EU sustainability reporting rules and municipal governance

Ajitha Duvvuri; Fedra Vanhuyse

Aerial view of Munich, Germany city skyline against a pink and blue twilight sky, with pedestrians filling the city square below.

Other publication / This brief for NetZeroCities highlights how recent changes to EU sustainability reporting rules may indirectly affect municipalities.

8 October 2026 / About Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

View of Tam Son village, Ha Giang, Vietnam during the day. Photo: traveler1116 / Getty Images

The 9th ASEAN Energy Outlook

Other publication / The 9th ASEAN Energy Outlook explores three energy scenarios through 2060, six policy directions and pathways to strengthen regional energy security.

8 October 2026 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Renewables

Wind turbines line the waterfront at sunset near Woodlawn Beach in upstate New York, in the Buffalo area. The sky is cloudy with dark blue and orange streaks.

Powering equity: addressing energy insecurity in New York through data, modelling and engagement

Project / This project aims to build a comprehensive decision-support toolkit to help planners and policymakers address energy insecurity across New York State.

2026 - 2028 / About Energy access, Household energy, Planning and modelling and Public policy

People sit in small groups at tables hunched over sheets of paper, in deep discussion.

Innovating water management: testing decisions before implementing them on the ground

Feature / The European Union recently recognized TRANSCEND, an interactive water planning approach supported by SEI.

28 August 2026 / About Planning and modelling and Water resources

Crystal glob showing North America, northern part of South America and the north Atlantic Ocean rests on green moss in a forest.

Ask the expert: How do you assess alignment between a country’s NDC and LT-LEDS?

Perspective / Do countries' short- and long-term climate plans support each other? SEI developed an assessment to analyse whether these parallel plans align.

25 August 2026 / About Climate policy

Transmission lines tower over green farmland alongside a rural road beneath a blue sky being overtaken by increasingly dark, gray clouds in the US Midwest.

Determination of ice loading and tornado loading maps for transmission line design

Project / This project aims to provide information on the risk of meteorological hazards that can cause power line disruption.

2026 / About Climate services and Disaster risk

Aerial view of wind turbines casting shadows on a patchwork of different-colored agricultural fields in light green, dark green, rust, gray and charcoal.

How every country can optimize its energy transition: SEI’s Jason Veysey in Climate Home News

Media coverage / SEI's Jason Veysey co-authors an op-ed on how countries can go beyond national plans and platforms to achieve truly resilient decarbonized energy systems.

19 August 2026 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Planning and modelling

3D render of a topographic map of the Caribbean Sea showing clouds and Category 1 Hurricane Oscar north of Hispaniola from 2024.

Designing and automating CariCOF forecast verification products in CPT and CAROGEN

Project / This program aims to strengthen the climate services value chain in the Caribbean.

2026 - 2027 / About Climate services

Heavy rain pounds atop a black umbrella with greenery in the background

Climate Predictability Tool (CPT+)

Tool / CPT+ is designed to generate seasonal and sub-seasonal forecasts for operational forecasting or research.

About Climate services