Renewables

Governments plan to produce double the fossil fuels in 2030 than the 1.5°C warming limit allows

Press release / New report published today: governments plan to produce around 110% more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C

8 November 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Disaster risk, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Renewables

White wind turbines situated in a green agricultural field beneath a blue sky with white billowy clouds

Webinar: Four new tools to support Integrated Climate and Development Planning

Past event / SEI teams have developed tools that can support long-term integrated climate and development planning using the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP).

24 October 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Food and agriculture, Forests, Household energy, Land use, Mitigation, Planning and modelling, Pollution, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals

Side view of a large solar panel on the roof

Technical workshop on financial risk mitigation for renewable energy investments in West and Central Africa

Past event / Explore the future of risk mitigation for renewable energy investments in West and Central Africa at our two-day workshop.

23 October 2023 / About Finance, Public policy and Renewables

Climate change: Kenya’s power sector is a shining example, the big hurdles are household and transport emissions

Perspective / SEI's Anderson Kehbila speaks about Kenya's power sector and the country's efforts in reducing carbon emissions.

23 October 2023 / About Renewables

Embracing wind energy: social acceptance in La Guajira

Feature / Learn more about SEI's efforts and research regarding the social acceptance of wind energy projects in La Guajira, Colombia.

2 October 2023 / About Fossil fuels, Public policy and Renewables

Hydropower dam with water flowing at high levels in spring, in Sweden

Hydropower development in the energy transition: perspectives from northern Sweden

SEI brief / Sweden has faced trade-offs and challenges for hydropower in recent years, and this brief offers policy recommendations on how to balance them.

28 September 2023 / About Renewables

A view from a hill to a green mountainous regions.

Anticipating lithium extraction in northern Portugal: a sacrifice zone in the making?

Journal article / This article examines the tensions around opening a large lithium mine in northern Portugal in the context of the EU's green mining policy.

19 September 2023 / About Ecosystems, Land use, Renewables, Supply chains and Wellbeing

Ugandan village house with solar panel. Philippe Lissac / Godong / Getty Images.

Dialogue on approaches to accelerate private sector engagement in Africa’s energy sector

Past event / SEI's Daniel Duma, Carly Evaeus, Björn Nykvist, Fiona Lambe and Janet Vähämäki contributed to this dialogue organized in collaboration with Sida and Norad.

05 September 2023 / About Finance, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals

Risk mitigation and transfer for renewable energy investments: a conceptual review

SEI report / This report examines the use of risk mitigation and transfer (RMT) instruments in private utility-scale renewable energy investments.

1 September 2023 / About Finance and Renewables