renewable energy Archives

Kangaroo and joey in distance between scorched trees that survived forest fires in Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia, September 2020

Exploring Australia’s “climate election”

Perspective / The election on 21 May 2022 saw Anthony Albanese become Australia's 31st prime minister, putting climate change back on the agenda.

1 June 2022 / About Climate policy

Field of quarry solar panels in dry climate near Byron, California

Considerations for a just and equitable energy transition

Other publication / As the energy transition goes forward, it is our responsibility to make sure it is done in a just and equitable way.

18 May 2022 / About Adaptation, Energy access and Renewables

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

Urban garden growing out of skyscrapers, Singapore

Steel and cement can drive the decade of action on climate change. This is how

Perspective / How can the steel and cement industry reach net-zero by 2050? The Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative by UNIDO is driving industrial climate action.

17 May 2022 / About Business, Cities, Finance, Fossil fuels, Innovation, Mitigation, Public policy, Renewables and Supply chains

Aerial view of oil processing facility, Cabimas, Venezuela, near Maracaibo Lake, where an enormous deposit of oil discovered in the 1910s made Venezuela one of the world's major oil exporters

Q&A: What is carbon lock-in? SEI scientists give a primer

Feature / SEI researchers offer a deep dive into the concept of carbon lock-in and its effects in Latin America, where economies are entwined with fossil fuel production.

11 May 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Disaster risk, Finance, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Mitigation, Public policy and Renewables

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

Underneath solar panels at Forum, Barcelona, one of Spain's largest installations 50 metres above sea levels with a surface size similar to a football pitch popularly known as

Beyond technology: a research agenda for social sciences and humanities research on renewable energy in Europe

Journal article / Systematic horizon scanning was undertaken to identify 100 priority research questions on renewable energy in Europe.

8 March 2022 / About Renewables

Water in the fossil-free transition: a system approach to governing the water-energy nexus

Project / This project improves the understanding of water usage in river basins, energy needs, impact of increased renewables & water demand on ecosystems.

2022 - 2023 / About Adaptation, Fossil fuels, Planning and modelling, Renewables and Water resources

Man in fluorescent yellow T-shirt stands beneath palm trees on a Colombian hillside, backed by lush rolling hills and a mostly cloudy sky

Addressing climate change equitably requires a better understanding of policy coherence

Perspective / SEI US Associate Scientist Zoha Shawoo outlines why countries must strengthen policy coherence when implementing climate goals.

22 February 2022 / About Adaptation, Bioeconomy, Business, Climate policy, Mitigation, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals