Sustainable use of IT products can make a big difference but the uptake is far from quick. The EU average for circular material use (material resources stemming from recycled waste materials, including all different sectors/industries and materials) is currently less than 12 percent, according to Eurostat (by 2021). The Netherlands has the highest rate, at 34 percent. For electrical and electronic

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/what-portion-our-it-products-circular - 2025-09-11

The Mespom graduation ceremony took place in Vienna on Thursday 23 June and 28 Master's students have now defended and celebrated their completed their Master Degree in Environmental Sciences, Policy and Management. The thesis defense sessions were attended by faculty members from the four consortium partners, Central European University, Lund University, University of Manchester, and University o

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/joyous-graduation-ceremony-vienna-mespom-program - 2025-09-11

Welcome to an event where experts discuss the costs of new energy technology and its implementation. The discussions surrounding Sweden's future energy system have rarely been as challenging as now - the questions are many and the need for conversation great. As part of such a conversation, experts and interested are invited to a seminar to discuss the costs of new energy technology and its implem

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/what-are-your-expectations-future-energy-system-sweden - 2025-09-11

Outcomes from this years consultancy course on sustainability strategy in practice have been well received by the clients companies. The course Environmental Management and strategy in Practice (EMSP) is one of the two final courses in the first year of the Master’s program Environmental Management and Policy. In this course, students are assigned to work as consultants with real life client compa

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/students-working-real-life-case-companies-develop-sustainability-strategies - 2025-09-11

​​​​​​​Researchers from the IIIEE will participate in the Overshoot Festival on July 27 in Folkets Park, Malmö. Earth Overshoot Day marks the day when humanity’s demand on nature in a given year exceeds Earth’s biocapacity of that year. In 2023, Earth Overshoot Day falls on August 2, according to Global Footprint Network. If everyone lived like the average Swede, this day would land as early as Ap

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/festival-foster-action-and-awareness-about-earth-overshoot-day - 2025-09-11

A new book with editors including IIIEE researchers reviews current research approaches in the field of sustainable cities. The book reveals the need for greater engagement with a diversity of perspectives and interrogates foundational assumptions in the field and offers reframed perspectives on sustainability. Global in its outlook, this Research Agenda systematically reviews and critiques existi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/book-launch-research-agenda-sustainable-cities-and-communities - 2025-09-11

Photo by Johan Persson Lund University offers commissioned education programs aimed at companies, organisations and authorities to develop their business and staff. One such program – Innovation in Governance for Urban Nature-based Solutions - is developed by the IIIEE in collaboration with LUCE (Lund University Commissioned Education). This summer, the IIIEE and LUCE had the pleasure of welcoming

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/successful-sweden-week-programme-innovation-governance-urban-nature-based-solutions - 2025-09-11

A new project aims to understand why women remain a minority in the energy sector and create qualitative research-based tools that can lead to greater diversity and inclusion on multiple levels of decision making. Energy transitions are not only about the expansion of renewable energy sources, they also need to include diverse decision makers at all levels. While Sweden is a country that holds the

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/women-power-and-winding-road-there-examining-diversity-swedish-energy-sector - 2025-09-11

Photo: Leonidas Milios A group of researchers from Wuhan University and the Research Institute of Environmental Law have visited the IIIEE to learn about our activities and to discuss possible joint projects. On Monday 21 August, researchers from Wuhan University, Research Institute of Environmental Law visited the IIIEE. The delegation presented Wuhan and their institute and listen to ongoing res

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/visit-researchers-wuhan-university - 2025-09-11

The anniversary batch 30 students have arrived and are getting ready for the next two years of intense studies in the legacy masters program. The latest batch of masters students in our program "Environmental Management and Policy" have arrived and settled in and are about to commence their studies at the IIIEE. Today marks the final day of team work and preparatory courses and the students are fi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/inauguration-new-masters-group-environmental-management-and-policy - 2025-09-11

Today the 19th batch of MESPOM-students have commenced their two-semesters long journey at the IIIEE. The fall semester is starting and we proudly welcome the batch 19 students from the joint MESPOM program to the IIIEE. Last semester their studies were hosted by the University of the Aegean in Greece and this period in Lund marks their second and final cycle in the program.  Warm welcome to Lund

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/latest-group-mespom-program-have-arrived - 2025-09-11

The autumn semester course on applied environmental management was kicked-started with a study visit to Nordic Waterproofing. Interesting discussions on drivers, approaches and possibilities in the roofing business. On Tuesday 29 August the course EMSBVC went onsite to Höganäs and the company Nordic Waterproofing to discuss the environmental management, strategies and approaches applied there.  Th

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/students-visiting-nordic-waterproofing-get-insights-industry - 2025-09-11

Sharing housing with non-family members has increasingly become a way to reduce costs while pursuing autonomous yet communal living throughout the life course. But is it as easy as it sounds? What might be the implications of new forms of shared housing be on the residents, and what happens when shared household tasks can be performed by staff, for a fee? Sharing housing with non-family members ha

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-possible-implications-new-forms-shared-housing-what-do-we-share-when-dirty-work-daily - 2025-09-11

IIIEE researchers Lena Neij and Sofie Sandin Lompar shared their ongoing research on transaction costs for acquiring solar PV systems at the 14th International Sustainability Transitions conference in Utrecht. In the light of the numerous challenges we as societies are facing, the need for sustainability transitions is pressing. As researchers, we ask ourselves what is needed to move forward: whic

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-presenting-transitions-and-pv-systems-utrecht - 2025-09-11

In August, Frans Libertson from the IIIEE discussed the role of culture in sustainable development and the need for “inner sustainability”. The doctoral student of IIIEE, Frans Libertson, participated on a discussion panel at the second iteration of Österlens Fredsfestival that was held in Simrishamn in August. The panel discussions focused on the role of culture in sustainable development and the

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/role-culture-sustainable-development-and-need-inner-sustainability - 2025-09-11

Photo: Håkan Rodhe Meet our new colleague Georgios Pardalis who recently joined the IIIEE. Originally from Thessaloniki, Greece, with master’s degrees from Chalmers University of Technology and the University of Gävle and a PhD from Linnaeus University, he has now moved to Lund. Georgios has a background in Building Technology and Industrial Economics, and will be working as Associate Senior Lectu

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/welcome-georgios-pardalis - 2025-09-11

The IIIEE is part of a new collaborative research project engaging the Swedish Institute of International Affairs as well as the University of Twente in the Netherlands and the municipalities of Amsterdam and Stockholm. The project is investigating if and how the mission approach for climate neutral cities can spark transformative change. The world needs to break out from business as usual to spee

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/breaking-silos-can-mission-approach-climate-neutral-cities-accelerate-energy-transitions - 2025-09-11

Do you know how district heating and electric heating were perceived in the news media when first coming into Swedish homes? Or how the arguments have changed for including heating costs in the rent over time? As part of the JustHeat project, IIIEE researchers Jenny von Platten and Jenny Palm have published a new report providing an overview of the Swedish history of domestic heating from 1940 unt

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-report-historical-and-policy-narratives-domestic-heating-sweden - 2025-09-11

The picture was generated with AI. Would you be able to abstain from buying a shirt if you could buy one for your avatar instead? A new article explores the role of digitization for sustainable consumption. In an age where our digital presence is increasing, in everything from traditional computer games to social VR environments, we have begun to place greater value on the digital avatars that rep

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-virtual-shopping-satisfy-ones-consumption-urge - 2025-09-11

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https://www.geologi.lu.se/artikel/bli-studentambassador - 2025-09-11