Climate policy

EU climate leadership after Paris: rising to the challenge?

Other publication / With the United States poised to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, European Union leadership on climate change is vital.

SENSES

Project / SENSES – Climate Change ScENario SErviceS – is developing a toolkit to connect new climate community scenarios with stakeholders.

Mitigation on methadone – five takeaways from the Gordon Goodman Lecture

Feature / Negative emissions technologies are influencing policies and laws, and if we rely on these technologies and they fail, we will be locked into a two degree world

Addressing fossil fuel production under the UNFCCC: Paris and beyond

SEI working paper / How can countries more explicitly address the phasing out of fossil fuel production within the current architecture of the Paris Agreement?

Energy and land use

Other publication / This paper examines land impact of terrestrial energy forms, the reduction of emissions from the use and supply of energy, and terrestrial carbon sinks.

Inspiring climate adaptation action in Africa’s cities

Feature / New SEI work highlights adaptation projects that illustrate how Africa's urban areas can adapt to climate change and work toward achieving the SDGs.

Restricted linking of emissions trading systems: options, benefits, and challenges

Journal article / The authors examine three options that could help emissions trading systems overcome challenges by restricting the flow of units among jurisdictions

The new climate economy has the momentum to withstand U.S. withdrawal

Media advisory / President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement will put poor countries at greater vulnerability, according to scientists at SEI.

How to implement the Paris Agreement in Asia

Feature / A session at the SEI Science Forum 2017 gathered experts to discuss what needs to be done to ensure local inclusion in implementing the Paris goal.