The co-impacts of climate action in cities

Julia Jokiaho; Fedra Vanhuyse

doi:10.51414/sei2025.001

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

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

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

Bound bales of crushed plastic bottles and containers sit stacked.

Outside the safe operating space of the planetary boundary for novel entities

Journal article / The safe operating space of the novel entities planetary boundary is exceeded, as annual production and releases are faster than global assessment capacity.

23 February 2022 / About Pollution

Empty blue chemical waste drums lie on abandoned bank with view of smoking exhaust Pipes from heavy industry factory, the Netherlands

Euronews: Another planetary boundary exceeded

Media coverage / Referring to a report co-authored by SEI Affiliated Researcher Linn Persson, Euronews noted that chemical pollution has now passed the safe limit for humanity.

18 January 2022 / About Pollution and Sanitation

Swamp, river and trees seen from above by drone, Straumbu, Hedmark, Norway

Safe planetary boundary for pollutants, including plastics, exceeded, say researchers

Press release / For the first time, researchers in a new study published today conclude that the safe planetary boundary for pollutants, including plastics, has been exceeded.

18 January 2022 / About Disaster risk, Ecosystems, Mitigation and Pollution