Renewables

A herd of reindeer in a snowy landscape walking next to a forest with a herder behind them.

Agreement-making in the Sámi homeland: Investigating an emerging tool in green transition governance

Project / An empirical investigation of "extraction contracting" between green transition industries and the Indigenous Sámi peoples.

2023 - 2027 / About Innovation, Land use and Renewables

Group of workshop participants posing for a photo in Accra, Ghana.

Examining risk mitigation for renewable energy investment in West and Central Africa

Feature / A recent SEI workshop in Ghana revealed insights into overcoming investment barriers in African renewable energy.

22 November 2023 / About Finance, Public policy and Renewables

“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

Governments plan to produce double the fossil fuels in 2030 than the 1.5°C warming limit allows

Press release / New report published today: governments plan to produce around 110% more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C

8 November 2023 / About Adaptation, Climate services, Disaster Risk, Fossil fuels, Mitigation and Renewables

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

Side view of a large solar panel on the roof

Technical workshop on financial risk mitigation for renewable energy investments in West and Central Africa

Past event / Explore the future of risk mitigation for renewable energy investments in West and Central Africa at our two-day workshop.

23 October 2023 / About Finance, Public policy and Renewables

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

Embracing wind energy: social acceptance in La Guajira

Feature / Learn more about SEI's efforts and research regarding the social acceptance of wind energy projects in La Guajira, Colombia.

2 October 2023 / About Fossil fuels, Public policy and Renewables

Hydropower dam with water flowing at high levels in spring, in Sweden

Hydropower development in the energy transition: perspectives from northern Sweden

SEI brief / Sweden has faced trade-offs and challenges for hydropower in recent years, and this brief offers policy recommendations on how to balance them.

28 September 2023 / About Renewables