Climate policy

International Women’s Day: Challenging power and moving towards a gender equal future

Perspective / SEI Asia researchers interviewed three regional partners on women’s experiences with climate change and addressing inequalities.

Q&A: Swedish perspectives on EU proposal for Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

Feature / SEl researchers explain the Swedish perspectives on the EU Commission's proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).

Putting a floor under Asia’s sinking cities

Media coverage / The increasing threat from climate change has made coastal cities more vulnerable to floods, exacerbating the impacts of extreme weather events.

Is the new IPCC report a game changer for adaptation?

Perspective / With the release of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report by Working Group II, SEI researchers from across the globe interpret the report's headlines on adaptation.

SEI scientists to UK: How to account for the “production gap” in future oil and gas leasing decisions

Feature / SEI scientists Ploy Achakulwisut and Peter Erickson advise a UK agency how the fossil fuel production gap informs the potential sale of new oil and gas leases.

Tackling cascading climate risk to meet global adaptation challenge: which countries have the interest, capacity and responsibility to act?

Perspective / Leadership and action on transboundary and cascading climate risks are urgently needed, and the latest analysis shows what this means to climate diplomacy.

Climate Change and Decarbonisation: ‘Interdisciplinary Hopping’ to strengthen enablers and tackle barriers to a green transition

Project / The project adopts a whole system approach through ‘discipline hopping’ by diversifying and aligning with the ‘decarbonization agenda’ to address climate change

Q&A: How IPCC reports get written, why they matter and what role governments play in them

Feature / Reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assess the scientific literature and set the climate policy agenda for governments.

Addressing climate change equitably requires a better understanding of policy coherence

Perspective / SEI US Associate Scientist Zoha Shawoo outlines why countries must strengthen policy coherence when implementing climate goals.