Climate policy

Fossil fuel phase-out and an equitable and just transition: necessary steps towards the Paris goals

Past event / At this COP24 side event panelists will discuss how extraction limits, transition plans, subsidy reform and other policies can equitably increase ambition.

10 December 2018 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels and Public policy

Delivering Multiple Benefits for Clean Air and Climate

Past event / This COP24 side event will feature representatives from Cote d'Ivoire, SEI and CCAC discussing the benefits of coordinated climate and air quality action.

10 December 2018 / About Climate policy, Planning and modelling and Short lived climate pollutants

The Baltic Course: Seizing the potential of climate solutions – and making the Baltics leaders in green economy

Media coverage / A recent study by SEI Tallinn & Finnish innovation fund Sitra reveals that scaling up Nordic solutions can be the key to the Baltics to reach climate targets.

10 December 2018 / About Climate policy, Renewables and Sustainable lifestyles

Map of the world traced onto a pair of hands.

Exploring transboundary climate risks and opportunities: catalysing action for adaptation as a global public good

Past event / This session will address transboundary climate risks, drawing on case studies from around the world, to explore the implications for national adaptation plans.

07 December 2018 / About Adaptation and Climate policy

Old man carrying huge sacks of coal on his bicycle in a narrow street of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa.

The clean, the dirty and the unwanted: capacity building for energy transitions

Past event / Researchers discusss the preliminary findings of TRANSrisk, an international project examing low-carbon transition pathways, at an official side event at COP24.

06 December 2018 / About Bioeconomy, Climate policy, Mitigation, Planning and modelling and Renewables

Increasing ambition in the low-carbon transition: challenges and implications of the 1.5 and 2 degree targets

Past event / This COP24 side event will provide answers to a number of key questions on how to reach the goal of the Paris Agreement.

06 December 2018 / About Climate policy, Innovation, Mitigation, Renewables and Transport

Pathways for policy coherence in implementation of NDC and SDGs in Viet Nam and the role of civil society

Other publication / This brief highlights links between Vietnam's first NDC and related action plan, and national plans for implementing the SDGs.

30 November 2018 / About Climate policy and Sustainable Development Goals

Making climate action more transparent and ambitious: lessons learned from the NDCs

Past event / This COP24 side event will present strategies for raising the ambition of countries’ next NDCs based on new research findings on what has worked, and why.

04 December 2018 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Mitigation

Flooded car with rescue boat full of people in the background

Shocks and stressors: the essential role of water in addressing climate change and disaster risk

Past event / This COP24 side event will explore how resilient water resources management can improve climate mitigation and adaptation outcomes.

04 December 2018 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk and Water resources