Energy access

Akosombo Power Station supplies almost whole Ghana and half of Togo with energy, West Africa.

Canales in Climate Home on disaster risk: “The risk owner should have the capacity to manage risks”

Media coverage / SEI Research Fellow Nella Canales comments recent flooding in Ghana in Climate Home News.

20 November 2023 / About Business, Energy access, Water-Energy-Food Nexus and Wellbeing

Man rides bicycle by a roadside stall of charcoal packed in sacks ready for sale to passing cars in Masindi, Uganda

A National Integrated Clean Cooking Strategy for Uganda (NICCS)

Project / The Ugandan government hopes to scale up cleaner cooking options to curb the health and climate damage caused by burning wood and charcoal.

2023 - 2025 / About Behaviour and choice, Energy access, Forests, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Mitigation, Pollution, Public policy, Short lived climate pollutants and Sustainable lifestyles

“Social acceptance of renewable projects depends on tangible benefits for local communities”: José Vega on Bloomberg

Media coverage / SEI Research Associate José Vega talks to Bloomberg on challenges in wind energy development in La Guajira, Colombia.

9 November 2023 / About Energy access, Public policy and Renewables

Oil storage tanks are illuminated in blue light at night.

Production Gap Report 2023 launch event

Past event / Watch a detailed review of the 2023 Production Gap Report findings by leading experts, recorded on 8 November 2023.

08 November 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Fossil fuels, Geopolitics, Mitigation and Public policy

Stakeholder-guided, model-based scenarios for a climate- and water-smart electricity transition in Ghana and Burkina Faso

Journal article / We assessed different mitigation and adaptation pathways for energy and water supply and demand and implications for achieving SDGs in West Africa.

31 October 2023 / About Energy access and Household energy

White wind turbines situated in a green agricultural field beneath a blue sky with white billowy clouds

Webinar: Four new tools to support Integrated Climate and Development Planning

Past event / SEI teams have developed tools that can support long-term integrated climate and development planning using the Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP).

24 October 2023 / About Business, Climate policy, Energy access, Food and agriculture, Forests, Household energy, Land use, Mitigation, Planning and modelling, Pollution, Public policy, Renewables and Sustainable Development Goals

Climate change: Kenya’s power sector is a shining example, the big hurdles are household and transport emissions

Media coverage / SEI's Anderson Kehbila speaks about Kenya's power sector and the country's efforts in reducing carbon emissions.

23 October 2023 / About Energy access, Fossil fuels, Household energy, Renewables and Short lived climate pollutants

Sugar rush: how farmers spurred India’s G20 biofuels alliance

Media coverage / Nineteen countries signed up to an India-led alliance this month to boost production of biofuels, but experts raise sustainability concerns.

28 September 2023 / About Adaptation, Energy access and Mitigation

The fourth International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies

Press release / To overcome air pollution, SEI, UNEP and Nakuru County call for stronger partnerships, increased investment and shared responsibility.

7 September 2023 / About Climate policy, Energy access, Household energy, Pollution and Wellbeing