Published 2 October 2015 Steven at the IIIEE graduation ceremony on 25 September 2015 together with Jonas Hafström, Chairman of Lund University and Håkan Rodhe, Director of External Relations at the IIIEE Article published on the Lund University website: 29/09/2015:Three years ago Steven Curtis won the first prize in Lund University’s ” Challenge Your Perspectives” scholarship competition for Amer

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 19 October 2021 The production of renewable energy is increasing every year. But after analysing the growth rates of wind and solar power in 60 countries, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University in Sweden and Central European University in Vienna, Austria, conclude that virtually no country

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 20 October 2021 Umeå i höstfärger. Foto: Shutterstock Den sista augusti 2021 avslutades det nationella programmet Sharing Cities Sweden. Programmet har utgjort en viktig del av Viable Cities - det strategiska innovationsprogrammet för smarta och hållbara städer. Mycket fokus har legat på städers möjligheter att främja

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 21 October 2021 In this new article published in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources, we collaborate with a team of researchers from around the world to critically review the contributions, advances and challenges related to research on energy efficiency. Labelled as the ‘first fuel’ for economic development

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 28 October 2021 Photo: Unsplash Reaching the 1.5°C climate target requires a drastic decline in the use of fossil fuels, especially coal in Asia and OECD. Has such decline ever happed in the past? At the first glance, the answer is ‘no’. Globally, new energy and technologies have always been added on top of the old one

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/historical-lessons-getting-rid-fossil-fuels - 2025-04-27

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 3 November 2021 Image: Shutterstock Alltför ofta glöms kommunerna centrala roll bort i klimatdebatten. Det är på den lokala nivån många viktiga beslut fattas med direkt påverkan på medborgare, civilsamhälle och näringslivets klimatarbete. Lunds kommun har inom ramen för Miljömålsprogrammet LundaEko satt upp ambitiösa k

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Published 2 October 2015 Lund University Assembly Hall 2014 The IIIEE is offering a new PhD position starting on 1 January 2016.Final application date is 18 October 2015.Contact person for this position is Professor Lena Neij, Director at the IIIEE:Telephone: +46 46 222 02 22Email: lena [dot] neij [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (lena[dot]neij[at]iiiee[dot]lu[dot]se )Read more about this position her

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 10 November 2021 The Energy Blog was recently launched and is a space to discuss energy, its role in our societies and how it can be transformed. The aim is to contribute with innovative ways to accomplish a transformation to a low-carbon society and a more sustainable and affordable energy system. Behind the blog you

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 11 November 2021 In a newly published article in Global Environmental Change, we collaborate with colleagues from LUCSUS and Karolinska Institute to critically review the scientific knowledge linking internal (‘individual’) and external (‘system’) transformations. A roadmap for advancing research, policy and practice i

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/what-do-we-know-about-links-between-internal-and-external-transformation-sustainability-and-climate - 2025-04-27

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 12 November 2021 Throughout autumn 2021, from late September to mid-December, Lund University will host 'Subject Area Weeks'. During one week at a time, we will put the spotlight on one of our ten subject areas so that you can learn more about studies in that field and also interact with programme staff and current stu

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/subject-area-week-environment-and-sustainability - 2025-04-27

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 22 November 2021 Mariana Lopez Davila presenting at the Fix for Future event. Photo: Jessika Luth Richter IIIEE researchers Carl Dalhammar, Jessika Luth Richter and Mariana Lopez Davila were invited to present their research at the “Fixing for Future” symposium on repair in Oslo November 18-19. The symposium explored t

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 23 November 2021 Degrowth is a critique of infinite economic growth, recognising continued consumption of scarce resources will inevitably result in exhausting them completely. In this episode, we present the challenges of living within an economic system governed by infinite growth on a planet with finite resources. W

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-podcast-episode-degrowth-challenging-infinite-growth-finite-world - 2025-04-27

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 6 December 2021 When scooters replace travels with car or taxi they contribute to a reduced climate impact. But if they replace walking and biking they will have a bigger impact. Thus the climate impact of scooters depends on how they are being used. New debate article in Sydsvenskan by PhD students Ana Maria Arbalaez

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Published 2 October 2015 Associate professor Luis Mundaca, at the IIIEE Associate professor, Luis Mundaca, at the IIIEE is also a GEC (Global Environmental Change) researcher. He received a planning grant from the SSEESS (Swedish Secretariat for Environmental Earth System Sciences) in 2015 to target the SDSN sustainable development challenges with relevance to GEC.Read an interview with Luis Munda

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 6 December 2021 Swedish Journal "Aktuell Hållbarhet" has listed young talents that in one way or another already have made an imprint in the area of sustainability. The list contains activists, lawyers, researchers, engineers and others. Congratulations, Steven! Where does your engagement come from and what made you ch

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/steven-curtis-listed-one-33-most-influential-sustainability-profiles-under-33-sweden - 2025-04-27

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 7 December 2021 There is a fast-growing trend to design smart electronics with custom-sized batteries that are embedded into devices with glue and solder. As a result, repairing, reusing, repurposing, and recycling batteries and the devices they power has become increasingly difficult and sometimes simply impossible. T

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/non-replaceable-batteries-bad-environment-and-consumers - 2025-04-27

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 13 December 2021 Hamnen i Simrishamn. Foto: Shutterstock När Formas nyligen meddelade vilka ansökningar som beviljats medel i den nya nationella forskningsutlysningen Blå innovation, stod det klart att två av de tjugo beviljade projekten landar i forsknings- och innovationsmiljön på Marint centrum i Simrishamn. Lunds u

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/marint-centrum-i-simrishamn-och-lunds-universitet-tilldelas-pengar-projekt-om-framtidens-fiskehamn - 2025-04-27

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 14 December 2021 Frans Libertson, doctoral student at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics, has published a new report on user perspectives on smart charging. Electric vehicles will play a significant role in decarbonizing the transport sector. However, if not coordinated, the increase in

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/flexibility-and-control-what-do-users-think-smart-charging - 2025-04-27

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 20 December 2021 MESPOM is a joint master degree in environmental sciences, policy and management and lasts for 22 months. The fall and winter terms of the first year are hosted by Central European University (CEU, Vienna). The spring term is hosted by the University of the Aegean (Lesvos, Greece). In the summer, stude

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 4 January 2022 År 2015 brändes 74 000 ton textilier i Sverige (både hemtextilier och kläder) och bara 3 000 ton återanvändes genom andrahandsförsäljning. Trots att Naturvårdsverket har uppskattat att 60 procent av de textilier som bränns är i tillräckligt bra skick för att kunna återanvändas. Därför måste vi minska CO2

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/debattartikel-i-aftonbladet-vara-prylar-maste-ga-att-reparera-och-aterbruka - 2025-04-27