Photo: Malmö Stad A key issue for achieving the 1.5-degree target is a reduction in consumption levels. Despite the fact that around half of the necessary emissions reductions must come from significant changes in consumption and in people's behavior, current climate policies focus mostly on technology and on the green industrial transition - which is important, but not sufficient. The Internation

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lifestyle-changes-needed-15deg-target-what-can-we-learn-research - 2025-08-29

Global e-waste levels continue to rise, posing serious challenges to human health and the environment. Observed annually on January 24, Circular Electronics Day raises awareness about this escalating crisis and promotes sustainable practices such as more sustainable production, extending product lifespans, repairing, buying second-hand, and recycling responsibly. This initiative empowers both cons

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/five-ways-join-movement-circular-electronics-day-sparks-action-more-sustainable-tech-future - 2025-08-29

IIIEE researcher Luis Mundaca Photo: Sara Bernstrup Nilsson IIIEE researcher Luis Mundaca has be appointed as new member of the prestigeous editorial board of Applied Energy. Luis Mundaca will be a member of the editorial board for an initial period of two years, starting 1 March.  

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researcher-luis-mundaca-new-member-editorial-board-applied-energy - 2025-08-29

New article on the role of governance vis-á-vis direct citizen engagement to strengthen public involvement in the energy transition. This research examines the role of Swedish municipalities and municipally-owned energy utilities (MEUs) in promoting energy democracy through local renewable energy initiatives. Energy democracy emphasizes citizen participation and local control over energy governanc

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/toward-energy-democracy-municipal-energy-actions-local-renewable-energy-projects - 2025-08-29

Photo: IIIEE researcher Kes McCormick at the SP Science Days in Lund On 3 March, at the SP Science Days on the "Future Flexible City", IIIEE researcher Kes McCormick talked broadly about sustainable urban transformatrion connected to the theme of urban resilience. He presented 3 research projects that the IIIEE are engaged in, including the Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions (GUST), Vi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/kes-mccormick-talks-sustainable-urban-transformation-sp-science-days - 2025-08-29

Photo: Philipp Montenegro On January 30–31, IIIEE staff gathered to explore potential future pathways for the institute. The discussions focused on the IIIEE’s identity, its affiliation within Lund University, and future funding opportunities.Participants had the opportunity to reflect on what the IIIEE means to them and why they choose to work at the institute. Group discussions addressed the str

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/two-days-discussions-future-iiiee - 2025-08-29

The EU Directorate-General for Environment is showcasing IIIEE research in its Science for Environment Policynewsletter. The newsletter highlights IIIEE’s study Banking on Ecosystem Services, which reveals that European banks face significant risks due to their dependencies on ecosystem services (ES). Analysing data from the ten largest European banks, IIIEE researchers estimate that at least 26 c

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/eu-dg-environment-features-iiiee-research-sustainable-finance-and-ecological-economics - 2025-08-29

Team photo of Season 5, Photo credits: Håkan Rodhe (IIIEE). The IIIEE Podcast series "Advancing Sustainable Solutions" we highlight important sustainability topics with the purpose to offer research insights and suggestions on concrete actions to Advancing Sustainable Solutions. The Podcast was launched in 2018 and is now welcoming a new production team who have been eager to produce a brand new s

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-podcast-welcome-new-crew-and-season - 2025-08-29

Den gröna omställningen räcker inte – vi måste också minska konsumtionen. Men hur kan vi nå dit, vilka hinder finns, och hur kan acceptansen öka? Vad säger forskningen? Och vilken roll spelar forskningsrön för politiken, näringslivet och organisationer? 1,5° Lifestyles: Forskning möter praktik – utmaningar och möjligheter Välkommen till Internationella Miljöinstitutets webbinarie med forskare och

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/15deg-lifestyles-forskning-moter-praktik-webbinarie-10-mars - 2025-08-29

A new online course from IIIEE is available on the subject “1.5° Lifestyles: Mainstreaming Everyday Sustainability”. The course is available for all and for free! Join the course and learn more! How can we transition to 1.5° lifestyles - living sustainably: being healthy and happy while living within planetary boundaries and carbon budgets? Such a transition requires not only individual changes, b

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/we-have-launched-new-mooc-15deg-lifestyles-mainstreaming-everyday-sustainability - 2025-08-29

On 8-10 April 2025, the IIIEE is hosting a conference with more than 500 researchers and practitioners working with sustainable consumption. The conference is arranged by SCORAI Europe 2025 in Lund and online participation is possible. SCORAI (Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative) is an international knowledge network dedicated to fostering a flourishing and ecologically-sound so

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/scorai-europe-conference-iiiee-8-10-april - 2025-08-29

Together with Energikontoret Syd, the IIIEE together have received funding from Region Skåne to develop an energy course for professionals at municipalities and at the region in Skåne. The aim with the course is to contribute to an acceleration of Skåne’s energy transition.  The project has held its first workshop led by Jenny Palm and Åke Thidell from the IIIEE and Anna Torshög and Gustaf Wiklund

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/workshop-course-practitioners-accelerate-energy-transition-skane - 2025-08-29

In April 2025, we are hosting 500+ researchers and practitioners working with sustainable consumption for SCORAI Europe 2025 in Lund (and online). The program promises 50 scientific sessions and 20 workshops with the latest knowledge in 'Mainstreaming Sustainable Consumption' as well as lively discussions about what comes next. The SCORAI Europe Conference 2025 will be organised April 8-10 2025 in

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/upcoming-conference-mainstreaming-sustainable-consumption - 2025-08-29

IIIEE researchers Andrius Plepys, Marianne Ekdahl, Jessika Richter and Oksana Mont. Photo: Philipp Montenegro What is a more sustainable lifestyle, and what are strategies and motivations for living within the 1.5-degree target? This question is addressed and discussed among experts in a new episode of the current season in the IIIEE Podcast series "Advancing Sustainable Solutions". In this episod

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/what-more-sustainable-lifestyle-new-podcast-episode - 2025-08-29

Photo: Philipp Montenegro Today, PhD-student Anna-Riikka Kojonsaari nailed her freshly produced doctoral thesis publication. “Spikning” (Swedish for nailing) is ritual by which the thesis is nailed on the wall - the purpose being to allow the public and the audience to read the thesis before the public defence. The notification "spikning" in Swedish) stems from the tradition to nail the thesis at

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/spikning-doctoral-thesis-anna-riikka-kojonsaari - 2025-08-29

A recent debate article published in the newspaper Aftonbladet calls for urgent political action to reduce consumption-related emissions. The article published in Aftonbladet is written by fourteen Swedish researchers* in sustainable consumption. It calls for urgent political action to reduce consumption-related emissions. The main argument is that technological solutions and green industrial tran

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urgent-political-action-required-reduce-consumption-related-emissions - 2025-08-29

Today on 8th April, 500 leading researchers gather in Lund for the world’s largest conference on sustainable consumption research, SCORAI 2025. The conference is an excellent opportunity to remind of these scientists’ single most important recommendation: within the research community, there is currently a growing consensus that our consumption must not only be greener, our total consumption level

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/scorai-conference-gives-full-attention-consumption-issues - 2025-08-29

IIIEE student Meijing He of EMP Batch 30 has unexpectedly passed away. She will be remembered as an engaged, lively, self-confident and creative member of our IIIEE community. It is with great sadness that we share the news that Meijing He, a beloved student at the IIIEE, has passed away. Meijing will be remembered as kind and dedicated and as someone who brought warmth and curiosity into every sp

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/memory-meijing-he - 2025-08-29

The EU has set ambitious goals for reducing emissions and cutting energy use in buildings, but when it comes to everyday renovation projects, energy efficiency still struggles to gain ground.  A recent article by Katharina Reindl, Georgios Pardalis, and Jenny Palm explored why, by taking a closer look at how energy-related decisions are actually made during the early planning and design phases of

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/why-energy-efficiency-still-struggles-take-center-stage-building-renovations - 2025-08-29

Read the article in Lund University Magazine (LUM), "Researchers in exile meet in visionary workshops", about  IIIEE researcher Tareq Emtairah who organises visionary workshops to sketch out an outline for a sustainable future.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/tareq-emtairah-organising-visionary-workshops-outline-future-syria - 2025-08-29