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Den här artikeln är över 5 år gammal, och informationen kan därför vara inaktuell. When citizens engage in public health research: pitfalls and prospects Arrangör: Lunds universitetMedverkande: Paul Franks, professor i genetisk epidemiologi vid Lunds universitet och huvudansvarig för forskningsprojektet COVID Symptom Study, Tove Fall, professor i molekylär epidemiologi vid Uppsala universitet, Mar

https://www.covid19app.lu.se/artikel/covid-symptom-study-live-istallet-almedalen - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Both our Greening the Economy MOOCs start new 5-week sessions on Monday 25 April - join 1000s that are learning about lessons from Scandinavia and sustainable cities!Lessons from ScandinaviaHow can we live a good life on one planet with over seven billion people? This course explores greening the economy on four level

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/greening-economy-moocs-start-new-5-week-sessions-monday-25-april - 2026-10-09

The idea of carbon or climate neutrality holds diverse interpretations. A new article from IIIEE examines dominant narratives and suggests opportunities for relevant policy pathways. Climate neutrality of cities has emerged as a critical goal for sustainable urban development. This is typified by the mission in the European Union (EU) to achieve 100 climate neutral and smart cities by 2030. IIIEE

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/optimism-and-pragmatism-mission-cities - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Luis Mundaca gave a keynote speech on the ‘Climate Paris Agreement’ at the University of Seville, Spain.On 16 March, at the IX Int’l Seminar on Economics and the Environment, Associate Professor Luis Mundaca at the IIIEE talked about the outcomes and challenges associated with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Hi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/luis-mundaca-gave-keynote-speech-climate-paris-agreement-university-seville - 2026-10-09

We wish you all a restful holiday season and look forward to continued collaboration in 2026! As the year comes to an end, we would like to extend our sincere thanks to all colleagues, students, partners, and collaborators who have contributed to IIIEE’s activities throughout the year. This year was special, as we celebrated IIIEE’s 30 year anniversary, reflecting on three decades of research, edu

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/seasons-greetings-iiiee - 2026-10-09

Is a more sustainable lifestyle one of your new year’s resolutions? Or do you want to learn more about how to change unsustainable systems? Based on the research in the EU 1.5° Lifestyles project, a brand new course compendium as part of the 2025 MOOC  "1.5° Lifestyles: Mainstreaming Sustainability" is now available for anyone to download.  The course and compendium examines and guides course part

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/course-compendium-individuals-seeking-more-sustainable-lifestyle - 2026-10-09

The new project Coop4PEDs aims to generate transferable knowledge, planning tools, and guidelines for cities seeking to integrate cooperative led energy models into their strategic climate work. IIIEE is a partner in the new European research project Coop4PEDs (Cooperatives as drivers of urban energy strategies and collaborative PED transformation). The project investigates how cooperatives can ac

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-joins-new-eu-project-cooperatives-drivers-positive-energy-districts - 2026-10-09

Carl Dalhammar has recently been participating as expert in the official Inquiry on the implementation of two forthcoming EU directives in Swedish law. IIIEE researcher Carl Dalhammar has served as an expert in the Swedish Government’s official inquiry on implementing two important EU directives into national law: the Directive on empowering consumers for the green transition and 2) the Directive 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-part-inquiry-implementing-two-eu-directives-swedish-law - 2026-10-09

New project output: an online decision-support tool to support in assessing costs, benefits and impacts of food sharing. IIIEE researchers Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, Andrius Plepys, Vera Sadovska and Oksana Mont together with colleagues from Trinity College Dublin as part of the EU Horizon Europe project CULTIVATE developed and launched a prototype of a new online decision-support tool The Food Shari

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/food-sharing-calculator-understanding-value-food-sharing - 2026-10-09

Lund University has completed the first round of recruiting researchers in a drive to strengthen research and IIIEE has the honour to welcome one of the new researchers to our team starting this spring. Lund University has completed its largest international recruitment drive to date, resulting in 45 researchers from leading global universities joining the institution in spring 2026. The initiativ

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-recruits-international-researchers-haein-cho-will-join-iiiee - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Urban sharing of assets, spaces and skills has emerged as a promising future solution to sustainability challenges faced by cities. It is also the subject of a new project by Oksana Mont, professor in sustainable consumption and production at IIIEE, who recently received the Swedish Foundations’ Starting Grant – a new

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urban-sharing-promising-future-solution-sustainability-challenges-cities - 2026-10-09

Cities around the world are running experiments to address climate change and sustainability challenges - from new mobility trials and energy pilots to green space projects and circular economy initiatives. Yet too often, these efforts remain small, isolated, or disappear once funding ends. Researchers from the IIIEE, Professor Kes McCormick and Senior Lecturer Yuliya Voytenko Palgan, have contrib

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/future-urban-experimentation-through-ten-critical-lessons-decades-practice - 2026-10-09

IIIEE author behind study on the EU energy transition since Russia's invasion of Ukraine that pointing to EU subsidies for fossil fuels more than doubled while support for renewable energy decreased —despite raised targets for renewable energy. The results from the study were highlighted in the Swedish national press and radio today. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led the EU to more than double its

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-has-russias-invasion-ukraine-influenced-eu-energy-transition - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. New business model for electric trucks at Volvo, renewable electricity for refugee camps in Jordan or mobile apps for coffee farmers in Tanzania to adapt to climate change? Today on 29 April, the final year master students at the IIIEE present their findings from client projects across the globe. Many interesting topi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/master-students-present-their-client-projects-across-globe - 2026-10-09

Jenny Palm, Director and Professor of Urban Governance at IIIEE, together with Aimee Ambrose, Professor of Energy Policy at Sheffield Hallam University, have published an article showing the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden. In a recently published article in The Conversation, Jenny Palm and Aimee Ambrose analyse how historical choices in housing policy, energy systems, a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-conversation-comparing-home-heating-trajectories-sweden-and-uk - 2026-10-09

A new open-access book examines some of the most persistent myths about sustainable consumption and unpacks the widely held assumptions that shape policy, business strategies, and everyday behaviour. A new open-access book edited by Professor Oksana Mont from the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), Lund University, and published by Routledge critically examines

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-book-challenges-dominant-myths-about-sustainable-consumption - 2026-10-09

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 26 April Mikael Backman participated in a TV-broadcast presenting the planned combined heat and power (CHP) and Biogas plants in Zabrze. The latter is entirely a project based on research and development performed by EMP students (Environmental Management and Policy programme) and staff, in the framework of the Swe

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/renewable-energy-projects-poland - 2026-10-09

Meet our new colleague Haein Cho, Associate Senior Lecturer in AI for Sustainable Transformation. Originally from South Korea, Haein brings an interdisciplinary background spanning environmental policy, corporate sustainability and data science, including artificial intelligence methods. Before joining the IIIEE, she worked across academia, international organizations and industry. At the IIIEE, h

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/welcome-haein-cho - 2026-10-09

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 - 2026-10-09

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 - 2026-10-09