details how the world's wealthy elite contribute an outsized share of the planet's human-caused climate emissions.

10 January 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Fossil fuels, Pollution, Sustainable lifestyles and Transport

SEI Currents 2023 – which trends will shape 2023?

Media advisory / SEI Currents 2023 taps the institute’s expertise and insights from SEI centres across five continents to identify trends emerging in 2023 and beyond.

3 January 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Finance, Innovation and Sustainable Development Goals

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

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

planetary boundaries