“To me, #CarbonPricing is the essential floor that keeps the decarbonization engine running.” At #SECW2025 in Sarajevo, SEI's Måns Nilsson shared how 🇸🇪 Sweden’s 1991 carbon tax helped kickstart its energy transition: simple, industry-friendly and growth-positive.

🚨 BREAKING: Governments plan to produce over 2x the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C, says the new #ProductionGap Report. Read the report here: productiongap.org 🧵 youtu.be/k7PkESU_1r4

👀 COMING SOON: The 2025 #ProductionGap Report launches Monday! Sign up today to join us for the launch event with Mary Robinson! 🕞 15:30 CEST / 9:30 EDT 📅 22 Sep 🔗 buff.ly/d5timKP @climateanalytics.org @iisd.org

📣 SEI Latin America is seeking a Research Associate in Bogota. Lead research on land-use and ecosystem transitions, urban sustainability, climate change mitigation, and just transitions. 📄 Full-time, indefinite contract. 🔗 Apply by 27 September 2025: buff.ly/VJBl1yQ

At #ECFestival2025, we imagined nature-connected futures and explored how ecological citizenship grows through care, creativity and community. From guided visioning with young change-makers to community gardens and local wheat-growing – powerful stories of connection in action. 🍃 👉 buff.ly/euLSRjz

🚨 New in Nature Food: how much does your food choice affect #ExtinctionRisk? A study co-authored by SEI York’s Jonathan Green shows impacts can differ by orders of magnitude – with animal products and tropical production driving the greatest risks. Explore the findings: www.sei.org/publications...

📢 SEI Asia is offering a six-month paid internship in Bangkok. Join a dynamic team and support research-to-policy impact, monitoring and learning systems, and research quality. ⏱️ Apply by 30 Sept 2025: buff.ly/iE7KPbx

📣 NEW: Former Irish President and member of @theelders.bsky.social Mary Robinson will join Monday's launch of the #ProductionGap Report. Register now to hear her remarks and learn how global #FossilFuel production plans steer us away from the 1.5°C warming limit. buff.ly/kXT0r4d #ClimateWeekNYC

Momentum is growing for #LocallyLedAdaptation – but the message from a recent Wilton Park is clear: We need stronger evidence + closer collaboration to scale impact before 2030. SEI’s Katherine Browne shares insights from the meeting here: buff.ly/4ce7BoW

🗣️ JOIN US: The 2025 Production Gap Report launches 22 Sep! Register today to be among the first to learn the findings of this year’s report. 🕞 3:30 p.m. CEST / 2:30 p.m. GMT / 9:30 a.m. EDT 📅 22 Sep 🔗 buff.ly/d5timKP @climateanalytics.org @iisd.org #ProductionGap

The Sami in northern Sweden face an existential threat to culture and livelihoods as rare earth mining plans move forward in Kiruna. SEI’s Rasmus Klöcker Larsen highlights the human rights risks in this important piece by AFP, via France 24. Read here 👉 www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Over 80 people gathered in York yesterday to address a key question: how can we maintain the UK’s climate leadership amid rising “greenlash”? Leaders from government, civil society, business, and academia joined SEI’s global team for an open discussion. 📖 Read their reflections: buff.ly/91e4JQ6

A true "win-win" climate strategy exists: tackling short-lived climate pollutants. On #CleanAirDay, the FOCI project worked with @wmo-global.bsky.social, SEI and @york.ac.uk to show how cutting pollutants like methane and black carbon can rapidly slow warming and save lives. 👉 buff.ly/UiiuWsE

Energy access is not a luxury – it underpins safety, health and opportunity. In this new Q&A, SEI Oxford's Sarah Rosenberg-Jansen explores how humanitarian action can embrace renewables and climate solutions. 🔗 buff.ly/VqZ5LGT

Join SEI Africa in Nairobi! We are looking for two Research Fellows to advance our work on climate impact/finance and water resource management. Help shape sustainable futures across Africa. 📄 Full-time, 2-year positions with the possibility of extension. 📅 Apply by 30 Sept: buff.ly/zd749Xj

TOMORROW: Toward evidence-based EV infrastructure planning 🔌 SEI researcher Maria Xylia kicks off the KTH #ITRL Lunch Talk series with findings from a new review that screened 12,000+ studies to map the global EV charging research landscape. 🕛 12:00–13:00 CEST ⤵️ Join via Zoom: buff.ly/4XRrSev

🎥 #LocallyLedAdaptation improves lives, builds a safer, healthier world and boosts productivity. Yet finance remains small and decentralized. New collaborations between multilateral development banks, development finance institutions and communities can change that. Hear how 👇 buff.ly/pLojFgG

Financing Locally Led Adaptation pays off. But more is needed. Hear why from SEI's Katherine Browne 👇 If you work for an MDB, DFI, CSO, or in development research explore more at: 🔗 sei.org/scaling-LLA-finance

Clean air brings a triple benefit: it saves lives, combats climate change, and strengthens the economy. Air pollution causes around 7 million premature deaths every year, but solutions exist. This #CleanAirDay, explore how action at every level can deliver cleaner air for all: buff.ly/vBVy2dM

⏳ Deadline approaching: Friday 5 September 2025. We are seeking SEI’s next Executive Director to lead our 2025–29 strategy, guide global research excellence, and drive policy impact for sustainable development. Apply here: www.sei.org/people/jobs/...

🏭 "Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year", reports @theguardian.com. Former SEI scientist @ploya.bsky.social, co-authored a study finding that marginalized groups face the greatest exposure to oil and gas-related #AirPollution and its health impacts.

Change takes time. SEI’s work with partners on Africa’s first integrated air pollution and climate assessment helped shape the Africa Clean Air Program, now acknowledged in a UN resolution. ¨ It offers a roadmap to save lives, cut emissions and boost resilience: buff.ly/2bhir9u

During #WorldWaterWeek, SuSanA held its 35th annual meeting at SEI HQ. Experts from around the world shared insights on climate-resilient sanitation, resource recovery, and circular solutions for water-scarce futures. Highlights here 👉 buff.ly/2bhir9u

Displacement is growing. Climate impacts will make it worse. SEI Oxford’s new research agenda looks at how clean cooking and renewable energy can improve lives in humanitarian settings. Why this matters ⤵️

🔅 Europe is warming up twice as fast as the global average. The Pan-European Commission on Climate and Health wrote an open letter on the escalating health crisis related to heatwaves. Read the story in Medscape, featuring SEI climatologist Andreas Hoy: buff.ly/rfSdwPv

🌊 World Water Week 2025 is underway! Held since 1991, World Water Week is the world's leading conference on global water issues. Check out what SEI experts are covering 👉 buff.ly/qY7Fprf #WWWeek #Water #ClimateAction

🎉 We welcome Somya Joshi as SEI’s next Research Director, starting 1 September. Her leadership in sustainable AI and science-policy engagement will guide SEI’s work globally. Our gratitude to Åsa Persson for her many contributions as she moves to KTH. Full story 👉

💦 SEI's flagship water modelling and planning tool, #WEAP, just got a new website update! The website brings a focus on #adaptation planning, a more user-friendly interface and a new section featuring WEAP in action. 🧵 weap21.org

⛽ A new @ScienceAdvances study co-authored at SEI by @ploya.bsky.social details the ethnic & geographic impact of #AirPollution stemming from the US #OilAndGas industry. Here's what the team found 🧵

🌍 News from SEI! We are excited to announce Annika Markovic as our first Engagement and Impact Director, effective 1 September 2025. With decades of diplomatic leadership, Markovic will help ensure SEI’s research informs decisions at the highest levels. Read the announcement ⤵️

🌍 New research shows that technical and emotional framings affect how climate change linkages spread across UN agencies. #MistraGeopolitics researcher @lisadellmuth.bsky.social @stockholm-uni.bsky.social has examined the linkages of climate change to health, development & security. ⏬

💧 World Water Week 2025: #Water for #ClimateAction Join SEI from 24–28 August at this year's World Water Week! Experts will discuss topics ranging from climate policy, water resources management and resilience. Read more 👉 buff.ly/qY7Fprf See you there! #WWWeek

Europe is experiencing an increasing number of heatwaves that are often fatal. Because of urban infrastructure, people living in cities are especially vulnerable to heat. What can we do to make living in cities safer and nicer in the summer? Read here: buff.ly/p2rVQ6o

🇬🇧🔋Community energy schemes are on the rise across the UK Our online Q&A series brings together experts and people who run, support or take part in #CommunityEnergy to share what works, compare notes and discuss ideas to fix sticking points. Sign up and join our next sessions 👇👇 🔗 buff.ly/6xPqZgb

💡 Slower-growing chicken breeds experience ≥ 33 fewer hours of intense pain than faster-growing breeds. A new @natfood.nature.com Comment co-authored by SEI's Cleo Verkuijl demonstrates how the Welfare Footprint Framework quantifies animal welfare measures. Read on ⤵️ www.sei.org/publications...

🌐 Global #SciencePolicy platforms like @ipbes.net are upheld by volunteer scientists striving to inform policy with research. SEI US Centre Director @edwardrcarr.com & others suggest ways to reduce barriers for scientists to contribute to these global conversations. New article 👇🏽 buff.ly/WPcFhI8

Måns Nilsson, SEI’s Executive Director, has been appointed to the UN Committee of Experts on Public Administration (CEPA) for 2025–2029. The Committee advises ECOSOC on governance and public administration to advance the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs. Details:

💎 While #mining is often seen as key to economic growth & the #CleanEnergy transition, the various laws that govern it can stoke inequality & conflict. This new article examines how law can reduce these harms & foster more sustainable resource governance. Read the article 👉 buff.ly/FNP2ZNz

🌎 More than 170 countries are represented at @unep.org #plastics treaty negotiations in Geneva, where negotiators aim to tackle global plastic #pollution with a legally binding pact. As countries try to break their years-long impasse, SEI’s Charlotte Wagner weighs in with what’s at stake.

Could "extended producer responsibility" and other measures help turn the plastic tide? As #PlasticTreaty talks continue this week in Geneva, SEI researchers present a snapshot of what some countries have done to limit how much plastic gets to the ocean. www.sei.org/publications...

⚖️🔋 What does a just transition mean for #CommunityEnergy in the UK? Join our live Q&A with @fraserjfstewart.bsky.social on how community energy can drive a fairer #NetZero, and why justice must be at the heart of the UK’s energy future. 👉 Find out more: buff.ly/5gXjykO

Want cleaner air + a cooler planet? Join us on 4 September – 14:00 BST for a webinar on short-lived climate forcers like methane and black carbon. Hear from global experts, explore solutions and help push for real change. 🔗 Register now: www.sei.org/events/slcp-... #CleanAirForBlueSkies #CAB2025

#WorldIndigenousPeoplesDay | SEI scientists & researchers from #Argentina performed a case study lithium mining's impacts on local communities. 🪨 In a new policy brief, they suggest incorporating #Indigenous & local community opinions in the development of #SDG progress milestones. 🧵

Lead SEI into its next chapter. As our next Executive Director, guide the implementation of our strategy 2025–29, shaping global research and policy for just, evidence-based transitions. ⌛ Apply by 5 September 2025: www.sei.org/people/jobs/...

What does it mean to be an ecological citizen? 🍃🗣️ Join @lukegooding.bsky.social and @sarahwestsei.bsky.social at the #ECFestival2025 a free one-day event with workshops, creative labs, shared meals and open conversations. Register today 👉 buff.ly/WWZMTkh #DerbyEvents #CollectiveAction

🌱 Transparency matters. ‪@trase.earth, launched by‬ @globalcanopy.org and @sei.org in 2015 with our support, maps global supply chains for forest-risk commodities like soy, palm oil and beef — tracking and linking data to environmental impact. 🌎 Learn more ➡️ trase.earth #Moore25 #Deforestation

💧 Did you know #California's water system serves 39 million people? Research from SEI and @ucmerced.bsky.social developed a model that incorporates seasonal changes in water runoff with traditional models, improving accuracy of #WaterAllocation. 🔗 buff.ly/x551rdS [closed access article]

📢 Job alert: Research Fellow – Climate Adaptation Finance at SEI Asia Co-design bankable, inclusive adaptation solutions with communities and investors in the Asia-Pacific. 📍 Bangkok 🗓 Deadline: 31 Aug 2025 🔗 www.sei.org/people/jobs/... #ClimateFinance #Adaptation

🇬🇧🔋What does it take to rethink energy decision-making in the UK? In our next online Q&A, @lukegooding.bsky.social shares insights from local case studies on making #EnergyGovernance more inclusive and community-led. 🔗 buff.ly/d7lPE6K #CommunityEnergy #InclusiveCitSci #CitizenScience #UKEnergy

Check out the latest open-access data from @trase.earth ⬇️ Trase is a data-driven transparency initiative that maps the international trade and financing of key commodities associated with tropical deforestation. Trase is a joint initiative of @globalcanopy.org and SEI.