policy engagement Archives

Group of workshop participants posing for a photo in Accra, Ghana.

Examining risk mitigation for renewable energy investment in West and Central Africa

Feature / A recent SEI workshop in Ghana revealed insights into overcoming investment barriers in African renewable energy.

22 November 2023 / About Finance, Public policy and Renewables

Aerial view of Los Angeles, California, obscured by smog during daytime.

Lancet Countdown: Tracking progress on health and climate change & companion U.S. brief

Other publication / The U.S. brief of the Lancet Countdown report gives recommendations on how the country can support public health through climate action.

14 November 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Fossil fuels, Pollution, Public policy and Wellbeing

Man rides bicycle by a roadside stall of charcoal packed in sacks ready for sale to passing cars in Masindi, Uganda

A National Integrated Clean Cooking Strategy for Uganda (NICCS)

Project / The Ugandan government hopes to scale up cleaner cooking options to curb the health and climate damage caused by burning wood and charcoal.

2023 - 2025 / About Behaviour and choice, Energy access, Forests, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Short lived climate pollutants and Sustainable lifestyles

Oil storage tanks are illuminated in blue light at night.

Production Gap Report 2023 launch event

Past event / Watch a detailed review of the 2023 Production Gap Report findings by leading experts, recorded on 8 November 2023.

08 November 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Public policy

The Production Gap Report 2023: Phasing down or phasing up? Top fossil fuel producers plan even more extraction despite climate promises

Other publication / Countries will, in aggregate, produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C.

8 November 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Finance, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics and Public policy

Aerial view over a turquoise sea where an oil tanker passes beneath a sling bridge.

Why fossil fuel reduction targets should be part of every climate plan, according to SEI’s Ploy Achakulwisut

Media coverage / SEI's Ploy Achakulwisut explains in a Context op-ed why climate plans with no fossil fuel phase-down is "like trying to drive with the rearview mirror missing."

8 November 2023 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Public policy

House destroyed by the passage of a hurricane in Florida.

Shifting power through participation in post-disaster recovery: a scoping review

Journal article / Disaster recovery and research have failed to sufficiently analyse power dynamics and social processes related to participation, according to a new review.

1 November 2023 / About Adaptation, Disaster risk and Participation

A group of hikers with brightly colored backpacks trek along a rocky, moss-covered ridge, overlooking a vast, misty landscape and distant coastline under a grey sky. The scene captures an expansive, serene wilderness with a sense of adventure.

Applying the “Unlocking a Better Future” framework for a just transition in Scotland

Project / This project offers policy recommendations to guide Scotland’s just transition, targeting societal changes for a net-zero, nature-positive future.

2023 - 2024 / About Climate policy, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

A blue hour shot of the Central Hall and Lake at York University.

Cultivating the future of engagement and impact

Feature / SEI's York centre has launched an interdisciplinary module for final-year undergraduates at the University of York.

27 October 2023 / About Climate policy, Participation and Public policy