By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 16 December 2020 CEC researchers conclude that forests and forestry play key roles for climate change mitigation. Photo by Luca Bravo on Unsplash. The forest investigation recently submitted to the Swedish government gives suggestions on creating synergies between international and national commitments on biodive

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/forestry-plays-key-role-swedens-climate-change-mitigation - 2025-06-29

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 22 December 2020 CEC starts 2021 with a new name, a new Director, and a new leadership organisation. Yet, CEC will continue its work with research, education and collaboration, across subject boundaries, to promote sustainable development. The new organisation with separate Director and Chair of the Board will st

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-year-new-name-new-director-and-new-organisation-cec - 2025-06-29

By cecilia [dot] von_arnold [at] LUCSUS [dot] lu [dot] se (Cecilia von Arnold) - published 22 December 2020 2020 will be remembered as the year when the coronavirus paralysed the world. At the same time, the negative effect of climate change became increasingly apparent, and the pleas to listen to the scientist and the calls for action became even more urgent. What changes for the climate do resea

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/climate-researchers-wish-list-2021 - 2025-06-29

By lotte [dot] billing [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Lotte Billing) - published 3 October 2019 Researchers from Sweden, Germany, Brazil and the USA have developed a financial mechanism to support the protection of the world’s natural heritage. In a recent study, they developed three different design options for an intergovernmental biodiversity financing mechanism. Asking, what would happe

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/what-if-we-paid-countries-protect-biodiversity - 2025-06-29

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 18 October 2019 Marine Centre in Simrishamn. Photo: Tina Schedvin. Lund University and Simrishamn Municipality have created a joint research environment at the Marine Centre in Simrishamn to address the challenges facing the Baltic Sea. An Academic Council led by Maria C Hansson from the Centre for Environmental

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/cec-affiliates-marine-centre-simrishamn-collaboration-ocean-and-water-research - 2025-06-29

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 18 October 2019 Biodiversity leads to increased crop production, according to a new international study. A diversity of different pollinators and other beneficial organisms in an agricultural landscape leads to an increase in crop production. This has been shown by a comprehensive international study that include

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/biodiversity-leads-increased-crop-production - 2025-06-29

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 6 November 2019 Terese Thoni at fieldwork in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Photo: Carol Martillo. Protecting, planting and restoring coastal ecosystems has attracted increased attention as a way of capturing and storing carbon in mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows. In her dissertation, Terese Thoni has investiga

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/broader-view-blue-carbon-gives-climate-summit-input - 2025-06-29

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 11 November 2019 A forest management method different to those practised today would contribute to greater welfare and wellbeing for society in general, compared with current methods that mainly benefit the forestry industry. This has been shown in a new study by two researchers from Lund University in Sweden. Th

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/another-type-forest-management-would-provide-greater-values-society - 2025-06-29

Published 14 November 2019 Today, 15 November, we celebrate Philanthropy Day. In connection with this, Lund University would like to extend its warm gratitude to you for having shown an active interest and for supporting our activities.   External funding in the form of donations and philanthropy is playing an increasingly important role for universities in Sweden. Annually, Lund University receiv

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/thank-you - 2025-06-29

By stina [dot] johannesson [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Stina Johannesson) - published 3 December 2019 Many farmers are positive to measures beneficial for biodiversity and the environment. But bureaucracy and regulatory hassle often stand in the way, says Lovisa Nilsson in a new dissertation, while also calling for better financial incentives for the individual farmer to choose the best environmen

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/farmers-incentives-choosing-most-appropriate-environmental-measures-must-increase - 2025-06-29

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 14 February 2020 The new collaboration will strengthen the national climate and biodiversity research. How do you feel when you spend a large proportion of your waking hours noting facts about a planet in crisis? What is it like when every day you take a long, hard look at issues concerning global warming and the

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/beyond-climate-anxiety-there-sadness-and-hope - 2025-06-29

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 28 February 2020 Edith Hammer. Photo: Inger Ekström. Edith Hammer at CEC and the Department of Biology has been named as a Future Research Leader of the Foundation for Strategic Research. She is one of twenty researchers who receive 12 million SEK from the foundation for five years to work on a research project. Edith Hammer'

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/edith-future-research-leader - 2025-06-29

By catrin [dot] jakobsson [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (Catrin Jakobsson) - published 22 April 2020 “Since industrialisation we have not only emitted lots of greenhouse gases, which increase global warming”, says Moa Sporre, researcher in nuclear physics. “Combustion has also led to significantly more particles in the air.” If you exhale on a clear day in the clean, cold air of the Arctic,

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/particles-baffle-climate-researchers - 2025-06-29

Published 2 July 2020 The International Energy Agency releases a Special Report on Clean Energy Innovation on Thursday, 2 July. Professor Lena Neij from the IIIEE Policy analysis team participated in the process.The new report identifies the critical areas where accelerated innovation is urgently needed if countries and companies are to meet their ambitions for net-zero emissions.This special repo

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/launch-ieas-special-report-clean-energy-innovation - 2025-06-29

Published 9 July 2020 IIIEE Phd Student Steven Kane Curtis presented at the 5th International (and Virtual) Conference on New Business Models on 1-2 July 2020. The conference was hosted by Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, with the theme to explore the role of business models in transition. Among the nearly 100 presenters, Steven was awarded the award for “Best Presenter”. In his pr

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/phd-student-steven-curtis-receives-best-presenter-award-new-business-models-conference - 2025-06-29

Published 13 July 2020 City Report no. 2: "Urban Sharing in Toronto" The Urban Sharing Team at IIIEE, lead by Principal Investigator Prof. Oksana Mont, has published their second City Report for the Urban Sharing research programme.“Urban Sharing in Toronto” explores the landscape of the sharing economy in the city context. This research is a result of a Mobile Research Lab conducted in the autumn

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-urban-sharing-research-team - 2025-06-29

Published 10 August 2020 IIIEE Professor Oksana Mont was interviewed by Kristianstadsbladet about the climate crisis and sustainable consumption management.Read the article here

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/prof-oksana-mont-kristianstadsbladet - 2025-06-29

Published 11 August 2020 "Agency and capacity in the planning and design phase of building renovations" Postdoctoral fellow Katharina Reindl has published a new article in Energy Efficiency.Abstract:The building sector is a large energy consumer and is responsible for high CO2 emissions; hence, improving the energy performance of buildings is vital. Building renovations open opportunities to impro

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-katharina-reindl - 2025-06-29

Published 12 August 2020 Funded by the Swedish Energy Agency, the IIIEE at Lund University in collaboration with researchers at Linköping University are launching a new project called Massive Urban Missions (MUM) on advancing and delivering climate neutral cities. Associate Professor Kes McCormick and Professor Jenny Palm are the researchers at the IIIEE leading the activities. Two doctoral resear

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-launches-new-project-massive-urban-missions - 2025-06-29

Published 14 August 2020 New publications, an online summit, best presenter award, and more.Check out our latest Newsletter here

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/summer-newsletter-iiiee - 2025-06-29