Renewables

Emerging bioeconomy opportunities in Africa: A case study of Croton megalocarpus Hutch in Kenya

SEI report / This report explores the value of using of Croton megalocarpus Hutch in Kenya as part of the expansion of the bioeconomy in sub-Saharan Africa.

1 February 2021 / About Adaptation, Bioeconomy, Energy access, Food and agriculture, Mitigation, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals

Voluntary carbon markets carry risks

Perspective / In this piece for Reuters Breaking Views, SEI's Derik Broekhoff explains how to avoid a "train wreck" amid a surge in voluntary demand for carbon credits.

21 January 2021 / About Business, Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Renewables

Wind turbines stand against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains beneath a pink sunset sky.

The role of risk mitigation in renewable energy investments in sub-Saharan Africa

Project / This research project explores the effectiveness of financial risk mitigation in attracting private investment in renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa.

2021 - 2025 / About Energy access, Finance, Mitigation, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals

Communicating SDGs 6, 13 and 14 on Wikipedia

Project / The project aims to help scientists to effectively translate knowledge related to SDGs 6, 13 and 14 into action.

2021 - 2024 / About Climate policy, Climate services, Energy access, Food and agriculture, Renewables, Sanitation and Water resources

ASEAN uses SEI flagship tool to produce 6th Energy Outlook

Feature / For the first time, the ASEAN Centre for Energy developed the report entirely in-house, with assistance from SEI’s Low Emissions Analysis Platform.

3 December 2020 / About Planning and modelling and Renewables

Panelists at a workshop in Bangkok, showing diversity.

Putting gender equality, social equity and poverty into the environmental agenda

Feature / In this video, we describe the links between environmental problems and issues of gender, poverty and social inequality.

27 November 2020 / About Adaptation, Participation and Renewables

Causal pathways in the political economy of adaptation projects: Experience from mapping the solar electricity system in Turkana, Kenya

SEI working paper / This paper seeks to analyse the political economy of adaptation projects, using the solar electricity system in Turkana, Kenya as an example.

18 November 2020 / About Adaptation, Energy access, Participation, Public policy and Renewables

A solar engineer conducts maintenance on a solar panel in the solar-powered village of Tinginapu, India.

Making room for gender and social equity in low-carbon systems

Feature / The drive for green energy systems is growing, but are low-carbon alternatives any guarantee of more equitable and inclusive outcomes?

18 November 2020 / About Adaptation, Mitigation, Participation and Renewables

Do we need better behaved cooks? Reviewing behavioural change strategies for improving the sustainability and effectiveness of cookstove programs

Journal article / This article reviews academic literature to identify the most successful ways to bring about behaviour change and encourage the use of cookstoves.

12 November 2020 / About Behaviour and choice, Household energy, Pollution and Renewables