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This working paper introduces the Resources and Energy Analysis Programme (REAP), an input-output-based software tool developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to calculate environmental pressures associated with consumption activities, primarily within the United Kingdom.

This fact sheet describes research from the Mistra-SWECIA Project 4 (2008-2011) regarding the processes of climate change adaptation in Sweden. It examines the role of scientific knowledge, political priorities, and sectoral challenges in forestry, spatial planning, and water management, highlighting barriers such as short-term productivity goals and a lack of national guidelines.

This guide provides technical and institutional recommendations for using human urine as a liquid fertilizer in crop production. It details the nutrient composition of urine, application strategies to maximize yield and minimize ammonia loss, and a multi-barrier health risk management approach based on WHO guidelines. The document also offers a framework for developing local guidelines and presents case studies from Sweden, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute analyzes the duality of China's climate approach, arguing that its domestic mitigation efforts are primarily driven by urgent energy security concerns rather than environmentalism. While China maintains a pragmatic domestic policy with ambitious energy intensity and renewable targets, its international diplomacy is characterized by a struggle to balance its reputation as a responsible global power with the need to protect its economic development and sovereignty.

This policy brief argues that 'vulnerability' to climate change is a socially constructed and political concept rather than a quantifiable scientific attribute. It contends that scientists cannot provide an objective method for ranking countries to determine eligibility for adaptation funding under the UNFCCC, as such rankings require normative decisions that are the responsibility of political negotiators.

This 2010 policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines how air pollution, energy production, and pesticide use threaten the ecosystem services necessary to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It argues that the degradation of approximately 60 per cent of examined ecosystem services may prevent the eradication of hunger and poverty, particularly in developing regions.

This 2010 policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines Brazil's climate change strategy, noting a transition from treating the issue as an international relations matter to a central domestic political priority. While Brazil possesses a low-carbon energy matrix and has reduced deforestation, rapid economic growth and the discovery of pre-salt oil reserves threaten to increase energy-related emissions.

This 2010 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute reviews the projected supply of international greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets, specifically evaluating how these estimates impact U.S. cap-and-trade legislative designs. The authors analyze the use of marginal abatement curves (MACs) and identify significant discrepancies between optimistic techno-economic models and more conservative market-based projections.

This 2010 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute explores pathways for the United Kingdom to achieve a zero-carbon transport system by 2050. It compares a Business-as-usual (BAU) scenario with a Maximum Impact (MI) scenario, quantifying the potential CO2 reductions from spatial planning, fiscal measures, behavioural changes, and technological shifts across road, rail, aviation, and shipping sectors.

This guide provides a comprehensive framework for local governments to preserve and enhance biological diversity within urban environments. It emphasizes the role of municipal authorities in integrating biodiversity into strategic planning, managing green infrastructure, and engaging local communities to improve urban quality of life and ecosystem services.

The paper assesses Personal Carbon Trading (PCT) as a tool to reduce household GHG emissions in Sweden. It concludes that a UK-style PCT scheme would be inefficient in Sweden due to high administrative costs and the existing effectiveness of policies in the housing sector (e.g., district heating). While PCT could potentially address rising transport emissions, it would face equity issues between urban and rural populations. The authors note that emissions from imported food and consumables remain a significant gap in Swedish policy, but targeting these via PCT is currently technically unfeasible.

A media briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Friends of the Earth Europe detailing a study on the feasibility of Europe reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40% below 1990 levels by 2020 and 90% by 2050. The document outlines the necessary energy system transformations, lifestyle changes, and financial obligations to developing countries required to achieve climate justice and limit global temperature increases to 2°C.

This 2009 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute assesses the economic impacts of climate change in Kenya, the costs of adaptation, and the potential for low-carbon growth. It finds that existing climate variability already imposes significant costs, while future climate change could lead to annual GDP losses of approximately 2.6% by 2030. The report estimates immediate adaptation needs at $500 million per year for 2012, potentially rising to $1-2 billion per year by 2030. It also identifies a low-carbon development pathway that could reduce energy-related emissions by 22% by 2020, with over 80% of these options available at a net negative cost.

This 2009 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute provides a comparative vulnerability assessment of six tourism destinations in Thailand and Sri Lanka following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and the Sri Lankan civil conflict. It introduces a Destination Sustainability Framework (DSF) to analyze how exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive responses influence a destination's resilience to shocks and stressors.

A modeling study by the Stockholm Environment Institute evaluates the potential for increasing global crop production through on-farm water management strategies, specifically vapour shift and water harvesting, under current and future climate scenarios.

This research paper examines the DICE model to explain why economic models of climate change often recommend minimal policy action despite the severity of the problem. The authors identify three specific model assumptions that lead to timid policy recommendations and suggest that cost-effectiveness analysis may be more useful than economic optimization modelling.

This research paper argues that green water is dominant in food production and that managing local green water resources can increase agricultural resilience to climate change and population growth, potentially allowing water-short countries to produce sufficient food.

This working paper compares offset protocols from five different programs, focusing on landfill methane, manure digesters, and afforestation project types to assess quality standards and credibility in offset markets.

The report argues that stabilizing atmospheric CO2 at 350 ppm is economically feasible, with estimated costs between 1% and 3% of global GDP, and is necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change. It challenges the 'go slow' approach of some economists and demonstrates that with adjusted assumptions on climate sensitivity and economic damages, even standard models like DICE support rapid decarbonization.

The 'Green Streets' report analyzes the carbon footprint of York residents, finding an average of 12.58 tonnes of CO2 per person, slightly above the UK average. The study highlights significant variation between neighbourhoods, noting that rural and city-centre areas often have higher footprints, while student-heavy or poorer areas have lower ones. By correlating footprint data with resident attitudes and infrastructure, the report identifies specific neighbourhoods (such as Holgate and Osbaldwick for transport, and Heworth for housing) as having the highest potential for carbon reduction through targeted behavioural change campaigns.