Lynsi Burton

NEW REPORT | Sub-Saharan Africa has the greatest need for additional energy to meet the demands of its growing economies and populations. Reducing the risk of financing new #RenewableEnergy projects a key way to make this possible. Learn more ⤵️ bit.ly/3BBcwlu

🗞️ The Montana Supreme Court in the US upheld a 2023 court decision affirming 16 youth plaintiffs' "constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment." @SEI_Erickson testified during last year's trial on behalf of the youth. 🧵 #HeldvMontana buff.ly/3ZLrwFu

📣 Join this online #AGU24 side event, co-hosted by SEI, @WorldBank & @TAMUEnergyInst, where practitioners & researchers will highlight best practices for translating research at the nexus of water, energy & food into robust policy. Register now ⤵️ buff.ly/4g868kd

South Africa is planning a #JustTransition away from #coal, a longtime bedrock of its economy. The effort brings challenges & opportunities. This new brief details the dynamics of this critical juncture in South Africa. cc @TIPS__news Read here ⤵️ buff.ly/3YHjnRR

More countries acknowledge the need to reform food systems to meet 1.5°C. But, in an @IISD_SDGs essay co-authored by SEI's Cleo Verkuijl, hyperfocus on addressing #climate can lead to adverse trade-offs. Why #OneHealth is the needed approach ⤵️ buff.ly/4hBQxuO

"The US at this COP is not just a lame duck, it's a dead duck." Neat. bbc.com/news/articles/…

NEW – State of the climate: 2024 will be first year above 1.5C of global warming | @hausfath Read here: buff.ly/3YFkVvv

🪁 Mongolia holds great wind & solar energy potential, yet only 9% of its energy comes from renewables. As the country looks to boost its #RenewableEnergy capacity to 30% by 2030, SEI experts sum up its wind & solar landscape. ⤵️ cc @Miquel_SEI buff.ly/4hsYK4j

🗣️ #COP29 is the last call for robust NDCs in 2025. SEI experts explain that strong #climate goals can also support sustainable sanitation, food systems, consumption and policy alignment. Read their insights ⤵️ buff.ly/4efnLgB

🌍 As climate impacts intensify, hitting the world’s poorest hardest, @UNEP’s 2024 #AdaptationGap Report: Come Hell and High Water finds nations must step up adaptation finance at @COP29_AZ. Finance chapter lead author SEI's @NellaCanalesT highlights the urgent funding gap:

Less than half of the world's 50 steel producers have a #NetZero target. A new report from @eileenjimena #LeadIT & @caitlinswalec @globalenergymonitor shows little progress in climate ambitions from some of the biggest emitters of CO2. Read it here 👉 buff.ly/3YyjwHo

According to the report, full implementation of all the latest NDCs is estimated to lead to a 5.9% reduction in emissions by 2030 relative to 2019. However, the IPCC recommends that scenarios limiting warming to 1.5 °C require a 43% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030 wrt 2019

Voluntary #NetZero commitments must be tied more directly to advancing national and global #climate policy, including efforts to decarbonize energy systems & phase out fossil fuels, according to a new SEI report by @DBroekhoff & @cleoverk. Read more 👀 buff.ly/3NBl9yV

📺 ICYMI | Watch the SEI US Centre's edition of SEI's 6-part #climate and #biodiversity series to learn how our researchers navigate competing uses of natural resources and find wins for all. Catch up on the discussion here ⤵️ buff.ly/3B003Hs

Washingtonians: #climate is on the ballot heatmap.news/politics/lets-…

"They’re marching us toward the tipping points, and they’re totally indifferent to the human consequences." currentaffairs.org/news/you-shoul… @NathanJRobinson

#Webinar | 17 September 2024 Join #IPCC Chair @JimSkeaIPCC & @IPBES Chair David Obura for the kick-off of a new series of events by @SEIresearch on how nature & climate strategies can help meet #GlobalGoals. 🕑 14:00 - 15:30 CEST 📍 Online 🔗 Register: buff.ly/4dXwrZf

“There are a lot of skeptics who say you can’t make an energy transition and keep it reliable and affordable. Our mission is to show that it is possible.” eenews.net/articles/the-c…

Pacific islands submit proposal for crime of ecocide to ICC theguardian.com/law/article/20…

There’s nothing pro-environment or pro-climate about decisions like this. Nothing.