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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new MOOC 'Urban Nature' is launching on 13 January! It is the NATURVATION research project that is launching the MOOC on nature-based solutions in an urban world. The MOOC contains a collection of inspiring and educational films about the opportunities, challenges and future of nature-based solutions.Creating an onl

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-urban-nature-mooc-launches-13-january - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. IIIEE researcher Yuliya Voytenko Palgan has launched a website for the Sharing and the City research project, available at https://www.sharingandthecity.net/.The Sharing and the City project aims to examine, test and advance knowledge on the role of city governments in the initiation, implementation and institutionali

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/launch-sharing-and-city-website - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Policy instruments and business models for closed material loops:Lamp collecting systems in need of improvement A group of three IIIEE researchers are busy searching for good examples of how discarded lamps can be collected and the materials reused in new lamps.  “With authorities taking more responsibility consumers

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-thomas-lindhqvist - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The 9th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM9) and the 3rd Mission Innovation Ministerial (MI-3) are co-hosted by the European Commission together with Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Nordic Council of Ministers and take place back-to-back in the cities of Copenhagen and Malmö respectively, on May 22–24, 2018. There

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lena-neij-director-iiiee-participates-nordic-clean-energy-week-2018 - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Scientific Workshop on 21 May On May 23-24, the Clean Energy Ministerial meeting and the Mission Innovation meeting will be held in Malmö/Copenhagen. These meetings gather energy ministers and other high-level delegates from the 24 member countries and the European Union, and provide an opportunity to leverage high-le

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/transition-low-carbon-society - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What makes for a successful transition to a low-carbon energy system? Local involvement, perceived fairness and information sharing, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. The researchers studied two cases, one in Samsø (Denmark) and one in Feldheim (Germany) of successful implementation of low-carb

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-local-communities-can-transition-sustainable-energy-systems - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Experimentation and Slow Consumption: Two Key Strategies in the Transition to a Circular Economy" On 22 May, Nancy Bocken Professor at the IIIEE, gave a keynote speech at the Gordon Research Conference in Industrial Ecology held in Switzerland. The title of the speech was "Experimentation and Slow Consumption: Two Ke

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/nancy-bocken-keynote-speaker-gordon-research-conference-industrial-ecology - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Small-scale solar electricity in buildings - power for change in energy systems and everyday life" Prof. Jenny Palm at the IIIEE has reported the results from the project “Small-scale solar electricity in buildings – power for change in energy systems and everyday life” The research was done in collaboration with Upp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/results-finalized-research-project-solar-electricity-buildings - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Philip Peck presents during the Sustainability Week 2018. On 24 April, IIIEE researcher Philip Peck gave a presentation during the Sustainability Week 2018 at Lund University. His presentation had the title Root causes or 'headlines'? The devil lies in the supply chains. The presentation was given during the workshop

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/root-causes-or-headlines-devil-lies-supply-chains - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New study on how local government (cities), addresses GHG-A in their Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAP). IIIEE researcher Nora Smedby has co-published a new study on Local governance of greenhouse gas emissions from air travel.ABSTRACTGlobal greenhouse gas emissions from air travel (GHG-A) are on the rise, and pro

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/local-governance-greenhouse-gas-emissions-air-travel - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. What makes for a successful transition to a low-carbon energy system? Perceived fairness of various processes identified as pre-condition for the legitimacy of outcomes, according to new research from the IIIEE and LUCSUS. Luis Mundaca together with alumna Sophie Schwer at the IIIEE and Henner Busch from LUCSUS recent

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-research-article-low-carbon-energy-transitions-attracts-media-attention - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Over 50% of the global population lives in cities, and those cities all share the same pressing challenge: how can they provide economic prosperity and social cohesion in a sustainable way? One way of finding answers to that question is urban living labs, a type of testbed where social and technical innovations are te

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/book-release-urban-living-labs-experimenting-city-futures - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. SAVE THE DATE - 11 OCTOBER 2018! On 11 October 2018, the IIIEE is organizing a City Futures conference in Lund, Sweden. The aim is to bring together academia, municipalities and regional actors within business and industry to discuss how to strengthen the collaboration between science and policy for sustainable soluti

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/city-futures-samverkan-akademi-och-praktik-hallbara-losningar - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Lunds kommun stärker det klimatpolitiska arbetet genom att som första kommun i landet inrätta ett eget klimatpolitiskt råd. Till rådet föreslås experter med tvärvetenskaplig kompetens från Lunds universitet och SLU. Lunds kommun följer den nationella strategin med ett klimatpolitiskt råd och inrättar en motsvarighet p

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/forskare-granskar-klimatpolitiken - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A new report on the possibilities and limitations of socio-economic analyses has been published by the Swedish Scientific Council for Sustainable Development. The report has been handed over to the Minister for the Environment, Karolina Skog.Lena Neij at the IIIEE is a member of the Swedish Scientific Council for Sust

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-report-socio-economic-analyses-published-swedish-scientific-council-sustainable-development - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A timely special issue that explores policies and sectoral measures to keep the 1.5 °C target within reach Luis Mundaca at the IIIEE together with colleagues from Central European University and University of East Anglia have just concluded the special issue on Demand-side approaches for limiting global warming to 1.5

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/demand-side-approaches-limiting-global-warming-15-degc - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New article by IIIEE researchers Yuliya Voytenko and Kes McCormick, that develops a typology of urban living labs through a comparative analysis of 40 examples in Europe. The recent upsurge of interest in the experimental city as an arena within and through which urban sustainability is governed marks not only the eme

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urban-living-labs-conducting-experimental-city - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Article in Dagens Nyheter On 11 September, Dagens Nyheter published an article on the recent EU environmental committee proposal to have 40 % of all cars be run on electricity or to be hybrids by 2030. Professor Luis Mundaca at the IIIEE gave his opinion on the matter.Link to article here (In Swedish only)

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/eu-proposes-invest-more-electric-cars - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. PhD candidate Jessika Luth Richter helps explore the critical materials in our electronics with the Restart Project as part of their podcast series. IIIEE PhD candidate Jessika Luth Richter is interviewed for a podcast on the topic of ‘critical’ materials that are found in our electronics. She talks about what makes m

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-interviewed-podcast-critical-materials-electronics - 2026-05-17

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Students of the the Master's programme in Environmental Management and Policy are presenting their Master's theses. From Monday 1 October to 4 October (including one thesis on 28 September) is thesis defence week at the IIIEE. Students of the the Master's programme in Environmental Management and Policy are presenting

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-week-iiiee-0 - 2026-05-17