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 - 2025-03-13

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 - 2025-03-13

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 - 2025-03-13

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 - 2025-03-13

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 - 2025-03-13

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 - 2025-03-13

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 - 2025-03-13

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 - 2025-03-13

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 14 August 2023 A new book with editors including IIIEE researchers reviews current research approaches in the field of sustainable cities. The book reveals the need for greater engagement with a diversity of perspectives and interrogates foundational assumptions in the field and offers reframed perspectives on sust

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/book-launch-research-agenda-sustainable-cities-and-communities - 2025-03-13

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 17 August 2023 Photo by Johan Persson Lund University offers commissioned education programs aimed at companies, organisations and authorities to develop their business and staff. One such program – Innovation in Governance for Urban Nature-based Solutions - is developed by the IIIEE in collaboration with LUCE (Lun

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/successful-sweden-week-programme-innovation-governance-urban-nature-based-solutions - 2025-03-13

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 21 August 2023 A new project aims to understand why women remain a minority in the energy sector and create qualitative research-based tools that can lead to greater diversity and inclusion on multiple levels of decision making. Energy transitions are not only about the expansion of renewable energy sources, they a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/women-power-and-winding-road-there-examining-diversity-swedish-energy-sector - 2025-03-13

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 22 August 2023 Photo: Leonidas Milios A group of researchers from Wuhan University and the Research Institute of Environmental Law have visited the IIIEE to learn about our activities and to discuss possible joint projects. On Monday 21 August, researchers from Wuhan University, Research Institute of Environmental

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/visit-researchers-wuhan-university - 2025-03-13

Published 25 August 2023 The anniversary batch 30 students have arrived and are getting ready for the next two years of intense studies in the legacy masters program. The latest batch of masters students in our program "Environmental Management and Policy" have arrived and settled in and are about to commence their studies at the IIIEE. Today marks the final day of team work and preparatory course

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/inauguration-new-masters-group-environmental-management-and-policy - 2025-03-13

Published 28 August 2023 Today the 19th batch of MESPOM-students have commenced their two-semesters long journey at the IIIEE. The fall semester is starting and we proudly welcome the batch 19 students from the joint MESPOM program to the IIIEE. Last semester their studies were hosted by the University of the Aegean in Greece and this period in Lund marks their second and final cycle in the progra

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/latest-group-mespom-program-have-arrived - 2025-03-13

By charlotte [dot] leire [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Charlotte Leire) - published 31 August 2023 The autumn semester course on applied environmental management was kicked-started with a study visit to Nordic Waterproofing. Interesting discussions on drivers, approaches and possibilities in the roofing business. On Tuesday 29 August the course EMSBVC went onsite to Höganäs and the company Nordic

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/students-visiting-nordic-waterproofing-get-insights-industry - 2025-03-13

Published 7 September 2023 Sharing housing with non-family members has increasingly become a way to reduce costs while pursuing autonomous yet communal living throughout the life course. But is it as easy as it sounds? What might be the implications of new forms of shared housing be on the residents, and what happens when shared household tasks can be performed by staff, for a fee? Sharing housing

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-possible-implications-new-forms-shared-housing-what-do-we-share-when-dirty-work-daily - 2025-03-13

Published 13 September 2023 IIIEE researchers Lena Neij and Sofie Sandin Lompar shared their ongoing research on transaction costs for acquiring solar PV systems at the 14th International Sustainability Transitions conference in Utrecht. In the light of the numerous challenges we as societies are facing, the need for sustainability transitions is pressing. As researchers, we ask ourselves what is

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-presenting-transitions-and-pv-systems-utrecht - 2025-03-13

Published 19 September 2023 In August, Frans Libertson from the IIIEE discussed the role of culture in sustainable development and the need for “inner sustainability”. The doctoral student of IIIEE, Frans Libertson, participated on a discussion panel at the second iteration of Österlens Fredsfestival that was held in Simrishamn in August. The panel discussions focused on the role of culture in sus

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/role-culture-sustainable-development-and-need-inner-sustainability - 2025-03-13

Published 21 September 2023 Photo: Håkan Rodhe Meet our new colleague Georgios Pardalis who recently joined the IIIEE. Originally from Thessaloniki, Greece, with master’s degrees from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gävle and a PhD from Linnaeus University, he has now moved to Lund. Georgios has a background in Building Technology and Industrial Economics, and will be worki

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/welcome-georgios-pardalis - 2025-03-13

Published 2 October 2023 The IIIEE is part of a new collaborative research project engaging the Swedish Institute of International Affairs as well as the University of Twente in the Netherlands and the municipalities of Amsterdam and Stockholm. The project is investigating if and how the mission approach for climate neutral cities can spark transformative change. The world needs to break out from

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/breaking-silos-can-mission-approach-climate-neutral-cities-accelerate-energy-transitions - 2025-03-13