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This briefing from the Stockholm Environment Institute argues that addressing climate change requires a multi-faceted approach involving venues beyond the UNFCCC, including other international regimes and initiatives.

This research paper details a large-scale field study on the impact of selective logging and forest fires on carbon stocks in the Amazon, concluding that forest degradation can result in carbon losses equivalent to 40% of those caused by deforestation.

This research paper examines the net emissions impact of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), focusing on whether it achieves a net decrease in global greenhouse gas emissions or merely shifts the location of reductions.

This research paper proposes 'solution scanning' as a systematic method for identifying environmental interventions to maintain and enhance regulating ecosystem services, providing a comprehensive list of options to improve policy decision-making and cost-effectiveness.

This technical brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the critical role of firewood as a primary energy source in Kenya, highlighting the challenges of supply-demand imbalances, gender inequality, and knowledge gaps. It advocates for a multi-sectoral integrated approach to ensure sustainable firewood access and utilization.

This discussion brief describes a collaborative project led by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) applying a water-energy-food nexus toolkit to the Lake Tana and Beles River basins in the Upper Blue Nile region of Ethiopia. The project uses integrated modelling to help policy-makers manage trade-offs between national development goals—such as increasing hydropower production fivefold by 2015 and boosting agricultural production by over 8%—and the sustainable management of natural resources.

This research paper evaluates the use of the National Centers for Environmental Prediction’s Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) climate data for hydrological modelling in the Upper Blue Nile region, specifically within the Lake Tana basin, comparing it against conventional meteorological data.

The 2012 Seattle Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, prepared by the Stockholm Environment Institute, analyzes emissions from 1990 to 2012. It distinguishes between 'core' emissions (road transportation, building energy, and waste) and 'expanded' emissions (including industry, air, marine, and rail travel). The report finds that while absolute core emissions declined slightly, per person emissions dropped significantly despite population and job growth.

This research paper assesses the risks and mechanisms of double counting emission reductions within the UNFCCC framework. It identifies four primary types of double counting—double issuance, double claiming, double use, and double purpose—and evaluates current rules under the Kyoto Protocol and various voluntary schemes. The authors propose a comprehensive framework for a post-2020 climate regime, recommending a 'net flows' accounting approach, specific mechanism design principles to prevent double issuance, and the use of globally unique serial numbers for unit tracking.

This research paper examines the social dimensions of vulnerability to climate change in the UK, arguing that adaptation strategies often overlook the distribution of vulnerability among marginalized groups and may inadvertently reinforce existing inequalities.

This research paper analyzes project proposals approved by the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund Board as of December 2012 to evaluate how vulnerability is depicted and who benefits from the allocated funds, with the aim of informing normative principles of equity and efficiency in fund allocation.

This research paper identifies a gap between climate adaptation research and action, noting that traditional frameworks ignore agency and separate adaptation from mitigation. It introduces an actor-oriented framework by NORD-STAR to address these bottlenecks, focusing on energy transitions, land-use change, and insurance and finance.

A field-based study in Ky Nam commune, Central Vietnam, examining how intersectional social differences influence women's vulnerability and adaptation to climate-related agricultural water scarcity.

The paper argues that single-year emissions targets are fundamentally flawed compared to continuous multi-year targets because they create uncertainty regarding cumulative emissions, are more susceptible to annual variability, and are incompatible with domestic emissions trading schemes. The authors highlight that the use of tradable units can further reduce the ambition of single-year targets, potentially allowing countries to meet goals without domestic mitigation. They recommend that future international agreements mandate continuous multi-year targets to ensure comparability and align with global carbon budgets.

This research paper analyzes the European Union's struggle to include foreign airlines in its Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS) amid international resistance, arguing that the opposition is driven by political realism rather than policy design and warning that EU retreats could undermine its future regulatory credibility.

This research paper evaluates the early operations of the Adaptation Fund, focusing on the disbursement of limited resources and the tension between equity and efficiency in its allocation processes.

This research paper describes an integrated hydrology and water operations simulation model developed using the Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) platform to assess the impacts of climate change on water supply reliability in the Tuolumne and Merced River Basins of California.

This research paper introduces INDAIR-CHEM, a model combining indoor air chemistry with physical and probabilistic exposure modelling to analyze pollutant concentrations in European offices, specifically examining the impacts of heat-waves, ventilation rates, and cleaning schedules.

This research paper demonstrates the utility of an integrated analytical approach—linking climate, land use, energy, and water (CLEWs) systems—by comparing it to separate assessments in a case study focused on Mauritius.

This 2014 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI Tallinn), commissioned by the Tallinn Environmental Department, analyzes the municipal solid waste (MSW) management system in Tallinn. It evaluates waste volumes, composition, and the effectiveness of separate collection systems for packaging, bio-waste, paper, textiles, and bulky waste. The report compares different waste management models and uses life-cycle assessment (LCA) to determine the environmental impact of various treatment scenarios, including mass incineration and mechanical-biological treatment (MBT).