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Representatives from the Danish government visited IIIEE and were briefed on the latest on research and cutting edge educational activities. On 18th March, 17 representatives from the Danish Ministry came to the IIIEE for a seminar and update. Professor Carl Dalhammar presented and discussed IIIEE's latest research on circular economy and product policy. Carl presented the latest IIIEE research on

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/visit-danish-ministry-environment-and-gender-equality - 2026-04-15

IIIEE is launching a new research project on 'Energy Poverty & Energy Justice' and is now recruiting a Doctoral Student. In collaboration with the Stockholm Environment Institute and Energikontor Syd, and funded by the Swedish Energy Agency, the project examines how heating and transport poverty overlap, which groups are most affected, and how structural factors — from energy systems to housing an

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/join-us-phd-student-iiiee - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new project integrating cities and universities to advance sustainable building and planning Swedish municipalities play a key role in sustainable building and planning. However, research has proven to be difficult to transfer from universities to practice. From 2016, three universities located in Skåne, SLU Alnarp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/when-municipalities-set-research-agenda - 2026-04-15

On Thursday 9 April, IIIEE PhD Candidate Karolina Södergren “nailed” her freshly printed PhD thesis. The defence takes place on the 8th of May 2026. This traditional “spikning” takes place a couple of weeks before the official defense and it involves the PhD Candidate nailing their physical thesis to a public board where it can be read and scrutinized by the public before the official defense cere

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/spikning-doctoral-thesis-karolina-sodergren - 2026-04-15

Next week is Sustainability Week 2026. The week offers a program with over 70 open events and seminars featuring experts, practitioners and students. IIIEE is taking part in 8 of them. Check out the sessions below, see the whole program and welcome to attend! Lund has been ranked #1 in the world for sustainability — a recognition that reflects the breadth of engagement across both research and edu

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-active-sustainability-week-lund-2026 - 2026-04-15

Within the CULTIVATE project, IIIEE researchers have examined the costs and benefits of 92 food sharing initiatives across the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Food sharing initiatives in Utrecht are helping make the city’s food system more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient. The new study went into in-depth exploration of 15 active initiatives, many combining activities such as urban garden

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-report-costs-and-benefits-food-sharing-initiatives - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Associate Professor and IPCC Lead Author Luis Mundaca participated in high-level meetings during Climate Action Week 2016 in the United States, May 2-6. He first participated in the Universitas 21 Workshop ‘Informing Climate Action 2016’ at University of Maryland. This meeting brought together top scientists from Univ

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/associate-professor-luis-mundaca-high-level-meetings-during-climate-action-week-2016 - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 12 May, the IIIEE was represented by Håkan Rodhe, at the Branding Africa Conference. He met with several African ambassadors and discussed the African need for education, MOOCs, and Ethiopia's fast growth and ambition to be climate neutral by 2030.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/branding-africa-conference - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In the article "Uber lägger ner Pop i Sverige" published by NyTeknik, Oksana Mont, Professor in Sustainable Consumption and Production at the IIIEE, is commenting on the problems that may arise when the sharing economy is unregulated.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/oksana-mont-nyteknik - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Prof. Oksana Mont at the IIIEE is co-editor of a new edited book on welfare and its relationship to sustainability. Welfare is commonly conceptualized in socio-economic terms of equity, highlighting distributive issues within growing economies. While GDP, income growth and rising material standards of living are norma

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-book-sustainability-and-political-economy-welfare - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Seven shades of green: Exploring options for sustainable transitions A new Strategic Environmental Development (SED) report has been published by Master's students of the Environmental Management and Policy (EMP) programme at the IIIEE.Follow the link to access the full report: Seven shades of green: Exploring options

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-sed-report-masters-students - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Swedish wood: Innovative products for a circular economy Can Swedish wood be the answer to our future needs, from T-shirts to 10-storey apartment buildings? The challenge is not the technology, but how society can support the development of this market. It has the potential for creating both a sustainable and circular

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-ake-thidell - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. University of Virginia visits IIIEE with a Study Abroad programme for the third time. Sixteen University of Virginia students came to Lund to engage in a three week sustainability consulting projects. IIIEE is hosting the group for the third time while the students under the supervision of their mentors are working on

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/university-virginia-visit - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 26 May, the Romanian Ambassador to Sweden, H.E. Mr Iulian Buga and his delegation, are visiting the IIIEE to learn more about the activities of the IIIEE and to discuss the conditions and potentials of an expansion of the IIIEE outreach programme Swedish-Polish Sustainable Energy Platform, towards Romania.At the II

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/romanian-ambassador-sweden-visits-iiiee - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Assoc. Prof. Kes McCormick is a co-author on two chapters in a new book on urban experimentation. This new book explores how the concept or urban experimentation is being used to reshape practices of knowledge production in urban debates about resilience, climate change governance, and socio-technical transitions. Wit

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/experimental-city-new-book - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. While climate policies would have a beneficial effect for energy security in most countries, energy independence policies would not bring significant climate benefits.Ambitious policies to reduce energy imports would have little impact on climate change, and could be achieved much more cheaply than the climate mitigat

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/reducing-energy-imports-not-sufficient-tackle-climate-change-according-new-study-published-nature - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 14 June, the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Mistra) is visiting the IIIEE. Mistra's executive Director Åke Iverfeldt is introducing Mistra and Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE is presenting the IIIEE and ongoing activities.During the morning, IIIEE researchers are presenting various resear

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mistra-visiting-iiiee - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The winners of the Universitas 21 Global Ingenuity Challenge 2016 have been elected. Lund university was represented by Team Global Lund and won the category "Peer's Choice Award" together with Korea University, and received a special award for their contribution "Host-a-Home". The theme of this year's challenge was "

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/winners-universitas-21-global-ingenuity-challenge-2016 - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The June issue of the IIIEE Newsletter is out now. Follow the link Vol.1. No. 3, June, 2016IIIEE newsletter archive

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/june-issue-iiiee-newsletter-out-now - 2026-04-15

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-04-15