Climate policy

Silhouette of industrial buildings on a body of water with smokestacks extending into the gray winter sky, emitting plumes

Climate plunder: How a powerful few are locking the world into disaster

Other publication / A new Oxfam report draws on SEI research highlighting the disproportionate greenhouse gas emissions generated by upper-income populations.

29 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Sustainable lifestyles

A woman casts her vote at a polling station in Moldova, with election officials seated nearby and the Moldovan flag displayed on the wall behind.

Moldova’s choice for Europe must now be matched by green reforms

Perspective / Lauri Tammiste argues that Moldova’s pro-EU mandate must now translate into real progress through energy, climate and governance reforms.

27 October 2025 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance, Food and agriculture and Renewables

Loaded iron ore train in Arctic Circle extreme terrain hauled by electric locomotives

Challenges in balancing sustainability, competitiveness and geopolitics in critical mineral supply chains

Journal article / This article examines how European firms navigate the synergies and trade-offs in critical mineral supply chains.

24 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Renewables and Supply chains

A large industrial complex in yellow and tan sprawls on a hill of dry grass and scrub, with white plumes of steam and electricity lines and two electrical towers above under a blue sky with white clouds.

Green industrial policy: challenges and opportunities for a globally inclusive and fair energy transition

SEI report / This report provides an overview of green industrial policies, outlines potential benefits and challenges for partner countries and provides supporting options.

23 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Innovation, Renewables and Supply chains

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Your guide to SEI at COP30

Collection / Explore expert insights, research and live updates on SEI’s events and engagement throughout the conference.

About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance, Mitigation and Short lived climate pollutants

Aerial view of the Mangal das Garças Zoo Botanical public Park with its riverside observation tower on the Old Town district of Belém, Para State, Brazil.

Press briefing 29 October: SEI experts highlight key topics to watch at climate COP30

Media advisory / On 29 October, SEI invites journalists to a press briefing where its leading experts will share their perspectives on the major themes shaping COP30.

21 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk and Finance

Aerial view of a farmer standing in a dry, ruined cornfield with sparse, withered stalks.

Critical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts

Journal article / Identifying where EU adaptation can reduce systemic climate risks using stakeholder-informed network analysis from the CASCADES project.

15 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk, Food and agriculture and Supply chains

A person sits with back to the camera in an expanse of dried lake bottom, with cracked mud into the distance where a small pond sits near what was an island at high water.

Systems-level risks of the climate crisis are currently missed: a mental health lens

Journal article / The study examines how systemic climate risks spread across sectors and generations, using mental health as a lens to reveal overlooked interconnections.

13 October 2025 / About Climate policy, Disaster risk and Wellbeing

A view of a partly cultivated marshland in urban Kigali backgrounded by informal settlements and formal housing on a hillside

‘This city is not for me’—farmers’ differentiated experiences of, and responses to, reorganisation of urban marshlands in Kigali

Journal article / The article explores how Kigali’s urban greening and marshland reorganization affect farmers’ livelihoods and vulnerabilities across social groups.

13 October 2025 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Food and agriculture