Climate policy

The new climate economy has the momentum to withstand U.S. withdrawal

Media advisory / President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement will put poor countries at greater vulnerability, according to scientists at SEI.

How to implement the Paris Agreement in Asia

Feature / A session at the SEI Science Forum 2017 gathered experts to discuss what needs to be done to ensure local inclusion in implementing the Paris goal.

Climate change and trade policy interaction: implications of regionalism

Other publication / This report investigates the implications of regionalism for the interaction between trade and climate policy.

Wanted: public participants to make the Paris Agreement work

Perspective / Calling on members of civil society to help design and monitor policies to achieve the Paris Agreement's goals.

Major new study quantifies health and environmental impacts of excess nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles

Feature / Major new study quantifies health and environmental impacts of excess nitrogen oxide emissions from diesel vehicles, caused 38,000 premature deaths 2015.

Institutional complexity and private authority in global climate governance: the cases of climate engineering, REDD+ and short-lived climate pollutants

Journal article / This report examines how and why institutional architectures, and the roles of private institutions therein, differ across separate areas of climate governance

A climate policy pathway for near and long-term benefits: climate actions can advance sustainable development

Journal article / The Science Advisory Panel of the CCAC sets a pathway for governments to help achieve global sustainable development goals and climate objectives

Scientists say acting to reduce global warming in the near term provides multiple benefits for sustainable development

Press release

Pocket guide to transparency under the UNFCCC

Other publication / A guidebook for developing country negotiators to assist them in understanding one of the more difficult yet crucial parts of the climate negotiations