sustainable development Archives

A small windfarm near Bjornafell, Sweden: three turbines atop a snow-covered hill and plain below under cloudy skies.

Financing the decarbonisation of heavy industry sectors in Sweden

Other publication / The most pressing challenge that remains for Sweden is to achieve drastic greenhouse gas emission cuts in heavy industry. How can financing help the transition?

20 December 2023 / About Finance and Fossil fuels

Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Labour and Employment, India, and Romina Pourmokhtari, Minister for Climate and the Environment, Sweden sitting at a table during the LeadIT COP28 event.

LeadIT 2.0 launched at COP28: driving inclusive industry transition forward

Feature / COP28 launches LeadIT 2.0, uniting global leaders for a sustainable, inclusive industrial transition aligned with the Paris Agreement.

12 December 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Finance, Innovation and Public policy

Q&A: what new UN research says about alternative proteins

Feature / SEI scientists weigh in on the new UNEP report exploring potential effects of some novel alternatives to conventional animal products, which launched at COP28.

8 December 2023 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Innovation, Land use, Mitigation, Sustainable lifestyles and Wellbeing

Abstract art representing a nebula, used as a header image for Currents 2024.

SEI Currents 2024

Feature / Explore perspectives by our researchers on the trends and topics set to shape 2024.

7 December 2023 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk, Geopolitics, Innovation, Participation, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable lifestyles

Aerial view of city buildings during daytime, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Bottom-up regionality and the Sustainable Development Goals: civil society organizations shaping 2030 Agenda implementation in Latin America

Journal article / This article addresses civil society’s understudied roles in the SDGs framework, focusing on discursive and practical dynamics in the Forum LAC.

4 December 2023 / About Sustainable Development Goals

A person's hand holding a blue funnel to direct water from a large plastic bottle into a green hose against a wooden backdrop.

SEI re-elected to the Sanitation and Water for All Steering Committee

Feature / SEI continues its pivotal role in the global WASH sector, championing sustainable water and sanitation solutions as part of the SWA Steering Committee.

4 December 2023 / About Adaptation, Public policy, Sanitation, Sustainable Development Goals and Water resources

Swedish farmland with a red barn, golden fields, and a wind turbine under a clear blue sky.

Systemic governance

Project / Exploring how systemic governance can strengthen accountability and legitimacy in Sweden’s agricultural sector for sustainable development.

2023 - 2026 / About Ecosystems, Food and agriculture, Public policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Beyond the Belém Declaration: 10 pathways to enhance transboundary cooperation in the Amazon

Perspective / Research from SEI and ACTO shows how a new declaration can be strengthened to protect this tropical rainforest, in South America and beyond.

28 November 2023 / About Forests, Public policy and Water resources

Disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: pathways for sustainable development and policy coherence in the Caribbean region through comprehensive risk management

Other publication / This report analyses the degree of coherence between national policies and plans focusing on the SDGs, disaster risk and climate change in the Caribbean.

24 November 2023 / About Disaster risk