The SEI Initiative on Low Emission Development Pathways (LED-P)

The SEI Initiative on Low Emission Development Pathways (LED-P) provides tools and research to help governments, particularly in developing countries, simultaneously address greenhouse gas emissions, short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), and air pollution. A central output is the LEAP-Integrated Benefits Calculator (LEAP-IBC), which quantifies the health, vegetation, and climate benefits of specific mitigation measures. The initiative focuses on filling data gaps, building technical capacity, and developing policy frameworks to move beyond aspirational scenarios toward credible transition pathways.

• The LED-P Initiative focuses on three core objectives: advancing knowledge on climate change and air pollution to provide science-based quantitative assessments, identifying effective national and international policy frameworks, and building technical and institutional capacity in developing countries for integrated planning.
• Addressing short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs)—including methane, black carbon, tropospheric ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)—is identified as the only effective method for reducing near-term warming, while also providing co-benefits for human health and agriculture.
• Developing countries often lack the necessary data and expertise to prioritize pollution measures, specifically regarding emissions, pollutant concentrations, and the associated costs and benefits of policy options.
• The LEAP-Integrated Benefits Calculator (LEAP-IBC) is a tool developed to expand the LEAP platform, allowing users to calculate emissions from various sources and convert them into quantified impacts on health, vegetation, and climate.
• The initiative is conducting research to move beyond 'aspirational' technical scenarios by developing a framework that accounts for technical, financial, and socio-cognitive barriers to policy implementation.
• The LED-P Initiative is actively supporting 16 countries in developing national SLCP action plans through the CCAC SNAP initiative, with specific applications of the LEAP-IBC tool already occurring in Bangladesh, Ghana, and Mexico.

APA

Kuylenstierna, J. C., Heaps, C., Malley, C., & Davis, M. (2016). The SEI Initiative on Low Emission Development Pathways (LED-P). Stockholm Environment Institute. https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/SEI-FS-2016-SEI-Initiative-Low-Emission-Development-Pathways.pdf

Chicago

Kuylenstierna, Johan C.I., Charlie Heaps, Chris Malley, and Marion Davis. The SEI Initiative on Low Emission Development Pathways (LED-P). Stockholm Environment Institute, 2016. https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/SEI-FS-2016-SEI-Initiative-Low-Emission-Development-Pathways.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kuylenstierna2016sei, author = {Kuylenstierna, Johan C.I. and Heaps, Charlie and Malley, Chris and Davis, Marion}, title = {{The SEI Initiative on Low Emission Development Pathways (LED-P)}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2016}, url = {https://www.sei.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Climate/SEI-FS-2016-SEI-Initiative-Low-Emission-Development-Pathways.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }