Climate policy

On oil imports and climate leadership: new thoughts on California oil

Perspective / As debate continues over limiting oil production, SEI scientists Peter Erickson and Michael Lazarus weigh in on the finer points.

Are European decision-makers preparing for high-end climate change?

Journal article / Comparison of four case studies

Fossil fuel supply and climate policy: exploring the road less taken

Journal article / What are the practical, political and ethical challenges in supply-side climate policy?

How the Paris Agreement can take on fossil fuel supply

Perspective / The UN deal doesn’t mention coal, oil or gas, but it can still be used to limit their extraction.

Beat trade protectionism and carbon emissions in a single stroke

Feature / Harro van Asselt answers questions about how to promote climate ambition and respond to trade protectionism – a concept he and colleagues outline in Nature.

New research proposes climate-smart response to U.S. tariffs

Press release / Trade and climate policy experts advocate tying together the international trade and climate change agendas by levying carbon charges on targeted imports.

Swimming upstream: addressing fossil fuel supply under the UNFCCC

Journal article / This article outlines why it is important that Parties to the Paris Agreement explicitly address the phasing out of fossil fuel production under the UNFCCC.

Raising ambition in climate policy: The role of the Talanoa Dialogue

Perspective / SEI Scientist Georgia Piggot, who participated in the Talanoa Dialogue, explains the nuts, bolts and ambitions of this UNFCCC storytelling event.

SEI’s partnership with key Myanmar water agency to boost environmental research

Feature / SEI recently signed an agreement with Myanmar’s Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems (DWIR) to strengthen research and policy.