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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Soil security provides a framework for appreciating the importance of soils for planetary health and in turn human wellbeing. Mark Brady from the CEC has given a plenary talk called What role might economics play with soil science for achieving soil security? at the Soil Security and Planetary Health Conference at The
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/soil-security-and-economics - 2026-10-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Simon Herzog has studied what factors determine the fate of iron from boreal rivers and is now defending his thesis "Fate of riverine iron over estuarine salinity gradients". Rivers have traditionally not been considered important sources of bioavailable iron (Fe) to the marine waters, since most iron is lost by salin
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/iron-boreal-rivers - 2026-10-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Global environmental problems can be addressed by means of policy instruments such as carbon dioxide taxes, building and technology standards and support for new technology, but the issues are complex and several environmental challenges must be addressed simultaneously in order to achieve optimal effect. This is evid
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/environmental-challenges-must-be-addressed-simultaneously - 2026-10-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Growing forests can limit climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store the carbon in their biomass as they grow. How much carbon a forest stores varies between tree species, the forests age, weather conditions and how the forest is managed. Young growing forests store a lot of carbon, as th
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/well-managed-forests-can-limit-climate-change - 2026-10-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. CEC is in an expansive phase and the number of doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows and administrative staff increased during 2018. 2018 was the year for celebrating 20 successful years, with more than 1,000 graduates from the study programme in Environmental Science. In October, CEC arranged a jubilee for current
https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-annual-report-2018 - 2026-10-01
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 - 2026-10-01
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 - 2026-10-01
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 - 2026-10-01
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 - 2026-10-01
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 - 2026-10-01
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 - 2026-10-01
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 - 2026-10-01
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 - 2026-10-01
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 - 2026-10-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-municipal-climate-mitigation-policy-and-policy-learning - 2026-10-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-10-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-green-energy-defaults - 2026-10-01
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 - 2026-10-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 l
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/millions-electric-car-batteries-will-retire-next-decade - 2026-10-01
This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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
