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We are an international non-profit research institute that tackles environment and sustainable development challenges. Through SEI’s HQ and seven centres around the world, we engage with policy, practice and development action for a sustainable future.
💡 What will be the top global trends shaping #climate and #SustainableDevelopment in 2026?

Take our poll to share your views ⤵️
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December 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Growing evidence on the benefits of #forests for #agriculture shows great potential, but the new research can be hard to navigate for decision-makers. SEI's Rafaela Flach led the recently published @fao.org report aiming to help turn this data into actionable insights: www.sei.org/perspectives...
December 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
📢 #JobAlert | Early-career Computer Scientist – AI for Sustainability (Stockholm)

Apply cutting-edge AI methods to real-world environmental and social challenges, working closely with our multidisciplinary research teams.

⏳ Apply by 8 Jan 2026
✍️ Apply: buff.ly/8lAfvXN

#AIforGood
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🇳🇬 🚗 Transport creates 15% of Nigeria’s greenhouse gas emissions.

This December, we teamed up with #UKPACT to equip private firms with the tools to measure emissions and unlock #ClimateFinance.

Find out how: www.sei.org/features/emp...
December 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The UN has adopted its first-ever resolution on #AI and the environment.

As SEI’s Somya Joshi notes, AI must support — not undermine — the clean #EnergyTransition and avoid repeating extractive mistakes of the past.

🔗 Closed article @climatechangenews.com: www.climatechangenews.com/2025/12/12/u...
UN adopts first-ever resolution on AI impacts to the environment
The UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi gavelled the resolution on artificial intelligence and environment, but removed mentions to AI's water and power use
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December 16, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We're tackling environmental injustice by co-developing new marine monitoring tech with local fishing communities on the Yorkshire coast.

Discover how we're building fairer futures for fishing communities 👉 www.sei.org/projects/add...
December 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
More than 93% of Ugandan households use wood and charcoal for cooking, causing #deforestation, #AirPollution and health risks.

To help #Uganda improve health and climate outcomes, a new clean cooking strategy includes targets for 2040 and strong standards to steer the transition.

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December 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
📢 #JobAlert

We seek an experienced and highly motivated Senior Researcher to shape global practice, influence policy, and advance equitable, people-centred #ClimateAction.

📍 Location: SEI Oxford (Hybrid)
📅 Start date: May 2026 or earlier
⏳ Apply by 7 Jan 2026
🔗 www.sei.org/people/jobs/...
December 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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#AirQuality is the forgotten ally of effective climate action.

Tackling #AirPollution could improve planetary health and save millions of lives, writes SEI York's Chris Malley.

Find out how 👉 www.sei.org/perspectives...

#ParisAgreement #ClimateAction
December 13, 2025 at 11:06 AM
“A COP doesn't end on the final day when the hammer comes down. It ends when the next COP opens,” – @pwatkinson.bsky.social.

Watch our recent dialogue where climate experts from #COP30 shared key takeaways, negotiation insights, and what should happen next.

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Online dialogue: COP30 post-match analysis | 4 December 2025
The Online dialogue: COP30 post-match analysis took place on 4 December 2025, hosted by Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in collaboration with Linköping University and the Centre for Climate…
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December 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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11. "The #ParisAgreement is a flawed creation, but also resilient. Even the twice-over withdrawal of the world's largest economy has yet to kill it."

It is governments, not the Agreement, who are failing on #ClimateAction, writes Katherine Browne: buff.ly/PRZ65ca
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🧵 Rivers across Washington state, US are #flooding, prompting evacuation orders for 100K people after 10+ in. of rain fell into regional waterways.

As climate change makes such events more frequent and severe, #adaptation tools such as SEI's WEAP will become critical as governments plan ahead.
December 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
🌊 Are you attending #AGU25 next week, remotely or in person?

Check out the latest tools and research from SEI water experts, covering everything from #adaptation to #RemoteSensing.

Learn more 👉 buff.ly/MMO7Abu

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December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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10. #ClimateChange is a global problem. Yet, in the current political landscape, the prospect of countries cooperating to support global goals has diminished.

Read Chloe Pottinger-Glass' take on the urgent necessity of multilateralism: www.sei.org/perspectives...

#ParisAgreement
December 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We are excited to co-host the 8th #StockholmSeries on #ClimateChange and #Democracy!

Hear Prof. Christina Voigt's keynote "Repainting the Climate Justice Canvas", plus listen to an expert discussion.

📅 16 Dec 2025, 16:00 CET
📍 International IDEA, Stockholm and Online
🔗 Register: buff.ly/rC7AxUX
December 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Despite growing consensus that #AnimalWelfare and health are integral for people and the environment, neither is mentioned in the 2030 Agenda's #SDGs.

In a new report, SEI and NYU researchers propose ways to embed these issues into the 2030 Agenda and beyond.

📄 Explore more here:
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December 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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9. A decade of mixed results has exposed limitations in the #NDC process, writes SEI's Silvia Ulloa.

The private sector, financial institutions, civil society and individuals can all demand more from climate planning and action: buff.ly/CuU247w

#ParisAgreement #ClimateAction
December 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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8. "Adaptation without cooperation is an illusion", writes SEI's Katy Harris.

Discover why we need to demand greater international collaboration for effective #ClimateAdaptation at a time of accelerating risk: buff.ly/se9PTdP

#ParisAgreement #ClimateChange #ClimateResilience
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
📢 Introducing CHEPA: a free tool for #schools and local authorities.

Calculate how a #HEPAfilter would affect your classroom #AirQuality and energy use.

✔️ Co-designed with schools
✔️ Easy-to-use
✔️ Evidence-based
✔️ Classroom-specific results

Try it today: buff.ly/wBy4wGV

#CHEPAcalculator #EduSky
CHEPA (Classroom HEPA) impact calculator
CHEPA is an easy-to-use calculator that helps schools assess how a HEPA filter impacts classroom air quality and energy use.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
📢 Launched today at #UNEA7!

The 7th edition of @unep.org's Global Environment Outlook maps transformative pathways to tackle climate, biodiversity, land and pollution crises.

SEI’s Amy Molotoks contributed to #GEO7 Chapter 20.

Discover the highlights 🔗 buff.ly/IoOI91v
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🔴 TODAY: Bioeconomy-green finance-innovation nexus: what is the role for policy?

🕢 17:30 GMT / 18:30 CET
🔗 Register: buff.ly/EO7yiAw

Catch SEI's Francis X. Johnson discussing existing policy and new research on #GreenTransition based on #bioeconomy on an expert panel organized by @ucl.ac.uk.
Bioeconomy-green finance-innovation nexus: what is the role for policy?
UCL IIPP hosts Francis X. Johnson and experts on how policy shapes the bioeconomy–green finance–innovation nexus.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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7. If we cannot trust global institutions and corporations to lead the way on #ClimateChange we must turn to trust in each other.

Find out why Janne Parviainen insists that #ClimateAction needs civil society groups and community engagement: www.sei.org/perspectives...
December 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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6. #Adaptation is not an endpoint, but a process, says Andreas Hoy.

Cities are able identify their own vulnerabilities and produce adaptation plans, but they need data, finance and increased capacities to implement actions consistently and continuously ⤵️

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December 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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4. Investment in adaptation and resilience needs to be seen as an investment into maintaining prosperity and competitiveness, rather than competing with these goals.

Heidi Tuhkanen explores how to finance and implement effective #ClimateAdaptation actions: buff.ly/HCaPmPd
December 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
How can national governments better navigate through polycrises, avoid international conflict, and foster #ClimateResilience?

This SEI working paper suggests a new approach to governance: “strategic resilience”.

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@noradapt.bsky.social
Strategic resilience: outlining a new government approach to climate change adaptation
This SEI working paper outlines a new government approach focused on strategic resilience to adapt to climate change and address transboundary risks.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM