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The Consumption Compass is a free Excel-based tool launched in April 2022 by the Stockholm Environment Institute to provide consumption-based greenhouse gas emissions estimates (CO2e) at the municipal and postcode levels for all municipalities in Sweden.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the decline of Kenya's coffee sector and proposes the integration of 17 Sustainable Consumption and Production Practices (SCPs) across the value chain to improve resource efficiency, worker welfare, and environmental sustainability.

This scoping study examines the plastic waste management and recycling value chain in Mombasa, Kenya. It identifies the stakeholders, institutional governance structures, and the policy and regulatory frameworks governing the sector. The report highlights the potential for a circular economy to create jobs and reduce environmental pollution, while detailing the significant socio-economic, financial, and regulatory barriers that currently limit the efficiency of plastic recovery and recycling in the region.

This fact sheet describes Global Shipping Watch (GSW), an open-access demonstration platform developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute to link maritime emissions with specific supply chain actors, including traders, carriers, and consumers.

This research paper examines changes in transportation behaviors, specifically working from home, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK, using the Opportunity, Motivation Behaviour (COM-B) model to suggest how policy-makers can maintain these pro-environmental changes to mitigate climate change.

This research paper examines black carbon emissions from crop residue burning in Indian Punjab, analyzing the social-ecological drivers and value chains of rice and wheat production to identify systemic barriers and potential transformative solutions.

A study of irrigated and rainfed cropland in the Brazilian Cerrado found that while fields acted as carbon sinks during crop development, they became net carbon sources when accounting for harvest removals and emissions from soil preparation and stubble periods.

This report evaluates the sustainability, user preferences, agricultural demand for reused products, and governance capacity of sanitation systems in Montero, Bolivia. It examines a mix of centralized sewer-based systems and decentralized in situ options, concluding that while technical optimizations can improve environmental and health outcomes, long-term sustainability requires stronger governance, policy instruments, and increased public awareness.

This Stockholm Environment Institute discussion brief presents findings from the ClimVis Europe pilot project, which sought to develop a transnational, multilinguistic visualization tool for climate information. Based on a survey of 390 users and focus groups with 48 stakeholders across six European countries, the brief identifies critical gaps in the accessibility of climate data for non-experts, specifically regarding language barriers and the lack of connection between real-time weather events and long-term climate trends.

This report evaluates the integration of sewered and non-sewered sanitation systems in Montero, Bolivia, focusing on sustainability, user preferences, agricultural reuse of waste, and governance capacity. It highlights the role of the cooperative utility COSMOL in managing mixed systems and identifies technical and policy gaps that hinder the scaling of sustainable on-site sanitation.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute explores the concept of water teleconnections—long-distance interactions between coupled natural and human systems—and argues that relying on a single water management narrative can lead to a misunderstanding of local challenges and the invisibility of water transfers through economic and physical connections.

The KE4CAP project synthesis report describes an initiative that convened 30 climate adaptation platforms and over 200 specialists from Europe and globally to share lessons and enhance the capacity of these platforms. The report emphasizes that CAPs are vital for providing the high-quality information necessary for policymakers to implement national and transnational climate adaptation strategies.

The KE4CAP Impact Report describes the outcomes of the Knowledge Exchange between Climate Adaptation Platforms (KE4CAP) project, which created a global network for practitioners to improve the reach and effectiveness of climate adaptation platforms.

This report examines the role of external financing in helping Swedish municipalities achieve climate neutrality and Agenda 2030 goals, based on research from the 'Accelerate sustainable financing: sustainable bonds for sustainable cities' project.

This review by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the parallels between the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis to derive lessons for the transboundary management of systemic risks and the improvement of climate change policy and resilience building.

This SEI fact sheet analyzes the status of bio-inputs and biological controllers in Colombia's bioeconomy. While Colombia pioneered regional regulation in 2004 and has a growing market of 238 registered companies—primarily serving high-standard export markets—the sector is hindered by slow and costly ICA registration processes, a lack of farmer education regarding preventive technology, and the proliferation of unregistered artisanal products. The report calls for integrated state policy and increased research into non-soil-based biological controllers to transition toward sustainable agriculture.

This fact sheet analyzes financial instruments for sustainable urban investment in nine Swedish cities. It highlights a significant funding gap for climate neutrality by 2045, noting that while these cities have raised 31.2 billion SEK through 52 green bonds for projects like renewable energy and clean transport, current investment plans are insufficient. The report details municipal funding inflows (taxes, grants, debt) and outflows, and notes that alternative financing like blended finance and crowdfunding are not yet utilized in the studied Swedish context.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute assesses the alignment between Development Finance Institution (DFI) investments and the national development plans of Ethiopia, Ghana, and Kenya. It examines how DFIs can better support strategic sectors to enhance development impacts and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This briefing from the Stockholm Environment Institute explores how individual researchers can modify the design, implementation, and dissemination of climate and environment research to challenge unequal power relations and colonial-era legacies that disadvantage the Global South and marginalized communities.

This research paper examines the social dimensions of bioeconomy promotion through a "just transition" lens, specifically analyzing bio-based production systems in Brazil, India, and Indonesia. It argues that while the bioeconomy is framed as a tool for climate and socioeconomic goals, it has largely promoted unjust production systems that benefit agribusiness while marginalizing traditional and local communities.