Climate policy

Disasters fuel environmental degradation

Media coverage / The Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2019 details that disasters in the region are becomings more intense, uncertain and complex.

Development and climate change in the Mekong Region: case studies

Other publication / This book is a set of multi-country empirical case studies exploring the development challenges in the Mekong Region in the context of climate change.

Four policies to shift the needle to net-zero emissions

Perspective / Bolder strategies are needed if we are to achieve the EU’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

SEI expert to address press on land use, climate change

Past event / A summary of an IPCC flagship study on land use and climate change has just been released and Sweden's Meteorological Institute invites the press to learn more.

UNCHAIN: Unpacking climate impact chains

Project / A new generation of action- and user-oriented climate change risk assessments.

“Reducing meat consumption is only one of the steps we need to take”

Media coverage / Francis X. Johnson, lead author of the IPCC special report on climate change and land, explained on TV4 how we need to change the way we use our land.

Key collaborative events in Asia for Agenda 2030 to launch in 2019

Feature / SEI Asia and the Strategic Collaborative Fund Phase 2 have announced a diverse slate of events that will enable regional collaboration towards the 2030 Agenda.

Navigating coal mining closure and societal change: learning from past cases of mining decline

SEI working paper / This paper assesses the existing knowledge base to better understand the economic, social and political consequences of mine closures.

Designing border carbon adjustments for enhanced climate action

Journal article / This article analyses border carbon adjustments, and proposes a way to design them that balances legal, administrative and environmental considerations.