Published 27 April 2023 The IIIEE Alumni Network Conference has kicked in! About 250 conference participants meeting to weave solutions for a better future. The 13th IIIEE Alumni Conference has now kicked in, gathering 150 of our one thousand alumni; with staff & students in total 250+ participants! 25+ of our student batches will be represented! Two full conference days and networking, discussion

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/13th-iiiee-alumni-conference-taking-place-now - 2025-04-21

Published 9 May 2023 The IIIEE graduate Hedda Roberts has been awarded first prize in an annual competition with her thesis on the topic "Take-Make-Destroy - Exploring Unsustainable Production-Consumption Systems and Policies to Address Product Destruction". IIIEE master thesis wins SYSAV scholarship Hedda Roberts won the first prize in SYSAV’s annual thesis competition. SYSAV, the South Scania Wa

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-master-thesis-wins-sysav-scholarship - 2025-04-21

Published 11 May 2023 New research in five EU countries reveals stakeholders’ views on what is needed to enable a shift towards 1.5° C-compatible lifestyles. Bans and taxes for unsustainable behaviour and outcomes, positive incentives for low-carbon attitudes, and better public funding for basic services, are seen as essential climate policies to overcome current barriers to action at the househol

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sticks-and-carrots-what-should-governments-do-radical-lifestyle-change - 2025-04-21

Published 12 May 2023 Exciting news for all sustainability enthusiasts! The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) has officially launched its very first student-led podcast on sustainability called "Sustainably Speaking Beyond the Aula." This mini-series podcast is led by the student body at IIIEE and is set to feature conversations with people from the institute a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-has-launched-first-student-led-podcast-sustainability-called-sustainably-speaking-beyond-aula - 2025-04-21

Published 15 May 2023 How can urban citizens be engaged and active in the energy transition? A new article explores this by applying the methodology called ‘Walking with Energy’, which seeks to (re)connect citizens with where their energy is coming from. Energy citizenship has emerged as a concept which attempts to capture the new role envisaged for urban citizens as engaged and active in the ener

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-energy-citizenship-urban-heating-system - 2025-04-21

Published 17 May 2023 As a collaboration between University of Virginia and the IIIEE, students taking part of the Study Abroad program undertake a short course in Lund focusing on organisations, businesses and sustainability strategies. Since 2014, the IIIEE is hosting students from University of Virginia in the USA to allow for a short course in which they are working as consultants to support b

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/students-university-virginia-annual-visit-study-sustainability-iiiee - 2025-04-21

Published 26 May 2023 For the upcoming graduation ceremony the former deputy minister of environment in Ukraine, Iryna Stavchuk, will visit the IIIEE. On the 5th of June the current Master’s students will enjoy the graduation ceremony and receive their diplomas. At the ceremony, IIIEE alumna Iryna Stavchuk, former deputy minister of environment in Ukraine when Russia attacked last year, is invited

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/former-deputy-minister-environment-ukraine-visiting-iiiee - 2025-04-21

Published 29 May 2023 Graduation ceremony in 2022 The Graduation Ceremony for our Master of Science students in Environmental Management and Policy Ceremony will take place on 5th June in the Lund University Assembly Hall. During the ceremony speeches will be given by Jenny Palm, Director of the IIIEE and Iryna Stavchuk, Former Deputy Minister of the Environment in Ukraine, European Climate Fund,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/time-annual-graduation-ceremony-our-msc-students-environmental-management-and-policy - 2025-04-21

Published 30 May 2023 What can be done to help to manage peak demand and congestion in the electricity grid? A new article highlights the role of local flexibility markets and provides and understanding from the perspectives of the flexibility service providers in two LFMs in Sweden. Local flexibility markets (LFM) help to manage peak demand and congestion in the electricity grid. They are designe

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-research-article-drivers-and-barriers-local-flexibility-markets - 2025-04-21

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 1 June 2023 Jenny Palm from the IIIEE is invited to the Swedish government's annual round-table discussions on climate actions and policy. The meeting aims to bring together all societal actors to discuss pathways forward in climate policy and for a climate neutral future. Industry representatives, EU politicians a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-invited-national-climate-summit - 2025-04-21

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 7 June 2023 A new group of great graduates to join the IIIEE Alumni Network! On 5th of June, the graduation ceremony for the students in Environmental Management and Policy took place. The ceremony was held in the university aula accompanied by family and friends - all in amazing summer weather. The guest speaker w

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/graduation-ceremony-msc-students-environmental-management-and-policy - 2025-04-21

Published 9 June 2023 A new paper explores the current use of satellite technology in forest-risk commodity (e.g. palm oil or cocoa) supply chains, combining dynamic capabilities theory and a multi-tier SSCM framework. Sustainability issues typically occur far upstream in companies’ supply chains, yet companies have limited visibility into these distant supply tiers and often do not know their ind

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/solutions-space-new-research-satellite-technology-and-supply-chains - 2025-04-21

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 13 June 2023 New study points to that both national carbon pricing and the tightening of nationally determined contributions are viable mechanisms to strengthen the Paris Agreement. It is crucial to consider the fairness and distributional impacts of different policies across all countries in order to achieve broad

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/coordinated-carbon-taxes-or-tightened-ndcs - 2025-04-21

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 16 June 2023 On 15 June 2023, Ana María Arbeláez Vélez defended her dissertation “Environmental Impacts of Shared Mobility: Potential, Factors, and Assessments”.  Transport systems are under transformation and a variety of measures are taken decrease some of the environmental impacts. But what is the role of shared

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/ana-maria-arbelaez-velez-has-successfully-defended-her-phd-dissertation - 2025-04-21

Published 19 June 2023 Prime minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson with Ebba Busch and Romina Pourmokthari concluding the meeting. During the spring, the Swedish government has held roundtable discussions with various sectors to discuss the obstacles and opportunities they see for a transition. The discussions were concluded on June 16 with a national climate meeting in Stockholm. The meeting in Stoc

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/reflections-national-climate-meeting-stockholm - 2025-04-21

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 22 June 2023 Sustainable use of IT products can make a big difference but the uptake is far from quick. The EU average for circular material use (material resources stemming from recycled waste materials, including all different sectors/industries and materials) is currently less than 12 percent, according to Euros

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/what-portion-our-it-products-circular - 2025-04-21

Published 28 June 2023 The Mespom graduation ceremony took place in Vienna on Thursday 23 June and 28 Master's students have now defended and celebrated their completed their Master Degree in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management. The thesis defense sessions were attended by faculty members from the four consortium partners, Central European University, Lund University, University of Manch

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/joyous-graduation-ceremony-vienna-mespom-program - 2025-04-21

By sofie [dot] sandin_lompar [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Sofie Sandin Lompar) - published 28 June 2023 Welcome to an event where experts discuss the costs of new energy technology and its implementation. The discussions surrounding Sweden's future energy system have rarely been as challenging as now - the questions are many and the need for conversation great. As part of such a conversation, exp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/what-are-your-expectations-future-energy-system-sweden - 2025-04-21

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 3 July 2023 Outcomes from this years consultancy course on sustainability strategy in practice have been well received by the clients companies. The course Environmental Management and strategy in Practice (EMSP) is one of the two final courses in the first year of the Master’s program Environmental Management and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/students-working-real-life-case-companies-develop-sustainability-strategies - 2025-04-21

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 25 July 2023 ​​​​​​​Researchers from the IIIEE will participate in the Overshoot Festival on July 27 in Folkets Park, Malmö. Earth Overshoot Day marks the day when humanity’s demand on nature in a given year exceeds Earth’s biocapacity of that year. In 2023, Earth Overshoot Day falls on August 2, according to Globa

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/festival-foster-action-and-awareness-about-earth-overshoot-day - 2025-04-21