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This document is a preview of results from a book regarding the valuation of oceans and the economic impacts of action or inaction, focusing on the Pacific Ocean as a case study for the need for integrated regional policies to address multiple human-induced stressors.

This research paper outlines the necessity of a fundamental transformation of the global energy system to address interconnected challenges including high consumption, lack of energy access, climate change, air pollution, and energy security.

This research paper details the use of an automated multiplexed soil-respiration (SR) system to partition soil CO2 fluxes into root, mycorrhizal hyphae, and heterotrophic components within a UK grassland over a three-month summer period.

A report describing the potential for sugar cane bioenergy to enhance rural livelihoods, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve energy security and economic competitiveness in Southern and Eastern Africa.

This book chapter examines the role of investment and financing in the sugar cane-based bioenergy sector in Africa, noting that while sugar cane has a long history in the region, energy-specific investments have historically been limited but are increasing due to climate change, energy security, and rural development concerns.

This research paper introduces a hybrid "EZ-DICE" model that implements Epstein-Zin recursive utility into the Dynamic Integrated Climate-Economy (DICE) model. The authors aim to separate risk aversion from time preference, a conflation present in standard expected-utility frameworks that often leads to a perverse relationship where higher risk aversion implies less concern for future outcomes.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute reviews approaches and lessons learned for integrating climate change adaptation into development planning, with a specific focus on the Asia-Pacific region. It examines the multi-level nature of planning—national, sectoral, and sub-national—and proposes strategies to avoid policy conflicts and leverage existing financial flows to reduce vulnerability.

This research paper evaluates the air quality and health co-benefits of 14 emission control measures targeting black carbon, methane, and ozone precursors, finding that full implementation could significantly reduce global PM2.5 and ozone concentrations and prevent millions of premature deaths by 2030, with the majority of benefits occurring in Asia.

This research paper describes the Clipore program, a large-scale research initiative funded by Mistra that operated from 2004 to 2011 to support international climate policy development.

This research paper analyzes the material and ideational drivers influencing India's climate policy across international, national, and sub-national levels, arguing that climate policy is integrated into broader foreign policy and development interests.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute provides a comprehensive analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for King County, Washington, using two complementary methodologies: a Geographic-plus Inventory and a Consumption-based Inventory. It evaluates 2008 emissions data, compares them to 2003 trends and national averages, and proposes a streamlined tracking framework to help local government monitor emissions sources over which they have direct policy influence.

The CRED V.1.3 Technical Report describes the methodology of the Climate and Regional Economics of Development (CRED) model, an integrated assessment model designed to estimate the optimal pace of climate mitigation investment and its global cost distribution. Version 1.3, completed in June 2011, focuses on the distribution of climate damages and policy costs across nine global regions to inform international climate negotiations.

This research paper explores how to govern the interactions between climate change, freshwater, land use, and biodiversity to prevent problem shifting. Using the EU as a case study, it argues that such governance is possible through comprehensive response packages and identifies three key governance functions: reducing system stress, navigating economic transformation, and developing diverse options.

A research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute evaluates emission control measures for tropospheric ozone and black carbon to mitigate near-term climate change while improving public health and food security.

The paper proposes an extended Kaya identity that incorporates investment and capital stocks to better analyze the transition to a low-carbon economy, addressing the limitations of traditional scaling relations in capturing existing capital legacies and new investment needs.

A study of a temperate deciduous oak forest in south east England analyzed the components of soil CO2 efflux (Rs), finding that autotrophic respiration (Ra)—comprising root (Rr) and mycorrhizal hyphae (Rm) respiration—contributes 56% of the total flux, with Rm acting as a carbon "overflow tap" linked to gross primary productivity (GPP).

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the ecosystem services concept, detailing the various benefits nature provides to humans and the methodologies used to assign them monetary value. It explores the classification of services into supporting, regulating, provisioning, and cultural categories, while also introducing the concept of 'ecosystem disservices'. The document offers guidance for integrating these values into policy-making at national, local, and corporate levels to promote sustainable development and biodiversity conservation.

This report, produced as part of the "From Waste to Traffic Fuel" (W-Fuel) project, analyzes the potential for biogas production and its use as motor fuel in Harju County, Estonia. It evaluates biomass resources, proposes a pilot biogas plant at the Hinnu pig farm, and compares the environmental and economic impacts of using biogas for combined heat and power (CHP) versus upgrading it to biomethane for transport fuel.

This report, produced as part of the 'From Waste to Traffic Fuel' (W-Fuel) project, evaluates the potential for biogas production and its use as motor fuel in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It analyzes biomass resources, proposes a pilot biogas plant in Rakvere, and compares the environmental and economic impacts of using biogas for combined heat and power (CHP) versus upgrading it to biomethane for transport.

This technical report by the Stockholm Environment Institute analyzes three agricultural water management (AWM) scenarios in the Mkindo watershed of the Wami River Basin, Tanzania. Using community fieldwork and expert meetings, the report evaluates how different interventions—ranging from small-scale irrigation and rainwater storage to diesel pumps and large-scale commercial cash crop expansion—impact the livelihoods of small-scale farmers, livestock keepers, and other residents over a ten-year horizon.