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This research paper estimates the global health and environmental damages caused by diesel NOx emissions, highlighting a significant gap between laboratory certification limits and real-world emissions across 11 major vehicle markets.

This executive summary synthesizes the Arctic Resilience Report to provide policy-relevant insights for leaders at the local, regional, and national levels, as well as the Arctic Council. It emphasizes the need for integrated understanding of social and environmental systems to maintain core functions amidst rapid change, while highlighting that while resilience-building occurs within the Arctic, slowing the pace of change requires external action.

This report provides a forward-looking scenario analysis of energy efficiency (EE) policies in Estonia's residential, tertiary, and transport sectors up to 2030. Using LEAP software and a Decision Support Tool (DST), it compares a Business-as-Usual (BAU) scenario against various EE scenarios to determine the measures required to meet European Union targets. The analysis identifies critical socio-economic barriers and proposes policy instruments, such as large-scale building renovations and fiscal incentives for fuel-efficient vehicles, to bridge the gap between current trends and policy goals.

This research paper uses the CRAFTY-Sweden agent-based model to analyze adaptation in the Swedish forestry sector from 2010 to 2100. It finds that multi-objective management and a mix of management strategies best meet ecosystem service demands, and that a combination of planned and autonomous adaptation is most effective. The authors argue that process-based models are better suited for studying evolving adaptive capacity than indicator-based models.

A letter from the Stockholm Environment Institute U.S. to Vanguard's Investment Stewardship Oversight Committee urging the investment firm to adopt a policy requiring its core holdings to annually disclose financial risks posed by climate change, specifically transition risks.

This research paper introduces a conceptual framework designed to support green and blue growth by addressing the fragmented governance and limited ecosystem understanding in source-to-sea systems.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute explores the operationalization of the Planetary Boundaries framework for the European Union. By downscaling global safe operating spaces using an equal-per-capita allocation, the document assesses the EU's environmental performance and suggests entry points for integrating these boundaries into EU policy-making to ensure the region lives within planetary limits.

This policy brief outlines lessons from the RISC-KIT project regarding coastal disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Europe, emphasizing the need for a diversified approach to prevention, mitigation, and preparedness in response to increasing flood risks.

This policy brief explores the application of the Planetary Boundaries framework to EU policy-making, proposing an equal-per-capita allocation method to translate global limits into EU-scale benchmarks. It finds that the EU exceeds its fair share of the global safe operating space in several key areas and suggests that while EU policy instruments offer entry points for mainstreaming these boundaries, they currently fail to address process interactions or the EU's international environmental footprint.

A report by the Stockholm Environment Institute detailing the biophysical impacts of climate change in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, specifically focusing on the agricultural sector, water scarcity, and the resulting socio-economic vulnerabilities.

This research paper introduces a multi-sector Harrodian-Kaleckian growth model designed for long-run policy analysis, specifically to address the structural changes required for sustainable development and the reduction of carbon intensity in mature economies.

This research paper examines the role of subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) predictions in filling the gap between short-term weather and long-term seasonal forecasts. It reviews applications in sectors such as agriculture, energy, and public health, emphasizing the need to integrate social sciences to improve the communication and uptake of these climate services.

This guidance documentSSSSSS Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) document provides a framework for integrating gender perspectives and social equity into model-based policy analysis, specifically focusing on the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) and Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) systems. It addresses the systemic 'gender-blindness' in technical modelling and offers strategies for inclusive project design, data collection, and capacity building to ensure that the differentiated impacts of resource management on men and women are captured in policy planning.

This research paper analyzes options for using carbon tax revenues to achieve climate goals in Washington State. It warns against focusing solely on the lowest-cost emission reductions, which often leads to pitfalls such as overpayment (economic rents), lack of additionality, and long lead times for project supply. Instead, the authors recommend a strategic approach that targets market failures, promotes social equity and long-term decarbonization, and leverages existing state energy and transportation programs.

This report summarizes a national workshop held on March 23, 2017, in Tallinn, Estonia, as part of the HERON project. The event brought together 14 experts to discuss energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction scenarios for the buildings and transport sectors in Estonia leading up to 2030.

This research paper proposes a novel approach to joint problem analysis between Sami reindeer herders and Swedish civil servants within permitting authorities for mining, wind energy, and forestry, specifically focusing on the governance of cumulative effects assessment (CEA).

This publication by the Stockholm Environment Institute provides background information and evidence regarding atmospheric nitrogen deposition in the UK, focusing on its sources, its effects on semi-natural habitats, plants, and fungi, and the methods used to record it.

This research paper analyzes the information and knowledge-sharing networks of private forest owners in Sweden to understand climate change adaptation processes, utilizing a 2014 survey of 3,000 owners.

This fact sheet from the HERON project identifies socio-economic barriers to energy efficiency in Estonia's building and transport sectors and provides scenario projections for energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) targets between 2000 and 2030.

This research paper examines the legitimization of climate change adaptation funds in the Asia-Pacific region, analyzing how these funds are justified to various actors and the trade-offs between different sources of legitimacy.