Climate policy

SEA-CASE

Project / The SEA-CASE project calculated and disclosed the maritime shipping emissions per commodity and actor to advance the decarbonization of the shipping sector.

The Sendai Framework is five years old: are we on track to meet disaster risk reduction targets?

Perspective / Five years after the Sendai Conference, looking at what has been achieved.

Cascading climate impacts: A new factor in European policy-making

Other publication / The challenge the EU faces in taking into account cross-border and cascading climate impacts in its climate adaptation strategy and external relations.

Why land restoration is key to sustainable prosperity and how to set it on track

Feature / SEI’s Toby Gardner and fellow IPBES researchers outline a 10-pillar strategy for the effective protection and restoration of land.

Linking mitigation and adaptation in long-term strategies

Other publication / Early findings from research on how to ensure that long-term adaptation plans align with emission reduction goals and are low carbon. 

Learning from Nordic cities on climate action

Other publication / Nordic cities provide inspiration and valuable lessons on climate action. Oliver Johnson draws together examples gathered by the project Nordic Green to Scale.

Beyond ambition: Increasing the transparency, coherence and implementability of Nationally Determined Contributions

Journal article / The editorial to a special issue of the journal Climate Policy: Making Climate Action More Effective: Lessons Learned from the First NDCs.

Transparency requirements under the Paris Agreement and their (un)likely impact on strengthening the ambition of nationally determined contributions (NDCs)

Journal article / How to raise the chances transparency under the Paris Agreement will lead to greater ambition.

Why equity is key to the success of fossil fuel transitions

Feature / SEI's Peter Erickson joined a panel of experts to discuss the importance of ensuring equity when transitioning away from fossil fuels.