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Our final year master's student have completed their capstone consulting course where they assisted eight clients in three continents on a range of highly topical sustainability issues. Batch 31 of the EMP master’s program have proven themselves by delivering excellent client value in their capstone projects. These projects is the highest level consulting challenge that the students are exposed to
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/b31-ready-fly - 2025-12-20
How can Lund University continue its path of excellence and which areas of research are needed to accelerate the transition to sustainability? Researchers from different disciplines at Lund University have co-created an agenda for systemic change. In April 2025, CIRCLE (Centre for Innovation Research) together with IIIEE, LUCSUS, Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship, Sustainability Forum, a
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-research-agenda-innovation-and-sustainability - 2025-12-20
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 levels – individual, business, city, and nation. It looks at the relationships between
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/greening-economy-moocs-start-new-5-week-sessions-monday-25-april - 2025-12-20
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 - 2025-12-20
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. His presentation, titled ‘The Climate Paris Agreement: not a destination but a chal
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/luis-mundaca-gave-keynote-speech-climate-paris-agreement-university-seville - 2025-12-20
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 - 2025-12-20
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 grant intended for the most talented young researchers in Europe.The project is
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urban-sharing-promising-future-solution-sustainability-challenges-cities - 2025-12-20
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 topics presented in our Aula today!
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/master-students-present-their-client-projects-across-globe - 2025-12-20
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 Swedish-Polish Sustainable Energy Platform at the IIIEE.Watch the film clip here
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/renewable-energy-projects-poland - 2025-12-20
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 (project leader), Lund University (IIIEE and LTH) and Malmö University, have a jo
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/when-municipalities-set-research-agenda - 2025-12-20
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 Universitas 21 network working on different aspects of climate change mitigation and
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/associate-professor-luis-mundaca-high-level-meetings-during-climate-action-week-2016 - 2025-12-20
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 - 2025-12-20
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 - 2025-12-20
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 normally not questioned as priorities in welfare theories and policy making, there is
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-book-sustainability-and-political-economy-welfare - 2025-12-20
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 for sustainable transitions
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-sed-report-masters-students - 2025-12-20
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 economy. Saying that Sweden and Finland are territories covered by forests, is n
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-ake-thidell - 2025-12-20
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 their projects with the company Godsinlösen, two departments at the City of Lund
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/university-virginia-visit - 2025-12-20
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 IIIEE, the delegation was welcomed by Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE, Mikael Back
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/romanian-ambassador-sweden-visits-iiiee - 2025-12-20
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. With contributions from leading scholars, and case studies from the Global North and
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/experimental-city-new-book - 2025-12-20
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 mitigation measures needed to limit climate change to no more than 2°C above pre-industr
