Published 20 October 2016 Photo: CC BY D. Reichardt This policy brief is based on two behavioural economic field studies and informs policy makers how to make the roll-out of smart electricity meters more effective. Are electricity consumers irrational fools? They keep their devices in stand-by mode, forget to switch off the lights when they leave the room, purchase halogen light bulbs (instead of

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Published 20 October 2016 Mikael Backman at the 6th International Trade Fair and Conferences for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, RENEXPO. On 20 October, Mikael Backman, Director of the Swedish Polish Sustainable Energy Platform at the IIIEE, is speaking about Biogas production on the 6th International Trade Fair and Conferences for Renewable Energy, RENEXPO, in Warsaw, Poland, which takes

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Published 24 October 2016 Regional seminar on sustainable development in southern Sweden, held in the IIIEE aula in Lund. Photo: Marianne Sandberg On 21 October, the IIIEE hosted a regional seminar arranged by the Swedish Scientific Council for Sustainable Development. The council was established in July 2015 by the Swedish government to create an arena for dialogue between the Swedish government

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Published 24 October 2016 PhD candidate Sofie Sandin Focusing on policy instruments for energy efficiency. Sofie Sandin started her PhD studies at the IIIEE in 2016 with her research agenda set on policy instruments for energy efficiency. Sofie has a background in environmental science and is a true environmental enthusiast who like to spend time outdoors, be it in the city, on the sea, in the nea

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Published 27 October 2016 Steven Curtis and Lucie Zvolska In September, two new PhD candidates joined the IIIEE, Steven Curtis and Lucie Zvolska. They are both part of the project Urban Sharing: From Excess Economy to Access Economy. We asked them five quick questions:1. How and why did the two of you become PhDs student at the IIIEE?Both Lucie and Steven are graduates of the Master’s programme in

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Published 28 October 2016 The time is ripe for a life cycle review of LED, say Associate Professors Thomas Lindhqvist & Mikael Backman. Photo: Peter Liljenberg Associate Professors Thomas Lindhqvist and Mikael Backman at the IIIEE have just initiated new research in the framework of the Lighting Metropolis project where they hope to confirm or dismiss some of the biggest concerns and speculations

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/time-ripe-life-cycle-review-led - 2025-04-04

Published 3 November 2016 Professor Oksana Mont Photo: Kennet Ruona On 2 November, Prof. Oksana Mont states the importance of differentiating between the concepts of reusing and recycling in the article "Varje dag skrotas tusentals datorer i onödan" written by Inrego for Dagens Nyheter."Reusing is better for the environment than recycling", says Prof. Oksana Mont in Dagens Nyheter.Read the full ar

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Published 8 November 2016 On 9 November, two trial lectures will take place for the position as “Professor in sustainable urban governance - for the transition to low-carbon and resource efficient economies." The trial lectures will be held in Palaestra at Lund University at 08:30 - 10:00.As part of the recruitment process for the position as Professor in sustainable urban governance - for the tra

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Published 15 November 2016 On 15 November, the yearly award "Årets framtidsbyggare" will be announced and a prize ceremony will take place during the evening. Former IIIEE Director Thomas B. Johansson and the Vice Chancellor of Lund University, Torbjörn von Schantz, will open the ceremony.During the evening the current IIIEE Director, Professor Lena Neij, will give a talk and share her view on the

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Published 15 November 2016 IIIEE alumna Niina Kautto soon on her way to Antarctica. Former IIIEE PhD student Niina Kautto has been selected as one of 78 women travelling to Antarctica soon as part of a new leadership programme called Homeward Bound. It is a state-of-the-art leadership and strategic initiative that aims to amplify the influence and impact of women with science backgrounds to lead t

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-alumna-niina-kautto-soon-her-way-antarctica-part-homeward-bound - 2025-04-04

Published 25 November 2016 1 December 2016 On 1 December at 10:00 - 12:00 the seminar Advancing Sustainable Cities - Implementing Agenda 2030, will take place at Malmö Live, Dag Hammarskjölds torg 4 in Malmö. This seminar is part of the Sustainable City Development Conference, 30 November - 2 December 2016.The seminar is arranged by the Lund University Urban Arena and will explore interlinkages be

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Published 25 November 2016 IIIEE researcher Peter Arnfalk to the left. Article in Lund University Magazine In the latest issue of Lund University Magazine (LUM), a series of articles were published connected to the upcoming environmental action plan for Lund University. One of the articles was about Virtual Meetings and how they need to be backed up by the organisation in order to enhance organisa

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Published 30 November 2016 Olga Chkanikova defends her doctoral dissertation on 2 December 2016. Doctoral dissertation defence on 2 December. Can unsustainable patterns of food production and consumption become more sustainable through corporate practices of sustainable supply chain management? Yes they can, argues Olga Chkanikova in her doctoral dissertation, focusing on how retailers purchasing

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sustainable-supply-chain-management-answer-more-sustainable-food-production-and-consumption - 2025-04-04

Published 5 December 2016 The third and successful workshop was held at the IIIEE on 1-3 December 2016. Photo: Håkan Rodhe The third and final scenario building workshop under the post conflict futures initiative of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), took place at the IIIEE on 1-3 December 2016.In the worksho

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Published 5 December 2016 IIIEE researcher Kes McCormick at the Sustainable City Development conference in Malmö, Sweden. Kes McCormick presented findings from the Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions (GUST)  project at the Sustainable City Development conference in Malmö, Sweden.Urban Living Labs (ULLs) have emerged as an approach to experimentation in real-life city settings. They can

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/catalyzing-sustainable-cities-through-urban-living-labs - 2025-04-04

Published 13 December 2016 Jonas Sonnenschein Photo: Blaž Samec Focusing on low-carbon economy. Jonas Sonnenschein is a PhD candidate at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University. He has a background in Philosophy & Economics (BA) from Germany – where he originally comes from – and he holds a Master in Environmental Management and Policy (MSc). B

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Published 13 December 2016 The Academic Collaboration Chile Sweden (ACCESS), in Santiago, Chile. In the beginning of December 2016, Lund University, including the IIIEE, and Uppsala University met with Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile, to sign an intent of a bilateral collaboration project between Chile and Sweden. A historic kick-off took place

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Published 15 December 2016 On 15 December, IIIEE students are presenting key current knowledge on life cycle impacts of LED light. During the semester the students have analysed a range of studies related to various phases of the life cycle of LED light. The research results will now be compiled into a report intended for a broad audience. Their research is being conducted within the Lighting Metr

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Published 19 December 2016 The IIIEE team, consisting of 14 MESPOM students and Associate Professors Thomas Lindhqvist & Mikael Backman. A review by the IIIEE & the Lighting Metropolis project The IIIEE and the Lighting Metropolis project present state-of-the-art knowledge regarding sustainability aspects of LED throughout its entire life cycle in an exclusive and full review: The Life Cycle of LE

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Published 20 December 2016 Comparing energy transitions in Germany and Japan. In a new publication Professor Aleh Cherp leads an international team of co-authors to compare the development of nuclear and renewable energy in Germany and Japan. The article solves a puzzle of why since the 1990s Germany has become a leader in renewables while phasing out nuclear energy, whereas Japan has used less re

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