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srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gettyimages-1489805866-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="Aerial view of a flooded farmhouse under gray skies in Argentina" class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/publications/distributive-equity-adaptation-finance-framework/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Assessing the distributive equity of adaptation finance: a framework </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Journal article</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> This journal article calls for more national and sub-national evaluations of adaptation finance to determine whether money reaches the most vulnerable groups. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">26 January 2025 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/adaptation/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Adaptation</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/finance/?parent_topic=governance" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Finance</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="c-card-block__button-wrapper"> <div class="c-card-block__button"> <a class="o-button " href="https://www.sei.org/topic/finance/?parent_topic=governance">More on finance</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-card-block c-card-block--content-width c-card-block--layout-stacked o-section" > <div class="o-container"> <header class="c-card-block__header"> <h2 class="c-card-block__title"> Geopolitics </h2> <p class="c-card-block__description"> SEI geopolitics research examines the dynamic interactions between politics, natural resources, human security and global environmental change. </p> </header> <div class="c-card-block__card-outer"> <div class="c-card-block__cards"> <article class="c-card c-card--stacked "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div 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An oil spill and algae formation is seen all over the path of the ship as it was travelling beside an oil depot in Lagos Nigeria." class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/perspectives/how-fossil-fuel-producers-justify-further-extraction-colombia-nigeria/"> <span class="c-card__title"> How do fossil fuel producers justify further extraction? Insights from Colombia and Nigeria </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">Perspective</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> Fossil fuel narratives in Colombia and Nigeria reveal tensions between climate goals and economic priorities. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">24 March 2025 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/climate-policy/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Climate policy</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/fossil-fuels/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Fossil fuels</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/geopolitics/?parent_topic=governance" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Geopolitics</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="c-card-block__button-wrapper"> <div class="c-card-block__button"> <a class="o-button " href="https://www.sei.org/topic/geopolitics/?parent_topic=governance">More on geopolitics</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-card-block c-card-block--content-width c-card-block--layout-stacked o-section" > <div class="o-container"> <header class="c-card-block__header"> <h2 class="c-card-block__title"> Innovation </h2> <p class="c-card-block__description"> Technological innovation can play a central role in transforming society for sustainable outcomes. SEI examines the conditions that enable new, green technologies to flourish. </p> </header> <div class="c-card-block__card-outer"> <div class="c-card-block__cards"> <article class="c-card c-card--stacked "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/gettyimages-1362063638-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/gettyimages-1362063638-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/gettyimages-1362063638-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="Colorful light trails and cityscape of Daiba at night. 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SEI examines the conditions that enable new, green technologies to flourish. </p> </header> <div class="c-card-block__card-outer"> <div class="c-card-block__cards"> <article class="c-card c-card--stacked "> <div class="c-card__link-wrapper"> <div class="c-card__image-wrapper"> <picture><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cerrejon-3-748x420.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:550px)"><source srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cerrejon-3-550x309.webp?modtime=" media="(min-width:1px)"><img srcset="https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cerrejon-3-1000x561.webp?modtime=" alt="A large open-pit coal mine with terraced slopes, mining equipment, and a dirt road under a blue sky." class="c-card__image" loading="lazy"></picture> </div> <div class="c-card__text-wrapper"> <a class="c-card__link" href="https://www.sei.org/publications/institutional-capacities-just-transition-coal-la-jagua-de-ibirico-colombia/"> <span class="c-card__title"> Institutional capacities for a just transition in coal regions: the case of La Jagua de Ibirico, Colombia </span> </a> <p class="c-card__description"> <span class="c-card__type">SEI report</span> <span class="c-card__type"> / </span> This report highlights the collapse of the coal industry in La Jagua de Ibirico, Colombia, with lessons on how other cities can better plan for coal's demise. </p> <div class="c-card__bottom-meta"> <p class="c-card__bottom-meta-text"> <span class="c-card__date">25 February 2025 /</span> <span>About</span> <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/fossil-fuels/?parent_topic=climate" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Fossil fuels</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/participation/?parent_topic=governance" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Participation</a>, <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/public-policy/?parent_topic=governance" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Public policy</a> and <a href="https://www.sei.org/topics/supply-chains/?parent_topic=economy" class="c-card__bottom-meta-link">Supply Chains</a> </p> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="c-card-block__button-wrapper"> <div class="c-card-block__button"> <a class="o-button " href="https://www.sei.org/topic/participation/?parent_topic=governance">More on participation</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="c-card-block c-card-block--content-width c-card-block--layout-stacked o-section" > <div class="o-container"> <header class="c-card-block__header"> <h2 class="c-card-block__title"> Public policy </h2> <p class="c-card-block__description"> What laws, regulations and actions support sustainable outcomes? 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