Published 13 January 2017 Professor Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE Photo: Kennet Ruona Climate change, a growing population and increased urbanisation place great demands on our cities. Meeting these challenges requires collaboration to develop smart cities. But what does a smart city really mean and how do we create one?A smart city is a sustainable city. A city in which people want to live, wh

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Published 28 November 2024 What were the main outcomes of the UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 and what happened behind the scenes? Here are key takeaways from our webinar with negotiators, researchers, NGOs and other experts. On 21 November, some 150 people tuned into the webinar Post COP16 analysis: From biodiversity commitments to action. The event was co-organized by SIANI, Focali, Stockholm E

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By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 10 December 2024 Grass fodder production in southern Sweden. Photo: Josefin Winberg. Bioenergy plays a vital role in the transition to a fossil-free society. However, the "unused" agricultural land, so-called marginal land, deemed suitable for bioenergy cultivation in southern Sweden is practically nonexistent, a

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By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 10 December 2024 Lund University. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Lund University has achieved third place globally in the QS Sustainability Rankings, according to a press release issued by the university on Tuesday. The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability evaluates approximately 1,750 institutions worldwide on the

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By sara [dot] hakansson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Sara Håkansson) - published 4 March 2025 Henrik Smith has not only built successful research environments such as BECC, he has also inspired a whole generation of students to work on environmental and climate issues. Photo: Göran Smith With his cycling helmet perched on his head, he rushes in like a whirlwind, fires off monosyllabic replies to em

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Published 10 January 2018 Last application date 31 January The IIIEE is now offering a post-doctoral position in sustainable urban governance. Last application date is 31 January.For questions regarding the position, please contact Jenny Palm, professor in sustainable urban governance, Phone: 046-222 02 42.Link to the position 

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Published 11 January 2018 Professor Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE Professor Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE, is now member of the Management Board of the European Environment Agency (EEA) for the European Parliament.The EEA is an agency of the European Union and provides sound, independent information on the environment for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating en

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Published 23 January 2018 Photo: Pixabay 24 - 25 January Together with the Swedish Energy Agency and ECEEE, IIIEE arranges a 2-day workshop in Brussels 24-25 January. The title of the workshop is ‘What is the role of the Ecodesign Directive in reaching climate and resource efficiency objectives in Europe?’.The workshop will present new research and trends related to eco-design standards for energy

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Published 1 February 2018 Sharing Cities Sweden will organize a launch event on 23 April 2018 as part of Sustainability Week at Lund University. The event will bring together the test-beds, national node and partners to present the early stages and ambitions for Sharing Cities Sweden. Click here to register for the launch eventSharing Cities Sweden website  

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Published 1 February 2018 Last application date 12 March 2018 The IIIEE is now offering a post-doctoral position in Circular Business Model Innovation and Experimentation. Last application date is 12 March 2018.For questions regarding the position, please contact Nancy Bocken, professor in sustainable business management and practice, Phone: 046-222 02 49.Link to the position 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/postdoctoral-position-circular-business-model-innovation-and-experimentation - 2025-03-10

Published 16 February 2018 In this policy brief, Luis Mundaca discusses recent research on and policy lessons from behavioural economics as applied to energy use and decarbonisation in the region.Scandinavia will be in the spotlight as the world’s largest energy and innovation ministerial meetings take place in Malmö (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark) in May 2018. Participants will no doubt be eage

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Published 9 March 2018 Join our International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), with the aim to find pathways towards low-carbon and resource efficient sustainable futures. Director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE)Join our International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), with the aim to find pathways toward

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Published 9 March 2018 During the period 27 February – 9 March the IIIEE had a Chinese delegation of four people from the Beijing Municipality visiting the institute in order to exchange experience of sustainable urban planning as well as low-carbon management methods, waste disposal, green traffic planning and water treatment.They were visiting the IIIEE seeking advise on how to green their curre

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Published 26 March 2018 On 7 March 2018, IIIEE researchers Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Kes McCormick, Charlotte Leire and Jagdeep Singh together with representatives from Malmö City Oscar Pelin and Viktoria Hoffman, and Bike Kitchen leader Jesper Berseus explored sharing practices in Malmö through a mobile lab. The team met with sharing economy enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and city representatives, and

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Published 26 March 2018 How could we accelerate transformations towards more sustainable societies and transfer existing knowledge into action? A new article by IIIEE alumna Mascha Menny, Yuliya Voytenko Palgan and Kes McCormick “Urban Living Labs and the Role of Users in Co-creation” is now available online with an open access. The article examines different levels of user participation in urban

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Published 4 April 2018 Prof. Nancy Bocken took part in the panel discussion on how to bring business and academia closer together to address the SDGs. Building on the 16th ABIS Colloquium, the 2018 Knowledge Into Action Forum in Brussels was an answer to the call from the business community to academia to help develop competitive and innovative business models for the United Nations' Sustainabilit

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Published 18 April 2018 A national program for the sharing economy in cities Sharing Cities Sweden will organize a launch event on 23 April 2018 as part of Sustainability Week at Lund University. The event will bring together the test-beds, national node and partners to present the early stages and ambitions for Sharing Cities Sweden.Sharing Cities SwedenSharing Cities Sweden aims to put Sweden on

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Published 19 April 2018 Luis Mundaca, from the IIIEE, joins the 4th Lead Author Meeting of the ‘IPCC Special Report on the Impacts of Global Warming of 1.5⁰C above Pre-industrial Levels’ Luis Mundaca has participated in the 4th Lead Author Meeting of the ‘IPCC Special Report on the Impacts of Global Warming of 1.5⁰C above Pre-industrial Levels’. The meeting took place in Gaborone, Botswana (April

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Published 19 April 2018 Official launch of the program on 23 April Next week on 23 April, the official launch of the Sharing Cities Sweden (SCS) program will take place at the IIIEE. There will be over 100 people at the Institute and in the aula for presentations. The 4 partner cities, Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg and Umeå will present, along with the co-founder of the Sharing Cities Alliance, and

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Published 26 April 2018 In the image from left to right: Birgitte Hoffman, Aalborg University, Björn Wickenberg, IIIEE/LU, Caroline Fredriksson, LTH/LU, Helena Hanson, CEC/LU, Karolina Skog, Swedish Minister for the Environment, Nina Steiner, VA Syd Photo: Henrik Aspegren Seminar as part of the Lund University Sustainability Week 2018 Researcher Björn Wickenberg at the IIIEE co-moderated a seminar

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