SEI Research’s Tweets

Nov 2

📢 What does #COP27 need to deliver on to enable systemic transformation? Read our guide to COP, containing: 🚨 Key issues and priorities for COP 💡 Relevant SEI research and perspectives 📅 Events with SEI participation

As the COP27 UN climate change conference gets under way in Egypt, barriers to a successful outcome seem as high as the stakes.

Our guide to COP27

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📢 Final call! | Five #internships at SEI HQ (Stockholm, Sweden) 📢 We are currently looking for five #interns from January-June 2023! Learn about the opportunities below 👇🏽 🚩 Location: Stockholm, Sweden 🗓️ Deadline: 13 November 2022 🔗Apply now: buff.ly/33Rct1k

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Tomorrow is #adaptation day at #COP27. Join this Twitter Space to find out why we should care about adapting to #ClimateChange 👇🏼

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SEI Climate

@SEIclimate

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Join us on Saturday, 12 November, from #COP27 to talk #ClimateAdaptation: what it is, where it’s at - and why we should care

with @rjtklein @christrisos @SDobardzic @patriciakombo @HindAleryani @JoyDoreenBiira twitter.com/i/spaces/1YpKk

Stockholm+50: Shifting Sustainability from the Margins to the Mainstream

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#COP27 In-person Event | Explore how universities can develop #sustainability with SEI's

and

, and

. 📆 12 November 🔗 buff.ly/3UHans7 cc

The event will explore the role of universities, educational institutions and industry bodies on how they can mainstream sustainability.

Assessing cascading effects from multiple hazards: an example from Sweden

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SEI researchers presented the HydroHazards project this week

@vetenskapsakad

and

@MSBse

, which assesses vulnerability to multiple, interacting #ExtremeWeather events. Read the project brief with a Swedish case study.

This brief provides an overview of methods and tools and a summary of their application in a Swedish case study in the HydroHazards project.

Richard Klein and 7 others

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🌽#COP27 livestreamed event Join this panel discussion on the challenges, opportunities and roles different actors can play in the #food and agriculture supply chain to enable a #JustTransition. 📺Livestream: vimeo.com/event/2552799 🔗Event page: sei.org/events/deliver

Making headway on loss and damage

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Join us at #COP27 to hear stakeholders and observers reflect on how to scale up action on #LossAndDamage, based on SEI-

@diisdk

research. 📅 12 Nov ⏰ 10:30-11:30 EET 📍 Nordic pavilion & livestream: buff.ly/3G52xEL

This event will discuss how to scale up action related to loss and damage.

SEI's

and

explore the complexities of and make recommendations for how anti-fossil fuel norms can promote fairer and more equitable #ClimateAction in a new policy paper. Read the recommendations here 👇🏼

The equity dimensions of anti-fossil fuel norms

The authors explore the complexities of and make recommendations for how anti-fossil fuel norms can promote fairer and more equitable climate action.

📢 Final call! | Senior Programme Manager (Bogotá, #Colombia) 📢 Do you have experience managing development cooperation funds? We are recruiting for a Senior Programme Manager for projects in Cuba and Bolivia. Apply by 11 November 👇🏼

SEI Latin America is recruiting for a Senior Programme Manager with experience managing development cooperation funds in Cuba and Bolivia.

Senior Programme Manager

#Equity in climate negotiations can make progress in addressing climate and for creating more resilience to global crises. Creating resilience will require grappling with global power dynamics, write SEI's

@naznishu

@ZShawoo

and Dayoon Kim. Read more:

Enhancing resilience to global crises in the UNFCCC climate arena

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted how climate change intersects with major crises and geopolitics, as well as inequalities to be addressed in negotiations.

The SDGs Diplomat

@Lawrencenzuve

At the Transformative Pathways for Climate Action through Open and Citizen Science & Youth Empowerment

@COP27P

Africa Director

@PMOsano

spoke on Citizen Science & Sports to Promote Youth Actions on Climate referencing SEI's forays in sports & environment diplomacy

Carol Mungo and 8 others

Yesterday, SEI's

gave evidence to the UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee on the key drivers of #deforestation and what the UK can do to reduce their deforestation footprint. Find out more ⤵️ cc

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Today, Trase goes to the UK Parliament. @ChrisW_SEI @SEIresearch gives evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee on the key drivers of deforestation & how the UK Government can act to reduce the UK’s contribution to global forest loss.

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A new toolkit is available for companies to better understand the business case to reduce #AirPollution. The #AllianceForCleanAir have shown that quantifying air pollutant emissions along a company's value chain is doable. cc

@wef

#COP27 Read more 👇

World Economic Forum Alliance Adopts Newly Released Guide to Strengthen Private Sector Action on...

The Alliance for Clean Air has adopted a first-of-its-kind guide for businesses to measure air pollutant emissions across value chains.

#COP27 Livestream Event Join us TODAY between 15:00-15:30 EET for the presentation on #Agenda2030 Compass — the tool that supports decision-makers in integrating #SDGs into strategic planning. cc

@KatarinaAxe

@Jernkontoret

Tune in:

Navigating SDG Implementation with the Agenda 2030 Compass

Agenda 2030 Compass tool will be launched at COP27. The tool supports decision-makers in integrating the 2030 Agenda into strategic planning processes.

IEEP - Institute for European Environmental Policy

@IEEP_eu

#COP27 presents an opportunity to build international trust for effective climate action to be taken 🤝

Scientists highlight 10 essential climate science insights for 2022

maps out the top priorities for the summit 👉 sei.org/featured/cop27 #ThinkSustainableEurope

#COP27 | #10ClimateInsights Happening now, leading global experts launch ten essential insights on climate change since 2021. Watch the press conference online: buff.ly/3fMigOw Cc

Aaron Maltais, Director of SSFC and SEI Senior Research Fellow, contributed to number 7 of the 10 climate science insights for 2022.

Stockholm+50: Creating a culture of accountable promises and bold action

#COP27 in-person side event | Join SEI's

and

and

to discuss how accountability can be incentivized for progress on the #SDGs. 📆 11 November 🔗 buff.ly/3Urmhac cc

This event will discuss how accountability can be incentivized and operationalized for countries and companies via new mechanisms.

SEI Asia

@SEI_Asia

“Oftentimes it is easy to assume energy transitions will automatically lead to fairer outcomes,” SEI Asia's Jenny Yi-Chen Han told

@Diplomat_APAC

. Without confronting power asymmetries within existing systems, transitions may exacerbate inequalities. Read:

Why Asia Needs ‘Just Climate Finance’

#COP27 Hybrid Event | Join tomorrow's event to hear experiences from three continents on current approaches that deal with #LossAndDamage. Experts, including SEI's

@ZShawoo

, will discuss the imperative for a loss and damage global mechanism. Tune in!

Dealing with losses and damages: field experiences and lessons for a global mechanism

This side event will highlight current approaches to deal with losses and damages using different instruments and will address the scale of the challenge and the imperatives for a L&D global mechan...

#COP27 Livestream Event | #AirPollution Join us on 10 Nov. 14:30-15:30 EET to hear from the member companies of

@wef

’s #AllianceForCleanAir, 1st coalition of multinational companies who have pledged to measure & reduce their air pollutant #emissions. 🔗 sei.org/events/tacklin

What can policymakers do to ensure financial flows support #climate-resilient development? - Data transparency - Stakeholder engagement - Regulatory requirements for disclosure - Global accounting and sustainability standards Read the policy brief:

Aligning financial flows under the Paris Agreement: the case of banks in Sweden

A recent study for Swedish EPA mapped financial flows of the five biggest lenders in Sweden. The results suggest limited alignment with the Paris Agreement.

The window for action is closing as people and systems reach their limits to adaptation. A brief to participants in #COP27 on #AdaptationWithoutBorders presents how adaptation is a shared responsibility & what multilateral action entails. Find out more: adaptationwithoutborders.org/knowledge-base

Katherine Browne, PhD and 2 others

#ClimateRisks are interconnected, with knock-on impacts affecting countries thousands of miles apart. This brief offers two ideas to operationalize #AdaptationFinance to advance systemic resilience by recognizing transboundary climate risks (TCRs). 🔗: buff.ly/3EgXUGe

#Youth Innovation Forum | SEI's

@kehbis1

will give a keynote address at the first

@EA_YouthForum

at a parallel session on #ClimateChange and environment innovations today. 🚩 Kampala, Uganda 🗓️ 9 Nov, 14:00-15:30 EAT Join the virtual event.

East African Youth Innovation Forum

The East African Science and Technology Commission (EASTECO) organizes the first Youth Innovation Forum and awards from 8-10 November 2022.

#COP27 in-person event | #AirPollution and #ClimateResilience Join us for this COP27 side event calling integrated policy to support population health and climate resilience in the African and Eastern Mediterranean Region. 📅 9 Nov ⏰ 10:00-11:15 EET

Building resilient and sustainable low carbon health systems in Africa and Middle East

The event will highlight call for action to support health benefits for the African and Eastern Mediterranean population, as well as the environmental and climate co-benefits, that can be obtained by...

Report Analysis Fair Way in Shifting to Plant-Based Diets

🐄New report by

describes 5 actions policymakers can take to promote transition from high #meat production while ensuring consideration of affected stakeholders and promoting #sustainability, #health, & #AnimalWelfare Find out more ⤵️ bit.ly/3Ui83YS

vegconomist.com

SEI Climate

@SEIclimate

A window of opportunity: five ways IFIs can support the transition to green steel in emerging and...

🧵(1/7) New research by #LeadIT & Stockholm Sustainable Finance Centre on opportunities for international #finance institutions (#IFIs) in #GreenTransition. cc

Full brief:

industrytransition.org

International finance institutions can play an important role in kick-starting the transition to green steel, especially in emerging and developing regions.

#COP27 Hybrid Event | #Transport Join SEI's

@DrGaryHaq

& Romanus Opiyo on 11 November to discuss how Africa’s need for improved #mobility could present an opportunity to identify new & better ways to develop #LowCarbon transport pathways. Register: sei.org/events/unlocki

Department of Environment and Geography

Today is #WorldVentil8Day! Good air flow is important to remove #AirPollutants generated inside buildings. The INGENIOUS project investigates #AirPollution in homes: it's sources, interactions and health affects, and how we can tackle it. Read more: buff.ly/3FTyfF9

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@YorkEnvironment

What harmful airborne pollutants are found in your home? Approaching #WorldVentil8Day discover INGENIOUS, a research project led by @NicCarslaw, which is investigating domestic #AirPollution: it's sources, chemical interactions, and effects on health: buff.ly/3OMh2Pg

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#COP27 Hybrid Event Join us on 9 Nov to explore: - cross-border risk implications for #adaptation planning - needs for cross-country engagement - exchanges on adaptation to global climate risks cc

@EUClimateAction

& #AdaptationWithoutBorders Sign up: sei.org/events/adaptat

How has the Scottish Government’s £2mn pledge at COP26 to address #LossAndDamage been spent, and has it had impact? Join the hybrid #COP27 event today, 15:00-16:30 EET to find out. SEI’s

@BakhtaouiInes

will join speakers from

@ICCCAD

@UNMGCY

and more.

A year in action: Loss and damage from COP26 to now

Join this event to hear how Scottish Government funded efforts to address loss and damage and the impact it’s had on communities.

#COP27, termed the "Adaptation COP", is underway. Here's why #adaptation to climate change is a shared responsibility for all countries, and what it requires to deliver and address transboundary #ClimateRisks. #AdaptationWithoutBorders

@rjtklein

@IDDRI_English

@ODI_Global

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What are the societal and #sustainability impacts of increased #circularity of urban #waste streams? Read this great 🧵 from SEI’s

@DanielDdiba

about a new #OpenAccess paper to find out more 👇 cc

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Happy to announce the publication of our new paper this month in @IChemE's Sustainable Production and Consumption journal, with a focus on the #sustainability impacts of #resourcerecovery from urban organic waste streams. #OpenAccess sei.org/publications/c

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Åsa Persson

@Perssonasa

Good to see the messages from

@CEEWIndia

and

#Stockholm50 sci report being elaborated and amplified at #COP27. Finance, technology and accountability are critical to shifting sustainability at large!

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#LiveNow #COP27 "Equity and access to climate finance that can de-risk sustainable investments in developing countries should form the core of our discussions at COP27": @GhoshArunabha

the press briefing: bit.ly/3Td64Ux

: bit.ly/3zU6vMz

#COP27 In-Person Event Join us on 12 Nov with SEI's

@rjtklein

, Maldives Minister

@anuahsa

and many more experts at

@ChallengesFnd

’s open event to address the opportunities and responsibilities of businesses to contribute to #adaptation. Find out more: sei.org/events/adaptat

📢 #JobAlert | Research Fellow – #EU #policy engagement, geopolitics and #Agenda2030 (Stockholm, Sweden) 📢 SEI HQ is recruiting for a Research Fellow with experience managing complex projects. There may be more than one vacancy available! Apply now 👇🏼

Research Fellow – EU policy engagement, geopolitics and Agenda 2030

SEI HQ is recruiting for a Research Fellow – EU policy engagement, geopolitics and Agenda 2030 with a passion for policy on the environment.

UNCS News

@UNClimateSummit

Nov 3

With growing demand for #LossAndDamage finance, SEI’s

@BakhtaouiInes

@ZShawoo

identify 6 principles to underpin #finance, and suggest that modalities should centre the needs & priorities of vulnerable communities. Read the new

@SEIclimate

report :

Operationalizing finance for loss and damage

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Serious games tackle serious challenges in the world’s complicated water systems

Nov 6

SEI researchers have been using #SeriousGames to unite stakeholders from all sectors and get their perspectives on watershed planning processes in #Colombia. Discover this strategic planning tool: buff.ly/3xl2QGc cc

SEI uses a tool known as serious games to test water management policies and promote communication among local communities.