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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CEC has been granted funding for a so-called collaborative initiative to find solutions for sustainable land use in Sweden, with emphasis on Skåne. The collaborative initiative called LU Land is to be a platform where different sectors, interests and research topics jointly address the challenges that an increasing ne

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/land-use-sustainable-future - 2026-08-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The national Swedish radio visited Lund to talk about pollinating insects and study their wintering sites. Pollinating insects are threatened by food shortages, by toxins, by climate change and because environments where insects can seek protection are disappearing. Sara Sällström from the Swedish radio met CEC's Lina

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/lack-settlements-threatens-biodiversity - 2026-08-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. An exhibition, a seminar on urban nature and a climate crash course – that's how CEC contributed to the Sustainability week 2019. Markku Rummukainen and Maria von Post gave a crash course in climate change and biological diversity together with colleagues at Lund University. A summary is published (in Swedish) on Face

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-during-sustainability-week - 2026-08-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. How do micro-plastics affect our soil? What's the impact of urbanization on biodiversity? And how can drones be used for measuring carbon fluxes from Swedish peatlands? These were a few of the questions raised at the initial PhD student spring meeting at the Centre for Environmental and Climate Research (CEC). The fir

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-knowledge-makers-focus-environmental-and-climate-effects - 2026-08-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The greatest threat to biodiversity today is different species losing their habitats. To reverse this trend will require action on many societal levels, and there are simple things you can do in your own garden to help, according to Lund University researchers Anna Persson and Caroline Isaksson. In many countries, fac

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/gardening-tips-five-easy-ways-contribute-biodiversity - 2026-08-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Researchers at Lund University have contributed to creating a new, updated version of a global climate model that will increase understanding of global warming. Through the new model, one can now look at how land use and changes to vegetation can influence, and be influenced by, climate change. It is the first time th

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/unique-climate-modeling-vegetation-focus - 2026-08-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Summer days bring relaxing breaks in parks for many city dwellers. But how often do you look up from your picnic blanket and reflect on the surrounding wildlife and on how it would affect you if the birds went silent for good? Johan K. Jensen’s doctoral studies compares the wellbeing of some of our most common small b

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/how-life-urban-birds - 2026-08-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. When it comes to meeting sustainability goals, the current reform proposal of the EU Commission on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) falls well short at the mark, accordning to a group of international researchers writing in the journal Science. The proposed amendments to the CAP will not improve the environmental

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/researchers-reject-eu-reform-plans-cap-not-viable-future - 2026-08-07

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this article Kes McCormick explores the growing activities around the world on research impact, presents a collection of key examples of projects, tools and approaches, and reflects on practical ways to create, amplify and measure research impact in the context of sustainability. Read the blogpost (will open in a n

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/research-and-sustainability-reflections-creating-amplifying-and-measuring-impact - 2026-08-07

Cities are expected to contribute to climate mitigation by providing effective climate policy actions in a multilevel governance context. Yet, it is unclear what we actually know about the strengths and weaknesses of urban climate policy measures and how municipal policy learning could be enhanced. The article written by Lena Neij and Eva Heiskanen presents a comprehensive review on cities’ experi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-municipal-climate-mitigation-policy-and-policy-learning - 2026-08-07

Kes McCormick published a blogpost with Cynthia Coulombe, a graduate of the Masters Program at the IIIEE at Lund Uiversity, on “The Power in Working Together: How Small and Medium-sized Municipalities are Collaborating for Ambitious Climate Action”. Check it out (external link)

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/power-working-together-ambitious-climate-action - 2026-08-07

The market uptake of renewable energy electricity (REe) needs to be greatly accelerated. This is critical to reach net zero emissions as soon as possible. This article provides new perspectives on the role of ‘Green Energy Defaults’ to promote the purchase of REe, particularly in countries in which market and consumer policy conditions may be less advanced or certain. The article originates from o

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-green-energy-defaults - 2026-08-07

An energy transition from centralized and fossil‐based energy towards decentralized and renewable energy has been advocated by governments, business, and academia. In the EU, is has become a strategy to enable communities to take an active role in the energy market in the hopes of transitioning to an increasingly local, renewable, and participatory energy system. One organizational innovation intr

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-energies-transposition-energy-communities-swedish-regulations - 2026-08-07

The use of electric vehicles is expected to explode in rich countries the next decade. But what will happen to the retired lithium-ion batteries? Our researcher Jessika Luth Richter comments in the Guardian. “There is a lot of battery capacity left at the end of first use in electric vehicles. These batteries may no longer be able run vehicles but they could have second lives storing excess power

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/millions-electric-car-batteries-will-retire-next-decade - 2026-08-07

How can we shape our urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures? This course explores sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy in Europe and around the world. We place cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change. We connect the key trends of urbanization, decarbonisation and sustainability. We examine how visions, experiments and inn

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/greening-economy-sustainable-cities-world-leading-massive-open-online-course-over-80000-learners - 2026-08-07

Every year the world adds more renewables than the year before. But is this growth on track to achieve climate targets? And what would it take to get there? In a paper published in Nature Energy Professor Aleh Cherp and co-authors analyse wind and solar power in the 60 largest countries. They show that in every country the growth of renewable electricity initially accelerates, then stabilises and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-renewables-grow-fast-enough - 2026-08-07

Climate change is a global problem, but not all countries are equally committed to solving it. Will it be much more difficult to stop global warming if not everyone fully cooperates? In a letter published in Nature Climate Change, Aleh Cherp reflects on recent scientific advances in answering this question. In theory, climate change mitigation is least expensive under a universal carbon tax paid b

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/cost-realistic-climate-policies - 2026-08-07

Growing concerns about climate change, air pollution, human health and also the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have renewed the use of and policy interest in active transport (AT) modes, namely cycling and walking. However, what are the economic benefits of policies promoting AT modes in cities? This paper brings together interdisciplinary perspectives to assess the economic impacts of policies

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/assessing-economic-benefits-active-transport-policies - 2026-08-07

The different pathways for future energy systems may technologically look very much the same, but they differ fundamentally when it comes to ownership, distribution of profits and what local values are created. How this is played out in practice is discussed in this new article by Anna-Riikka Kojonsaari and Jenny Palm. New decentralized energy-generation technologies have turned economies of scale

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/distributed-energy-systems-and-energy-communities-under-negotiation - 2026-08-07

Nuclear power is an advanced low carbon technology that can help to reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. Yet, many countries, including those with rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions and enormous electricity needs, have not managed to construct a single nuclear power plant. Why do some countries use nuclear power and others don't? A new paper co-authored by Aleh Cherp answers this ques

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/why-nuclear-power-not-used-more-countries - 2026-08-07