Climate policy

Oil storage tanks are illuminated in blue light at night.

Production Gap Report 2023 launch event

Past event / Watch a detailed review of the 2023 Production Gap Report findings by leading experts, recorded on 8 November 2023.

08 November 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Public policy

The Production Gap Report 2023: Phasing down or phasing up? Top fossil fuel producers plan even more extraction despite climate promises

Other publication / Countries will, in aggregate, produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C.

8 November 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Finance, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics and Public policy

Aerial view over a turquoise sea where an oil tanker passes beneath a sling bridge.

Why fossil fuel reduction targets should be part of every climate plan, according to SEI’s Ploy Achakulwisut

Media coverage / SEI's Ploy Achakulwisut explains in a Context op-ed why climate plans with no fossil fuel phase-down is "like trying to drive with the rearview mirror missing."

8 November 2023 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Public policy

Aerial view of green trees and river, Kitimat, BC, Canada

Assessing transboundary climate risks under the UNFCCC Global Stocktake

Other publication / Transboundary climate risks remain lacking from the UNFCCC Global Stocktake (GST); actions must be taken now and for the next GST to address this gap.

6 November 2023 / About Adaptation and Climate policy

The art of fishing with one leg paddling. Inle Lake, Myanmar (Burma)

UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Adaptation finance gap

Other publication / SEI researchers contributed to the finance chapter of UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report 2023 released ahead of the COP28.

2 November 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy and Finance

Aerial View of Flood Affected Coastal Area in Southern Part of Bangladesh

Three major gaps in climate-adaptation finance for developing countries

Perspective / Experts examine the flow of public adaptation funds from the governments of developed countries to developing countries since the Paris Agreement.

2 November 2023 / About Climate policy and Finance

Climate change will increase droughts around the world.

As climate impacts accelerate, finance gap for adaptation efforts at least 50% bigger than thought

Press release / Progress on climate adaptation is slowing when it should be accelerating to catch up with rising climate change impacts and risks, according to a UNEP report.

2 November 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Disaster risk and Finance

Plants hanging in the balcony of a high rise building

Now and then

Podcast series / A podcast series where we dive into some of the most urgent and complex challenges in global climate policy.

About Adaptation, Climate policy, Finance and Mitigation

A group of hikers with brightly colored backpacks trek along a rocky, moss-covered ridge, overlooking a vast, misty landscape and distant coastline under a grey sky. The scene captures an expansive, serene wilderness with a sense of adventure.

Applying the “Unlocking a Better Future” framework for a just transition in Scotland

Project / This project offers policy recommendations to guide Scotland’s just transition, targeting societal changes for a net-zero, nature-positive future.

2023 - 2024 / About Climate policy, Public policy and Sustainable lifestyles