Renewables

Man in white hard hat looks up at a row of wind turbines set against a blue sky filled with thin white clouds

Q&A with SEI’s Peter Erickson: “There is something for everyone to like” in new US climate law

Feature / SEI Affiliated Researcher Pete Erickson lays out the benefits and drawbacks – mostly benefits – in the recently passed transformative climate law in the US.

8 September 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Fossil fuels, Innovation, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Renewables, Supply chains and Transport

The North Sea countries could be first movers to transition away from oil and gas

Perspective / The North Sea countries all have the necessary finance, economic diversity, technical knowledge and ample renewable energy potential to break their dependency.

6 September 2022 / About Adaptation, Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Renewables

An SEI researcher and trainees in Pakistan look at a laptop computer during a training on SEI's energy modelling software, LEAP

Pakistan aspires to LEAP into a new future with SEI training

Feature / SEI researchers trained energy sector practitioners on how to use LEAP in Islamabad, Pakistan, as part of the nation's effort to tackle its energy crisis.

1 September 2022 / About Business, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Planning and modelling, Public policy and Renewables

This figure maps the water resources of Morocco's Souss Massa River Basin, indicating the dams, rivers and aquifers in the region

From participatory process to robust decision-making: an agriculture-water-energy nexus analysis for the Souss-Massa basin in Morocco

Journal article / SEI scientists used a stakeholder-driven method to explore solutions to a Moroccan river basin's water scarcity through the lens of the water-energy-food nexus.

17 August 2022 / About Adaptation, Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Food and agriculture, Fossil fuels, Participation, Planning and modelling, Public policy, Renewables, Sustainable Development Goals, Water resources and Water-energy-food nexus

Young people hiking in Dolomites with dog

EU must recognize role of youth leading green transition on islands

Feature / To reduce the unemployment of young NEETs and enable sustainable development, it is crucial to create green jobs on islands in the EU.

18 July 2022 / About Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable lifestyles

Winding down the wind power curtailment in China: what made the difference?

Journal article / This study explains the essence of China's renewable energy development and seeks paths to enhance the adaptability of the power grid system.

15 July 2022 / About Energy access, Planning and modelling and Renewables

Aerial view of financial district in Tallinn, Estonia

Reaching climate neutrality in Estonia: a progress update

SEI report / This study analyses progress made towards reaching climate neutrality in Estonia.

12 July 2022 / About Climate policy, Finance, Food and agriculture, Forests, Fossil fuels, Renewables and Transport

Construction cranes hover over a World Cup stadium-in-progress in Qatar, Middle East

SEI’s Derik Broekhoff casts skeptical view of FIFA World Cup’s carbon neutral claims in How to Save a Planet podcast

Media coverage / The How to Save a Planet podcast consults SEI Senior Scientist Derik Broekhoff about whether the 2022 FIFA World Cup can really call itself climate neutral.

7 July 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Business, Climate policy, Finance, Land use, Mitigation, Renewables and Transport

Helicopter flying over Gulf of Mexico oil rig during sunset

SEI’s Peter Erickson in Grist: “We don’t need more oil and gas” in US if they take Paris Agreement seriously

Press / SEI Senior Scientist and Climate Policy Program Director Peter Erickson comments on the US Department of Interior's latest offshore oil and gas leasing plan.

1 July 2022 / About Behaviour and choice, Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Public policy and Renewables