Stockholm Environment Institute

China’s carbon markets push: Huge potential, but daunting challenges

4/24/2012 4:22 AM EST

Press release: 24 April 2012

A domestic cap-and-trade system could more effectively curb emissions than command-and-control, a new report from SEI and FORES shows, but the process is still in its infancy, and international expertise is sorely needed. A new seven-site pilot test may determine the future of carbon trading in China.
China observers have rightfully called attention to the country’s new interest in...

Decreasing trade to cut emissions may squeeze poor countries’ incomes

4/3/2012 4:04 AM EST

Press release: April 3, 2012

A new SEI study shows why development concerns need to be embedded in low-carbon strategies: shifting consumption in high-income countries to bring benefits, not losses, to poor countries.
There’s a growing awareness of the role of consumer choices in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and a 2009 U.K. study showed that an aggressive effort to change consumption patterns – to...

Concerted efforts needed to secure key resources for low-carbon future

3/28/2012 9:14 AM EST

Press release: March 28, 2012

New SEI studies on biomass, scarce metals and water, produced as part of a partnership with the business initiative 3C (Combat Climate Change), show supply constraints could slow deployment of green energy technologies by 2035 – but business and policy choices can reduce these risks.
Low-carbon technologies – solar, wind, hydroelectric and geothermal power, biofuels, electric and...

SEI participates in launch of UN Year of Sustainable Energy for All

2/8/2012 3:22 AM EST

Press release: February 8, 2012 Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), together with Energy for All 2030 project partner Practical Action, UN Energy and the United Nations Foundation, is convening a high level event at the European Parliament to mark the European launch of the UN Year for Sustainable Energy for All – an initiative first announced in 2010 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon.

Ozone pollution damage crops across continents

2/3/2012 9:33 AM EST

Press release: February 3, 2012
Man-made air pollution from Southeast Asia causes the loss of 6.7 million tonnes of wheat and about 11.6 million tonnes of rice globally each year, while pollutants from North America reduce wheat yields in Europe by 1.2 million tonnes each year, according to a new study.
The study shows that ozone pollution causes millions of tonnes of crop losses not just in the regions where...

New study targets air pollution to save lives and climate

1/13/2012 2:36 AM EST

Press release: January 13, 2012

Researchers from the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York played a central role in a new study that shows that implementing 14 key air pollution control measures could save millions of lives, slow the pace of near-term climate change and boost agricultural production.
The study, published in the journal Science this week, identifies 14 measures targeting...

New research reveals risks to global low-carbon technology push

12/20/2011 2:15 AM EST

Press release: 20 December, 2011 Energy systems in the EU should be decarbonised by 2050, according to the Energy Roadmap adopted by the European Commission on 15 December, and low carbon technologies will be vital to achieve this goal. A new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute explains why recent progress in developing and deploying low carbon technology is fragile, and advises that policy support must...

SEI researchers play key role in European environmental footprint tool

12/15/2011 4:54 AM EST

Press release: December 15, 2011
The Stockholm Environment Institute launches a new online tool for analysing ecological footprints in the European Union. SEI scientists played a key role in developing this unique tool for mapping ecological carbon and water footprint data across all 27 EU member states.
The Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York is one of eight partners in the One Planet...

Scientists say Durban deal inadequate, call for world leaders to raise ambitions

12/14/2011 4:04 AM EST

Press release: December 14, 2011 Today, looking ahead to Rio+20 and future climate negotiations, four of the world’s leading research institutes on global sustainability have released a statement calling on world leaders to “adopt a new mindset to listen to the voice of science and knowledge and address the unavoidable interconnections between global sustainability, poverty eradication, social justice and economic...

Political leaders and scientists call for strong, immediate and integrated respo...

12/6/2011 7:02 AM EST

Press release: December 6, 2011

High-level dialogue urges climate negotiators to ‘adopt a new mindset’ that listens to science and addresses the links between global sustainability, poverty eradication, social justice and development.
The High-level Dialogue and Adaptation Round Table: Global Sustainability in a Changing Climate was held in the Africa Pavilion at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International...

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