Short-lived climate pollutants

Africa Assessment promotes action on air pollution, climate change and development

Feature / The AUC, UNEP, SEI and CCAC are supporting researchers and African country representatives to evaluate the state of air pollution and the climate in Africa.

Methane Matters: How can the Global Methane Pledge drive ambitious methane cuts across agriculture, energy and waste sectors?

Past event / Climate science says cutting methane should be a key strategy in this decade. What should countries do to implement the Global Methane Pledge? Join the webinar.

Q&A with SEI’s Harri Moora: Russia’s attack against Ukraine has already caused irreparable damage to the environment

Feature / Russia's war against Ukraine leaves the EU with less money and other resources to invest in the green transition, says SEI Tallinn Senior Expert Harri Moora.

Reducing air pollution in the Middle East and North Africa to improve health and address climate change

Past event / At the first Middle East and North Africa Climate Week, SEI's Chris Malley discussed efforts to reduce the region's air pollution in a webinar hosted by CCAC.

It’s time to move beyond “carbon tunnel vision”

Perspective / As we decarbonize our energy system, we must also address the harmful public health and environmental impacts of oil and gas extraction.

Unlocking the unsustainable rice-wheat system of Indian Punjab: assessing alternatives to crop-residue burning from a systems perspective

Journal article / This article reviews black carbon emissions from crop residue burning in the Punjab in India and analyses social-ecological processes driving residue burning.

Climate Change and Decarbonisation: ‘Interdisciplinary Hopping’ to strengthen enablers and tackle barriers to a green transition

Project / The project adopts a whole system approach through ‘discipline hopping’ by diversifying and aligning with the ‘decarbonization agenda’ to address climate change

Sixty years after Silent Spring, the time has come to heed its call to curb harmful chemicals

Perspective / Sixty years after Silent Spring launched the environmental movement, the world should heed the call to stop the proliferation of harmful chemicals.

Just Enough Nitrogen: Perspectives on how to get there for regions with too much and too little nitrogen

Other publication / This book examines how sustainable nitrogen management can contribute to meeting many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.