Climate policy

It is time for the UN climate process to tackle fossil fuel supply

Perspective / Leaders need to start addressing coal, oil and gas production as well as greenhouse gas emissions to prevent dangerous climate change.

Countries can – and should – use the Paris Agreement to address fossil fuel production

Press release

International transfers under Article 6 in the context of diverse ambition of NDCs

SEI working paper / This study assesses the risks to environmental integrity of international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement

NDC-SDG Connections

Tool / Analyse and compare how climate actions correspond to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Exploring connections between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

SEI brief / This policy brief introduces the NDC-SDG Connections online tool, which analyses the synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda.

Analysis and Tools for Nationally Determined Contributions

SEI brief / SEI is working on nationally determined contributions (NDCs) from multiple angles: analysis, capacity building and the development of innovative tools.

Can the Least Developed Countries Count on the Green Climate Fund?

Other publication / Analysis of the performance of the Green Climate Fund, and discussion of whether least developed countries can depend on it

6 key issues for the UN climate change conference

Feature / As climate negotiators met, SEI researchers put their heads together to identify some of the key issues for the COP23.

Fairly sharing 1.5: national fair shares of a 1.5°C-compliant global mitigation effort

Journal article / This study examines national mitigation pledges presented at the 2015 Paris climate summit, relative to equity benchmarks and 1.5 °C-compliant global mitigation