Search results

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-05-13

The IIIEE produces three podcast series: Advancing Sustainable Solutions, Sustainably Speaking and Talking Transformations. You can subscribe and listen to our podcasts on any of your favourite platforms. IIIEE Podcast: Advancing Sustainable SolutionsResearch suggests individuals and organisations want to behave in sustainable ways. But, it can be challenging to know which actions to prioritise th

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/about-iiiee-communication/podcasts - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated.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 - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. It has now been decided that Per Mickwitz will be the new Director of the IIIEE, during the period of 2019-2021. He will be employed as professor of environmental policy and he will start his position at the IIIEE on 1 January 2019.Per Mickwitz is currently a research professor at the Finnish Environment Institute (SY

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mickwitz-will-be-new-director-iiiee - 2026-05-13

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 graduating. On 5 October 2018, the annual Graduation Day at the IIIEE takes place. This year it is batch 23 who graduates from the Master's programme in environmental management and policy (EMP programme) at the IIIEE.If you have any que

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/graduation-day-iiiee - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Luis Mundaca, Lead author of the IPCC Special Report and Summary for Policymakers, and Professor of Policy Analysis at the IIIEE at Lund University, comments on the report. The Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC was approved by the IPCC (the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) on Saturday in Incheon, Rep

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/ipcc-special-report-global-warming-15oc-has-been-approved-governments - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Sustainable city futures need experimentation and innovation developed through collaboration between academia and social actors.On Thursday 11 October 2018, the IIIEE organized a City Futures Conference series in Lund, Sweden. The aim was to bring together academia, municipalities and regional actors within business a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/city-futures-collaboration-between-science-and-society-sustainable-solutions - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Efforts to combat climate change tend to focus on supply-side changes, such as shifting to renewable or cleaner energy. In a Special Issue in the Energy Efficiency Journal that follows the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 ˚C, researchers argue that demand-side approaches can play a crucial role given the a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-we-limit-global-warming-15-degc - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Focusing on Circular Economy 12 November 2018 MOOCWe are proud to present a new MOOC in the Greening the Economy series:Circular Economy - Sustainable Materials Management!This free, on-line course looks at where important materials in products we use every day come from and how these materials can be used more effici

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/launch-new-mooc-and-podcast - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 14 November, the winners of the yearly award "Årets framtidsbyggare" was announced during a ceremony at Skissernas museum. The yearly award "Årets framtidsbyggare" is a prize (1.2 million SEK) with three categories: 1) "Årets innovatör" (The innovator of the year, 750 000 SEK), 2) "Årets opinionsbildare" (The opini

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/winners-yearly-award-arets-framtidsbyggare-announced-0 - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Yuliya Voytenko, Lucie Zvolska and Kes McCormick are in Barcelona attending the Smart City Expo World Congress, SCEWC, (where some 20,000 people are gathering to talk about smart cities of the future) and the Sharing Cities Summit, which is the leading event for the sharing economy in cities. Sharing Cities Sweden, wh

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-smart-city-expo-world-congress-and-sharing-cities-summit - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. "Sweden needs to deal with the effects of consumption" Professor Oksana Mont at the IIIEE, along with several other experts, recently co-authored an opinion piece on the effects of consumption in Svenska Dagbladet.The article especially highlights the need for powerful politics to limit consumption and its effects on

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/opinion-piece-svenska-dagbladet - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. During the period of 2019-2021. Per Mickwitz will be the new Director of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), during the period of 2019-2021. Per Mickwitz is currently the Research Director of the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), where he is also a research professor.  As of

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mickwitz-his-new-position-director-iiiee - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We stand with Central European University, CEU!We have had 15 years of fruitful collaboration with CEU, notably on our joint MESPOM master programme where we have had a steady flow of creative talent from all over the world.CEU is important. In so many ways, and to so many people.We will continue to support CEU.And lo

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/we-stand-ceu - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Organizations can innovate to address environmental and social problems — but they need to build the right culture. Professor Nancy Bocken at the IIIEE, has co-authored an article on Driving Sustainability-Oriented Innovation, published in MIT Sloan Management Review.In the article, the authors take a closer look at w

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/driving-sustainability-oriented-innovation - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With climate change realities affecting us all we are extra keen to follow the work of our alumna Johanna Lissinger Peitz, Sweden's cheif negotiator and one of three climate negotiators representing the EU in the upcoming Katowice COP24 meeting.The Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter wrote an article about Johanna Lissin

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-alumna-johanna-lissinger-peitz-eu-climate-negotiator-katowice-cop24-meeting - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In a time of growing inequality, this special issue explores justice, policy and sustainability aspects related to low-carbon energy systems. Prof. Luis Mundaca together with colleagues from LUCSUS, University of St. Andrews, University of Sussex, University of Dundee, and Stellenbosch University have concluded the sp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/low-carbon-energy-systems-and-energy-justice - 2026-05-13

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. With a growing interest in the Circular Economy, where new business models are needed, the role of the consumer needs to be explored and this study contributes to this need with an expert study. A team of researchers from Lund University (Nancy Bocken) and TU Delft (Vivian Tunn, Ellis van den Hende, Jan Schoormans), l

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/business-models-sustainable-consumption-circular-economy-expert-study - 2026-05-13