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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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 Lecturer, with focus on

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/welcome-georgios-pardalis - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 represent us. There is therefore a cha

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-virtual-shopping-satisfy-ones-consumption-urge - 2025-10-27

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 new window) 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/research-and-sustainability-reflections-creating-amplifying-and-measuring-impact - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

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 - 2025-10-27

The podcast returns with an episode on climate anxiety. Stay tuned, it will be published Monday 27 September! Read more about the podcast and listen to old episodes

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-season-our-podcast-advancing-sustainable-solutions - 2025-10-27