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This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute evaluates the effectiveness of monetary and non-monetary interventions in reducing residential energy consumption, drawing on data from 122 studies across 25 countries.

This discussion brief examines the intersections of waste management, gender equality, social equity, and poverty in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). It highlights systemic gaps in waste collection, particularly in rural areas and Roma communities, and discusses how the waste sector is characterized by gender imbalances and a reliance on informal labor by marginalized groups.

A study using the LEAP-Kenya-Centralized-Electricity model evaluates electricity generation pathways for Kenya from 2010 to 2040. It finds that while electricity demand will reach 57.4 thousand gigawatts-hours by 2040 under most scenarios, the Full Renewables (FRE) and UN Agenda 2030 SDGs (SDGs 2) scenarios offer the highest greenhouse gas abatement and lowest health impacts. Specifically, the SDGs 2 scenario projects renewable energy to account for 99% of capacity by 2040.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the engagement of young people (aged 10-24) in climate change and health actions within six low- and middle-income countries across Africa and Asia, focusing on structural barriers to their participation and the need for inter-generational climate justice.

This case study evaluates a grass-roots campaign in Western Kenya, sponsored by the US-based non-profit Sun24, which promoted the use of rockbeds in cooking fires to reduce wood consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

This briefing examines the long-term decline of the United Kingdom's steel industry over approximately 50 years, analyzing the socio-economic impacts and identifying policy measures to support regional economic diversification and industrial transition.

This research paper introduces an agricultural systems model designed to integrate the assessment of greenhouse gas emissions with food consumption-related health risks and agricultural air pollutant emissions.

This report, commissioned by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management and led by WSP, examines the feasibility of introducing a trading system for eutrophication in the Baltic Sea region to accelerate recovery efforts and ensure compatibility with EU legislation.

The Stockholm Environment Institute presents a new integrated model that assesses the simultaneous impacts of food production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, air pollution, and human health (including malnutrition and obesity) between 2014 and 2018. The model aims to identify strategies that mitigate climate change while improving health, while highlighting potential trade-offs associated with agricultural expansion.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the working conditions, health risks, and gender dynamics of informal waste pickers in Bangkok. Based on surveys of 34 workers, it highlights the critical role these individuals play in the city's circular economy and plastic waste reduction, while noting that they often operate below minimum wage and face significant social and physical vulnerabilities.

This case study by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the long-term decline of the United Kingdom's steel industry from the 1970s to 2020. It analyzes the socio-economic and environmental impacts of this decline, the failure of generic regional development policies, and the challenges of transitioning workers from high-status industrial roles to new economic activities. The document aims to provide lessons for current and future decarbonization transitions in carbon-intensive regional economies.

This report analyzes four historical industrial transitions in Australia, the US, the UK, and South Africa to identify lessons for managing the socio-economic shifts required by global decarbonization. It finds that transition planning is often too reactive, failing to occur before a crisis, and that ignoring pre-existing inequalities or transferring environmental costs to the public undermines 'just' outcomes. The authors argue that locally driven, bottom-up approaches, comprehensive worker support (including re-skilling and social safety nets), and the use of nuanced success indicators are essential for equitable regional regeneration.

This research paper analyzes 29 industry transition roadmaps across 13 countries, finding that decarbonization efforts in heavy industry are insufficiently aligned and face similar constraints globally, necessitating greater international cooperation.

This case study examines the influence of corporate power on the bioeconomy transition in Brazil, arguing that the current trajectory benefits corporate agribusiness at the expense of social equality and sustainable development.

This research paper introduces a conceptual framework and nomenclature designed to analyze cross-border climate change impacts, which occur remotely from the initial location of the climate trigger. The framework distinguishes between initial impacts, downstream consequences moving through an 'impact transmission system', and adaptation efforts moving through a 'response transmission system'.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses the role of the G7 in decarbonizing the steel industry, noting that steelmaking accounts for approximately 8% of global CO2 emissions annually.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute analyzes the collapse of gold mining in the Free State Goldfields of South Africa to derive lessons for current and future decarbonization transitions in regional economies.

This briefing introduces a four-part series by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) designed to address knowledge gaps regarding the social and economic sustainability of nature-based solutions (NbS). The series focuses on the potential risks, trade-offs, and the necessity of ensuring social equity, finance, and scale are integrated into NbS to avoid reinforcing existing inequalities.

This policy brief, produced by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Leadership Group for Industry Transition, serves as a "how-to" guide for designing Green Public Procurement (GPP) policies and target-setting methodologies to accelerate decarbonization in hard-to-abate industrial sectors.

This factsheet provides an overview of public-private partnerships (PPPs), detailing their definitions, common models, advantages, risks, and success factors, with a particular focus on their role in sustainable urban development and climate neutrality.