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The Stockholm Environment Institute argues that the proposed EU Critical Raw Materials Act risks exacerbating human rights breaches and 'green colonialism' against the Indigenous Sámi people in Northern Europe. While welcoming the inclusion of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) for 'strategic' projects, the authors identify critical weaknesses in the act's reliance on Member State bureaucracies, certification schemes, and the lack of resources for Indigenous participation. They propose three amendments: an EU-level oversight mechanism for grievances, mandatory FPIC standards for certification schemes, and a funding mechanism to support affected rights-holders during fast-tracked licensing processes.

This policy brief argues that cumulative impact assessments are essential for protecting Sámi Indigenous rights in Nordic countries, particularly regarding reindeer herding, and proposes 10 procedural principles to address regulatory failures in Sweden and Finland.

This report examines parental leave policies within the large-scale mining sector, comparing international standards, national laws across 12 countries, and the specific policies of major mining companies. It highlights a discrepancy between formal policies and the actual workplace culture, which often contributes to a "leaky pipeline" where women leave the industry at earlier career stages.

This research paper presents initial findings from the Klimatkalkylatorn dataset, an online carbon footprint calculator developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and WWF Sweden. Based on self-reported data from over 800,000 users, the study analyzes variations in household carbon footprints across Sweden, examining the influence of geography, household size, and income levels to provide a more granular view than national statistics.

This policy brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the role of municipalities and regional governments in strengthening carbon sinks within the context of EU LULUCF regulations, specifically highlighting the challenges and opportunities in forested nations.

This policy brief analyzes consumption-based emission estimation in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden. It highlights that while territorial tracking is standard, consumption-based approaches are necessary to address embodied emissions from global supply chains and food production. Key barriers include data collection challenges and a lack of detailed guidance in the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for cities (GPC).

This research paper evaluates the effectiveness of various machine learning and deep learning models in predicting agricultural drought indicators, specifically soil moisture and the Palmer drought severity index (PDSI), across Sweden.

The Nordic countries have established basic adaptation policy cycles but lack the comprehensive monitoring and risk assessment systems needed to move beyond operating "in the dark," particularly regarding transboundary risks. Adaptation is characterized by a mainstreaming approach but suffers from low political priority, insufficient funding compared to mitigation, and a lack of economic incentives or penalizing measures. While there is awareness of the need for synergy with other goals like the SDGs, adaptation remains largely siloed.

This fact sheet provides an overview of the real estate portfolios of the MAVERIC consortium partners, detailing the Swedish real estate investment landscape, accounting standards for asset valuation, and the specific portfolio compositions of several major institutional investors.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute provides an overview of the evolving landscape of climate risk reporting for financial actors and corporates, with a specific focus on Swedish real estate investors. It details the distinctions between physical, transition, and systemic risks, compares international and EU-specific reporting frameworks, and discusses the shift from single to double materiality approaches in sustainability disclosures.

This guide by Zero Carbon Analytics explains the role of heat pumps in decarbonising buildings and industry, detailing their technical operation, economic viability, and the policy barriers to their global adoption.

This guidance document describes the 'climate city contract' model developed by Viable Cities to accelerate the climate transition in urban areas through collaborative governance and integrated investment planning.

This session brief summarizes the outcomes of the 'Climate security and trade in times of multiple crises' session held on 20 April 2023 during the Think2030 Dialogue Sweden, hosted by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI).

This research paper by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) examines the disparity between solar energy potential and installed capacity in developing economies, attributing the gap to high costs of capital driven by sovereign and off-taker risks. The authors propose the establishment of a Global Credit Guarantee Facility (GCGF) to de-risk cross-border financing and lower risk premiums for renewable energy projects in Emerging Market & Development Economy (EMDE) countries.

This research paper describes the development and testing of a social vulnerability index for flooding at a sub-municipal level in Sweden, utilizing a combined bottom-up and top-down approach to identify spatial injustices and inform equitable flood risk reduction strategies.

This report by Ember proposes an ambitious wind and solar expansion plan for Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries to improve energy security and lower electricity prices. Using the PyPSA-CEE model, the study argues that accelerating renewables deployment could reduce wholesale power prices by 29% and make the region electricity self-sufficient by 2030.

This perspective piece by the Stockholm Environment Institute argues that UN Member States should adopt a systems-thinking approach to prioritize Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ahead of the SDG Summit in New York. The authors contend that because SDGs are interlinked, prioritizing specific 'accelerator' goals can boost progress across the entire 2030 Agenda, provided that trade-offs are managed and 'easy fixes' are avoided.

This report by Global Energy Monitor and its partners analyzes the global state of coal-fired power plants as of April 2023. It highlights a stark divergence between China, where coal capacity is expanding rapidly, and the rest of the world, where new projects are declining. While the report notes that the 'return of coal' in Europe due to the energy crisis was minimal, it emphasizes that current retirement rates are insufficient to meet Paris Agreement goals, particularly in non-OECD countries.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute analyzes the distributional welfare impacts of the 2022 energy price crisis in Sweden. It examines how electricity and fuel price increases affected different income deciles and geographical regions, evaluating the effectiveness of policy responses such as fuel tax reductions and direct compensation. The report highlights that low-to-middle income groups and residents of sparsely populated areas were most affected, and argues that short-term subsidies may conflict with Sweden's long-term climate goals of net-zero emissions by 2045.

This research paper evaluates the climate neutrality trajectories of nine Swedish cities, analyzing the alignment between their political intent and the actual policy instruments deployed to address both territorial and consumption-based emissions.