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A study on Sweden from 2005 to 2022 found that hydroclimatic hazards caused EUR 8.4 billion in economic losses in the agriculture, electricity, and insurance sectors, with floods causing the most damage (EUR 4.1 billion).

This report by Ember examines the critical role of electricity interconnectors in maintaining European energy security, preventing blackouts, and mitigating the impact of geopolitical conflicts and sabotage. It argues that expanding and securing cross-border grid capacity is a vital element of protecting European society against hybrid warfare and technical failures.

This fact sheet outlines the significant health and economic costs associated with livestock production and meat consumption. It links high red and processed meat intake to increased risks of heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, noting that such diets caused 0.9 million deaths globally in 2019. The document also highlights systemic risks from industrial farming, including zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and air pollution. Economically, it estimates that red and processed meat consumption resulted in USD 285 billion in global healthcare costs in 2020. Conversely, it argues that transitioning to plant-based diets, such as the EAT-Lancet planetary health diet, could prevent millions of deaths annually and save trillions of dollars in health and ecosystem costs.

This document provides the sources and methodology for Ember's Europe Electricity Interconnection Data Tool. It details how the tool maps Bidding Zones to countries, calculates interconnection capacity (NTC), estimates import potential, and analyzes electricity flows and variable renewable energy (RES) penetration for 2024 and projected scenarios for 2030 and 2040.

This report by Ember analyses the critical role of electricity grid availability in determining the location and growth of data centres in Europe. It argues that grid congestion in traditional hubs is pushing investment toward the Nordics and Southern Europe, and recommends proactive grid planning, flexible connection agreements, and strategic siting to support the EU's AI ambitions.

This research paper chapter examines how wildfires act as catalysts that expose social, environmental, and power-based conflicts within landscape governance, specifically challenging the perception of landscapes as neutral spaces.

This guide from the World Resources Institute explains the concept of 'loss and damage' in the context of climate change, detailing the distinction between economic and non-economic losses, the history of UN negotiations, and the operationalization of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD).

This informal input paper, prepared for the G20 Working Group on Trade and Investment by the African Future Policies Hub, Lead-IT, and the World Resources Institute, advocates for a shift from nationalistic green industrial policies toward "cooperative green competitiveness." The report outlines strategies for inclusive green industrialisation, emphasizing the role of industrial clusters, regional cooperation, and reformed climate finance to ensure developing countries are integrated into global green value chains without repeating past patterns of resource exploitation.

Ember's response to the European Resource Adequacy Assessment (ERAA) 2025 consultation argues that the proposed input data underestimates the potential of clean flexibility and renewable energy while misrepresenting commodity prices, which could lead to overinvestment in fossil assets.

The 2024 Global Electricity Source Trends report by Ember analyzes global electricity generation across solar, wind, hydro, nuclear, gas, and coal, highlighting record growth in solar and wind alongside fluctuating trends in fossil fuels and nuclear power.

This report by Ember provides a 2024 analysis of the world's seven largest electricity consumers, who collectively account for 72% of global demand. It details the transition progress of China, the US, the EU, India, Russia, Japan, and Brazil, highlighting trends in clean energy adoption, coal decline, and carbon intensity.

This research paper examines how various network strategies, operationalized as network motifs, influence the coordination of interdependent policy issues, using simulation models and empirical data from Swedish water governance.

The EU Green Policy Tracker prototype reveals that the implementation of the European Green Deal in Sweden and Estonia is hindered by severe administrative capacity constraints and a lack of policy coherence. Key obstacles include overwhelming reporting requirements, conflicts between EU state aid rules and funding mechanisms, and tensions between economic interests and carbon sequestration targets. The report also notes a broader political shift in the EU, where environmental ambitions are being scaled back or rebranded as the 'Clean Industrial Deal' to prioritize economic competitiveness.

This research paper describes the methodology and data sources for Consumption Compass 2.0, a tool developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute to help Swedish municipalities estimate and manage household consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions at a high spatial resolution.

This policy brief from the Mistra Geopolitics research programme examines the role of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) in managing the risks associated with critical raw material supply chains during the green transition, warning that current EU legislative trends may weaken these protections.

A statement by Trend Asia and a global coalition of civil society organizations arguing that large-scale forest biomass combustion for energy is not carbon neutral, harms biodiversity, violates community rights, and obstructs the transition to clean energy. The signatories call for the cessation of forest biomass expansion and the removal of related subsidies.

A statement from the Stockholm Environment Institute evaluating the Church of Sweden's forest inquiry, arguing that while the inquiry moves toward sustainable management and respect for indigenous rights, the Church could further strengthen its approach to avoid conflicts between forestry and reindeer husbandry.

This working paper evaluates 18 Nordic Development Fund (NDF) projects to determine if Swedish development finance for climate mitigation is contributing to emission reductions sufficient to meet the Paris Agreement's 1.5 C temperature objective.

This study analyzes how taxi and truck drivers in Sweden perceive the impact of electrification, digitalization, and automation on their quality of working life. While drivers see potential for improved safety and performance, they also identify challenges regarding identity and skill requirements. The authors argue that potential injustices regarding reskilling costs and autonomy are driven by institutional and societal arrangements rather than the technology itself, and they advocate for incorporating driver perspectives into policy to ensure a just transition.

This research paper provides a critical policy analysis of the Reindeer Husbandry Plan (Renbruksplan) in Sweden, evaluating its effectiveness in resolving land use disputes between Indigenous Sámi reindeer herding communities and large-scale industrial forestry.