Search results

Luis Mundaca, from the IIIEE, joins the 3rd Lead Author Meeting of the ‘IPCC Special Report on the Impacts of Global Warming of 1.5⁰C above Pre-industrial Levels’. Luis Mundaca, from the IIIEE, joins the 3rd Lead Author Meeting of the ‘IPCC Special Report on the Impacts of Global Warming of 1.5⁰C above Pre-industrial Levels’. This special report, requested by the UN, is looking at what we stand to

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-attending-ipcc-lead-author-meeting - 2025-12-12

Mikael Backman, Director of the Swedish Polish Sustainable Energy Platform at the IIIEE, attended and presented at the 6th Biogas Forum in Warsaw. The forum is organised in the framework of the RENEXPO international trade fair and conferences for renewable energy and energy efficiency.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-attending-6th-biogas-forum-warsaw - 2025-12-12

On 26 October 2017, Kes McCormick at the IIIEE, presented online the early findings on nature-based solutions from the Urban Regional Innovation Partnerships in Naturvation to the National Cities Forum organized in Melbourne, Australia.This national forum examined approaches to catalysing urban transformation for low carbon resilient cities that are based on calls for fundamental ’re-invention’ of

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/re-inventing-city-nature-based-solutions - 2025-12-12

Last application date 21 November 2017 The IIIEE is now announcing a new PhD student position for our MISTRA project on sustainable consumption where the candidate will work with alternative business models for sustainable consumption such as sharing, reducing consumption, shifting to producing and using more efficient products and services and the main focus will be on furnishing and interior des

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/doctoral-student-sustainable-consumption-governance - 2025-12-12

Lars Strupeit defends his doctoral dissertation at 13:00. On 6 November, Lars Strupeit at the IIIEE defends his doctoral dissertation in Industrial Environmental Economics, with the title “Scaling up solar photovoltaic use: A system-oriented assessment of experiences gained in deployment”.Appointed faculty opponent is Professor Tomas Kåberger, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg.Time: 06/1

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/thesis-defence-iiiee - 2025-12-12

New paper published in the Elsevier journal on energy research and social science. This new paper presents a framework to help a dialogue of energy economists, sociologists of technology and political scientists to meaningfully discuss national energy transitions.Cherp, Aleh, Vadim Vinichenko, Jessica Jewell, Elina Brutschin, and Benjamin K Sovacool. 2018. "Integrating Techno-Economic, Socio-Techn

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/integrating-techno-economic-socio-technical-and-political-perspectives-national-energy-transitions - 2025-12-12

An upcoming IIIEE ‘Massive Open Online Course’ to be launched on the Coursera platform in the 3rd quarter of 2018 The CE-MOOC – or “The Circular Economy: Managing Materials Sustainably” – will reach out with learning content, and best practice examples, to broader social and political audiences.The CE-MOOC content will be full of concrete examples of how and where raw materials; their value chains

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/circular-economy-managing-materials-sustainably - 2025-12-12

New publication Based on national legislations, Swedish municipal authorities have the responsibility as well as the means to shape their own transport and energy systems and lead the transformation towards fossil fuel free cities. In this report we explore how sixteen Swedish municipalities work toward fossil fuel free visions and goals with a particular emphasis on the urban transport and energy

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/fossil-fuel-free-municipalities-sweden-analysing-modes-governing - 2025-12-12

IIIEE student awarded in the category "Talent of the year" On 15 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 opinion-former of the year)

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/winners-yearly-award-arets-framtidsbyggare-announced - 2025-12-12

Seminar on 15 December at the IIIEE This seminar is organized in the framework of the EU Interreg Lighting Metropolis project by the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University.IIIEE invites you to a special seminar on procuring LED responsibly, including minimising risks, on 15 December, at Lund University. At the the seminar you will receive the late

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/leds-go-green - 2025-12-12

On 29 November, a project meeting in the Smart Cities Accelerator research programme (SCA) was held at IIIEE. Participants came from Swedish and Danish universities, and Swedish and Danish corporations in the energy sector. Almost 40 participants attended the meeting. The SCA project – funded by Interreg - deals with sustainable local energy solutions, including renovations, improved district heat

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/smart-cities-accelerator-research-programme-meeting-iiiee - 2025-12-12

On 29 November, the launch of the publication World Energy Outlook 2017 took place at Rosenbad in Stockholm. The annual World Energy Outlook (WEO) report is regarded as the world’s most authoritative source of energy market analysis and projections.The seminar included a presentation of the World Energy Outlook 2017 and the Energy Access Outlook 2017 – From Poverty to Prosperity. This relates spec

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/launch-publication-world-energy-outlook-2017 - 2025-12-12

Oksana Mont is one of five researchers at Lund University who has been awarded ERC Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council (ERC) in the 2017 round of awards. The task of the European Research Council (ERC) is to promote research of the highest quality through extensive and long-term funding. The prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants each amount to EUR 2 million over five years to the

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/prestigious-erc-grant-awarded-oksana-mont - 2025-12-12

On 7 December, Matthias Lehner at the IIIEE has been invited by the Minister for Financial Markets and Consumer Affairs, Per Bolund, to participate at the seminar Lätt att välja rätt – ett seminarium om miljömärkningens framtid. At the seminar, Matthias Lehner will be discussing the future of environmental labelling in his presentation Hållbara varumärken: möjligheter och risker med miljömärkning

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/future-environmental-labelling - 2025-12-12

For the tenth year students from the Master's programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation are paired with students from the Environmental Management and Policy programme for a joint workshop on environmental considerations in new venture ideas. The environmental management students give feedback on the environmental opportunities and risks of the entrepreneurship students’ business ideas Håkan Ro

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/ten-years-collaboration-sustainable-business-development - 2025-12-12

On 23 November, Nancy Bocken, Professor in sustainable business management and practice at the IIIEE, gave a keynote speech on sustainable business models at the matchmaking event From Waste to Valuables, for Finnish international companies and researchers related to Circular Economy. The event attracted over 100 participants, from industry, policy and academia. The event was organised in Tampere

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sustainable-business-models-experimentation-and-collaboration-keynote-tampere-finland - 2025-12-12

Last application date 31 January The IIIEE is now offering a post-doctoral position in sustainable urban governance. Last application date is 31 January.For questions regarding the position, please contact Jenny Palm, professor in sustainable urban governance, Phone: 046-222 02 42.Link to the position 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/postdoctoral-position-iiiee-sustainable-urban-governance - 2025-12-12

Professor Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE, is now member of the Management Board of the European Environment Agency (EEA) for the European Parliament.The EEA is an agency of the European Union and provides sound, independent information on the environment for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public. In close collaborati

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lena-neij-now-member-management-board-eea-european-parliament - 2025-12-12

24 - 25 January Together with the Swedish Energy Agency and ECEEE, IIIEE arranges a 2-day workshop in Brussels 24-25 January. The title of the workshop is ‘What is the role of the Ecodesign Directive in reaching climate and resource efficiency objectives in Europe?’.The workshop will present new research and trends related to eco-design standards for energy efficiency and resource efficiency. Thre

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-arranges-workshop-brussels - 2025-12-12

Sharing Cities Sweden will organize a launch event on 23 April 2018 as part of Sustainability Week at Lund University. The event will bring together the test-beds, national node and partners to present the early stages and ambitions for Sharing Cities Sweden. Click here to register for the launch eventSharing Cities Sweden website  

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/launch-event-sharing-cities-sweden - 2025-12-12