Published 6 November 2024 Photo: Håkan Rodhe Renovations are important working together to reduce global CO2 emissions and energy consumption in buildings, a sector that accounts for around 40% of total energy use. After a one-year long renovation project of the IIIEE building, we are proud to say that we accomplished to both preserve its character while reducing its impact. The IIIEE building bui

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/historic-building-renovation-sustainable-future-iiiee - 2025-04-25

Published 10 February 2016 Photo: Demolished houses in Syria On 11 February the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) is hosting a joint workshop together with the Center for Middle East Studies (CMES) at Lund University.The event has received publicity in Sydsvenskan on 10 February in the article "Syriska akademiker planerar framtiden i Lund"The purpose of the Des

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/design-workshop-post-conflict-sustainability-labs-sydsvenskan - 2025-04-25

Published 7 November 2024 The IIIEE recently hosted a methods-focused PhD course gathering as part of the Graduate School in Energy Systems supported by the Swedish Energy Agency. The course centered on interdisciplinary research methods, facilitating exchange across technical and social perspectives. The event also concluded with a session led by Henner Busch from LUCSUS, who provided insights an

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/graduate-course-interdisciplinary-research-methods - 2025-04-25

Published 13 November 2024 On 12 November, LTH and external evaluators visited the IIIEE to evaluate the PhD education. A group of 8 senior researchers and 2 PhD students from different Swedish universities visited the IIIEE to evaluate its PhD Education. The IIIEE Director Jenny Palm and the IIIEE Director of PhD Education Yuliya Voytenko Palgan welcomed the group, presented IIIEE research, educa

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/evaluation-iiiee-phd-programme - 2025-04-25

Published 14 November 2024 Do you want to contribute to a more sustainable world? Have you succeeded in changing your everyday habits in line with the 1.5° C target of the Paris Agreement? Can your new habits inspire others? If yes, then we would love to hear about them! Now, the international campaign "1.5°C Challenges" is kicking off across several European countries, featuring a series of citiz

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/15degc-lifestyles-challenges-launched - 2025-04-25

Published 22 November 2024 This week, IIIEE colleagues thanked Fredrik Andersson for many years and exceptional leadership as Chairman of the IIIEE Board. Fredrik Andersson has contributed as Chairman of the IIIEE Board during 1 November 2015 to 31 October 2024.Fredrik has been an incredibly appreciated chair, known for his ability to lead board meetings with clarity, professionalism, and a collab

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/saying-farewell-and-thank-you-chairman-fredrik-andersson - 2025-04-25

Published 27 November 2024 Photo credit: Håkan Rodhe The classic IIIEE capstone consulting course "Sustainability Solutions in Context" has been successfully completed by Masters students in Batch 30. The course aims to lead student teams to client exercise projects all over the world. This year, the clients included a range of actors from large businesses to NGOs and UNEP. Notably we this year, a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/b30-have-tested-their-wings-solving-sustainability-challenges-clients-around-europe - 2025-04-25

Published 2 December 2024 The second mobile research lab on food sharing as part of the EU project CULTIVATE is now concluded. In October 2024, the IIIEE research team with Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Vera Sadovska, Oksana Mont and Andrius Plepys conducted the second mobile research lab on food sharing in Milan, Italy as part of the EU project CULTIVATE. The group met with a number of study visits and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mobile-research-lab-food-sharing-milan - 2025-04-25

Published 3 December 2024 The IC 410 Tadpole Nebula located 12000 lightyears away. Photo by Anders on 2 October 2024. On Thursday 5 December, colleagues and friends will gather to honor and remember IIIEE staff member Anders Engberg with a memorial ceremony. Our dear colleague Anders has sadly passed away in a tragical accident. He was a cherished member of the institute, known for his kindness, w

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/ceremony-memory-our-colleague-anders-engberg - 2025-04-25

Published 4 March 2016 A new report from the IIIEE has been published, 'LED´s Light the Future', and has been developed in the framework of the EU-Interreg project Lighting Metropolis.Lighting Metropolis is the first and most important step towards turning the Öresund Region into the world’s leading living lab for human centric and smart urban lighting. The project aims to create better light for

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-report-iiiee-leds-light-future - 2025-04-25

Published 6 December 2024 The three keynote speakers: Frank Trentmann, Manisha Anantharaman & Tim Jackson In April 2025, IIIEE and Lund University will welcome hundreds of scientists within sustainable consumption to the SCORAI Europe conference. Under the theme of “Mainstreaming Sustainable Consumption”, researchers will explore and discuss new research seeking to understand challenges, strategie

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/keynote-speakers-scorai-2025-past-present-and-future-sustainable-consumption - 2025-04-25

Published 10 December 2024 Photo: Kennet Ruona Lund University has proudly secured third place globally in the QS Sustainability Rankings, competing against 1,750 institutions worldwide. This remarkable achievement reflects the university's unwavering commitment to sustainability, driven by strategic investments in the IIIEE and other interdisciplinary initiatives, such as Sustainability Forum, LU

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-3rd-best-qs-world-university-rankings-sustainability - 2025-04-25

Published 11 December 2024 För att uppnå Parisavtalets 1,5-gradersmål måste runt hälften av utsläppsminskningarna komma från minskad konsumtion. Detta framgår av det europeiska forskningsprojektet EU 1,5° Lifestyles. Enbart den gröna omställningen i industrin räcker inte för att nå klimatmålen. Forskningen visar hur Europas samhällen kan ställa om till hållbara livsstilar i linje med 1,5-gradersmå

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/ny-forskning-livsstilsforandringar-avgorande-att-na-klimatmalen - 2025-04-25

Published 4 March 2016 On 18 february, researchers Tareq Emtairah and Alvar Palm at the IIIEE participated at the FinSolar Conference 2016, to share experiences from Sweden and MENA (the Middle East and North Africa) on Renewable Energy transition. 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-participate-finsolar-conference-2016 - 2025-04-25

Published 15 January 2025 Research shows conversations matter - both for learning and inspiring action. In this podcast collection, we are 'Talking Transformations' with thought leaders from government, industry, and academia. The podcast now features six new episodes. The IIIEE Podcast "Talking Transformations" provides discussion on cutting edge topics and with thought leaders from government, i

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-episodes-iiiee-podcast-talking-transformations - 2025-04-25

Published 4 March 2016 Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT On 1 March, IIIEE researcher Alvar Palm discusses solar energy in the article "Kraftig ökning av solenergi - men stora skillnader i landet", published in Dagens Nyheter.Read the full article here (in Swedish only)

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-alvar-palm-dagens-nyheter - 2025-04-25

Published 25 January 2025 Photo: Malmö Stad A key issue for achieving the 1.5-degree target is a reduction in consumption levels. Despite the fact that around half of the necessary emissions reductions must come from significant changes in consumption and in people's behavior, current climate policies focus mostly on technology and on the green industrial transition - which is important, but not s

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lifestyle-changes-needed-15deg-target-what-can-we-learn-research - 2025-04-25

Published 23 January 2025 Global e-waste levels continue to rise, posing serious challenges to human health and the environment. Observed annually on January 24, Circular Electronics Day raises awareness about this escalating crisis and promotes sustainable practices such as more sustainable production, extending product lifespans, repairing, buying second-hand, and recycling responsibly. This ini

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/five-ways-join-movement-circular-electronics-day-sparks-action-more-sustainable-tech-future - 2025-04-25

Published 4 March 2016 IIIEE researcher Luis Mundaca Photo: Sara Bernstrup Nilsson IIIEE researcher Luis Mundaca has be appointed as new member of the prestigeous editorial board of Applied Energy. Luis Mundaca will be a member of the editorial board for an initial period of two years, starting 1 March.  

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-luis-mundaca-new-member-editorial-board-applied-energy - 2025-04-25

Published 30 January 2025 New article on the role of governance vis-á-vis direct citizen engagement to strengthen public involvement in the energy transition. This research examines the role of Swedish municipalities and municipally-owned energy utilities (MEUs) in promoting energy democracy through local renewable energy initiatives. Energy democracy emphasizes citizen participation and local con

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/toward-energy-democracy-municipal-energy-actions-local-renewable-energy-projects - 2025-04-25