Mattias Frumerie, Sweden’s climate ambassador and Head of Delegation to UNFCCC at the Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, member of the Swedish Climate Policy Council Katherine Browne, Leader of SEI’s International Climate Risk and Adaptation …
The report also shows that: The 19% of the total EU policy target for domestic renewable hydrogen production needed for green steel is equal to 1.7 million tonnes per annum (MPTA) by 2030 increasing to 1.9 MPTA by 2045. Renewable electricity demand for …
More than 30 representatives from the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) of China, Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) of Thailand, the China International Economic and Technical Exchange Center, the United Nations Development Program, the China …
The analysis, based on data from LeadIT’s Green Steel Tracker, examines the possible renewable energy and renewable hydrogen demands for iron reduction and primary steel production in the EU. Decarbonizing steel production in the EU will involve a …
Transitioning away from coal is essential to limiting global warming to well below 2°C degrees above pre-industrial level, as outlined in the Paris Agreement. This transition portends considerable challenges for coal-producing regions and countries such as …
This technical brief provides the first region-wide analysis of the commodity-specific agricultural drivers of deforestation across the Amazon region at a subnational level, offering insights to inform more effective and equitable conservation policy. The …
The Adaptation Gap Report (AGR) 2024 provides its annual assessment on progress in adaptation planning, implementation and finance. It shows that, while inching forward on adaptation planning, collectively developing countries are falling behind on …
Over half the world’s population lives in urban areas, where access to nature is limited. This poses a health and well-being challenge, given the consensus that contact with nature provides crucial health benefits. However, there are knowledge gaps …
Carbon footprints show the greenhouse gas emissions associated with consumption of goods and services. Many countries now calculate carbon footprints at the national level, published as part of national environmental accounts. However, carbon footprint …
Krishnanagar Union in Satkhira district, Bangladesh, has always been surrounded by water, but water is no longer a friendly neighbor. Satkhira district, located in the southwest of the country, is close to the Bay of Bengal and hosts part of the Sundarbans …
The 2nd regional consultation workshop on building water sector youth leadership network in the Lancang-Mekong Region project will present project achievements, findings and recommendations for enhancing long-term youth leadership networks and capacities …
More countries recognize the need to reform their food systems to align with the global heating limits of the Paris Agreement. But doing so could lead to trade-offs that harm public health, animal welfare and ecosystems. SEI Scientist Cleo Verkuijl calls …
Achieving universal access to electricity is central to the Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, over half a billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa are currently at risk of being left without electricity access by 2030. A rapid scale up of off-grid …
Retrofitting old buildings, and especially homes, can increase energy efficiency, which is critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Go-to methods tend to tighten up the airflow in a building or home, as owners replace windows to manage heat loss or …
Transboundary climate impacts are of rising concern in the policy landscape. Yet the global importance of mountain ecosystems, and their potential to not only receive but propagate climate risk across borders, is often overlooked. This event will explore …
Climate risks affect neighbouring countries through shared ecosystems or infrastructure and can cross continents and oceans. Transboundary climate risks include food and water shortages, threats to trade and energy supplies, widening inequalities, forced …
The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, with three main priorities: Securing a new climate finance goal – a key element of the Paris Agreement. Promoting ambitious …
As progress on the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda falters, government officials must now translate synergies between the sustainable development goals, climate, and biodiversity to their national context. To support this work, …
The framework draws on a comprehensive review of peer-reviewed literature on distributive equity and justice in climate finance, adaptation finance and development (62 papers in total; publication forthcoming). The researchers identified different …
Alnarp’s Agroecology Farm is the first case study for the “Amplifying Stories of Agroecology Principles and Practices” (ASAPP) project, established by the Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI). ASAPP is an initiative to spotlight …
