Scaling community energy in the UK: what national policy must address to enable local delivery

Luke Gooding; Sarah West

doi:10.51414/sei2026.037

SEI brief / This SEI brief outlines how the UK can address regulatory and other barriers to achieve its ambition to expand community-owned, renewable energy sources.

21 September 2026 / About Public policy and Renewables

Hands in red gloves holding fabric that comes out from the machine in the factory environment

From policy to practice: challenges of environmental data generation and Digital Product Passport readiness for circular garments under EU circular textile regulation

Journal article / This article examines whether garment manufacturers are ready to provide the environmental data required for the EU’s forthcoming Digital Product Passport.

20 July 2026 / About Supply chains

Red squares on a dry dirt peninsula with deep blue water all around are chili peppers drying, with green forest on the mainland stretching to the gray blue horizon.

Policy barriers to climate finance flows in Asia: the case of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal and Thailand

SEI report / This report explores the barriers that hinder finance flows for climate adaptation in four Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal and Thailand.

24 April 2026 / About Climate policy and Finance

Colorful fruit salad in a plastic see-through cup with a plastic lid, open from the centre. A plastic fork has been stuck in fruit. Around the cup are other cups of fruit and behind are colorful stalls of fruit.

Municipalities can lead the shift away from single-use plastics

Feature / The BALTIPLAST project developed practical tools for municipalities to turn single-use plastic reduction ambitions into action.

30 March 2026 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles

Snow covers the field around a farm after a nor'easter brought snow to the region October 26, 2005 in Danby, Vermont.

Bridging the divide between climate policy and outcomes in Vermont

Feature / The Vermont Pathway, developed by SEI, provides the state with ways to develop scientifically-backed climate solutions in order to meet future climate goals.

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

Uncertainty, regulation and the pathways to net zero

Other publication / This chapter of the Handbook on Electricity Regulation explores how energy regulation can adapt to uncertainties on the path to net zero.

3 October 2025 / About Energy access

Quality control technician with hygienic clean suit and PPE working in eggs production factory, examining quality of eggs at the package.

Analysis and piloting of using environmental criteria in food and catering services public procurement

Project / The project develops a science-based and practical model of green public procurement criteria for food and catering services in the Estonian public sector.

2025 - 2026 / About Food and agriculture, Public policy, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

Many windmills on a hill under an orange sky

Comparative Environmental Law

Other publication / SEI researcher Sara K. Phillips contributed to this book about comparative theories and approaches in environmental law.

10 July 2025 / About Public policy

New frontiers in technology

Perspective / This piece, one of three SEI Currents for 2025, explores the role of new technologies in addressing intertwined climate, environment and development crises.

21 January 2025 / About Geopolitics, Innovation, Mitigation, Public policy and Renewables