Published 12 May 2025 A new study published in Nature Communications shows that global carbon dioxide emissions from industry could be reduced by up to five percent if energy efficiency is approached as a systemic, social, and organisational challenge rather than merely a technical one. The article brings together researchers from several Swedish academic institutions, including Professor Jenny Pa

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/rethinking-energy-efficiency-new-research-highlights-untapped-social-potential-industrial-emissions - 2025-07-05

Published 21 May 2025 Linda Johansson from Systembolaget AB, was invited to meet IIIEE students from the EMP program to share some insights from her work as sustainability manager. As an outcome of our regular collaborations on sustainability certification with João Barroso at Wines of Alentejo, we had the pleasure of hosting Linda Johansson from Systembolaget. She met students of B30 and B31 in a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/guest-systembolaget-met-emp-students - 2025-07-05

Published 23 May 2025 Photo: Philipp Montenegro Last Tuesday, our PhD Candidate Lisa Heldt “nailed” her freshly printed PhD thesis. This traditional “spikning” takes place three weeks and three days before the official defense and it involves the PhD Candidate nailing (att spika in Swedish) their physical thesis to a public board where it can be read and scrutinized by the public before the offici

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/spikning-doctoral-thesis-lisa-heldt - 2025-07-05

Published 22 March 2016 A number of countries in the Middle East will be under water stress by 2040. Photo: Oliver Laumann Today is world water day, 22 March, and in connection to this day IIIEE researcher Tareq Emtairah answers five questions about water use efficiency and practices in the Middle East. IIIEE researcher Tareq Emtairah Tareq Emtairah is a researcher in renewable energy and energy e

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/worldwater-day-iiiee-researcher-tareq-emtairah-answers-five-questions-about-water-and-middle-east - 2025-07-05

Published 4 June 2025 The IIIEE Podcast: "Advancing Sustainable Solutions" is in its 5th season and has just released a new episode featuring the behind the scenes from the SCORAI conference in April. First out: Conference Chair Matthias Lehner! The new Podcast episode is entitled “Voices from SCORAI - part 1: Behind the scenes with Matthias Lehner”In this episode the hosts Ella Alfredsson Jofs an

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-episode-podcast-advancing-sustainable-solutions - 2025-07-05

Published 15 November 2016 IIIEE alumna Niina Kautto soon on her way to Antarctica. Former IIIEE PhD student Niina Kautto has been selected as one of 78 women travelling to Antarctica soon as part of a new leadership programme called Homeward Bound. It is a state-of-the-art leadership and strategic initiative that aims to amplify the influence and impact of women with science backgrounds to lead t

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-alumna-niina-kautto-soon-her-way-antarctica-part-homeward-bound - 2025-07-05

Published 25 November 2016 1 December 2016 On 1 December at 10:00 - 12:00 the seminar Advancing Sustainable Cities - Implementing Agenda 2030, will take place at Malmö Live, Dag Hammarskjölds torg 4 in Malmö. This seminar is part of the Sustainable City Development Conference, 30 November - 2 December 2016.The seminar is arranged by the Lund University Urban Arena and will explore interlinkages be

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/advancing-sustainable-cities-implementing-agenda-2030 - 2025-07-05

Published 25 November 2016 IIIEE researcher Peter Arnfalk to the left. Article in Lund University Magazine In the latest issue of Lund University Magazine (LUM), a series of articles were published connected to the upcoming environmental action plan for Lund University. One of the articles was about Virtual Meetings and how they need to be backed up by the organisation in order to enhance organisa

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/virtual-meetings-need-support - 2025-07-05

Published 30 November 2016 Olga Chkanikova defends her doctoral dissertation on 2 December 2016. Doctoral dissertation defence on 2 December. Can unsustainable patterns of food production and consumption become more sustainable through corporate practices of sustainable supply chain management? Yes they can, argues Olga Chkanikova in her doctoral dissertation, focusing on how retailers purchasing

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sustainable-supply-chain-management-answer-more-sustainable-food-production-and-consumption - 2025-07-05

Published 5 December 2016 The third and successful workshop was held at the IIIEE on 1-3 December 2016. Photo: Håkan Rodhe The third and final scenario building workshop under the post conflict futures initiative of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES), took place at the IIIEE on 1-3 December 2016.In the worksho

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/third-and-final-scenario-building-workshop-post-conflict-futures-initiative - 2025-07-05

Published 5 December 2016 IIIEE researcher Kes McCormick at the Sustainable City Development conference in Malmö, Sweden. Kes McCormick presented findings from the Governance of Urban Sustainability Transitions (GUST)  project at the Sustainable City Development conference in Malmö, Sweden.Urban Living Labs (ULLs) have emerged as an approach to experimentation in real-life city settings. They can

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/catalyzing-sustainable-cities-through-urban-living-labs - 2025-07-05

Published 13 December 2016 Jonas Sonnenschein Photo: Blaž Samec Focusing on low-carbon economy. Jonas Sonnenschein is a PhD candidate at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) at Lund University. He has a background in Philosophy & Economics (BA) from Germany – where he originally comes from – and he holds a Master in Environmental Management and Policy (MSc). B

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-phd-candidate-jonas-sonnenschein - 2025-07-05

Published 13 December 2016 The Academic Collaboration Chile Sweden (ACCESS), in Santiago, Chile. In the beginning of December 2016, Lund University, including the IIIEE, and Uppsala University met with Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Chile in Santiago, Chile, to sign an intent of a bilateral collaboration project between Chile and Sweden. A historic kick-off took place

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/access-academic-collaboration-chile-sweden - 2025-07-05

Published 15 December 2016 On 15 December, IIIEE students are presenting key current knowledge on life cycle impacts of LED light. During the semester the students have analysed a range of studies related to various phases of the life cycle of LED light. The research results will now be compiled into a report intended for a broad audience. Their research is being conducted within the Lighting Metr

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/life-cycle-impacts-led-light - 2025-07-05

Published 19 December 2016 The IIIEE team, consisting of 14 MESPOM students and Associate Professors Thomas Lindhqvist & Mikael Backman. A review by the IIIEE & the Lighting Metropolis project The IIIEE and the Lighting Metropolis project present state-of-the-art knowledge regarding sustainability aspects of LED throughout its entire life cycle in an exclusive and full review: The Life Cycle of LE

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/life-cycle-led - 2025-07-05

Published 20 December 2016 Comparing energy transitions in Germany and Japan. In a new publication Professor Aleh Cherp leads an international team of co-authors to compare the development of nuclear and renewable energy in Germany and Japan. The article solves a puzzle of why since the 1990s Germany has become a leader in renewables while phasing out nuclear energy, whereas Japan has used less re

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-comparing-development-nuclear-and-renewable-energy-germany-and-japan - 2025-07-05

Published 20 December 2016 Circle of Light: The impact of the LED Lifecycle. Recent research by the IIIEE at Lund University points to the possibility to improve the environmental and sustainability impacts by better recycling. This will decrease dependency on Chinese supply of rare earth metals and simultaneously to avoid creation of environmental and social impacts during the extraction of these

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-strategic-environmental-development-report - 2025-07-05

Published 20 December 2016 Panel discussion at the Sustainable City Development Conference in Malmö on the topic of implementing Agenda 2030. On the 1st of December Urban Arena hosted a seminar at the Sustainable City Development Conference in Malmö on the topic of implementing Agenda 2030.Professor Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE, coordinated the seminar and welcomed six speakers: Michael Woodbr

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/advancing-sustainable-cities-implementing-agenda-2030-0 - 2025-07-05

Published 21 December 2016 Jessika Luth Richter defends her thesis for the licentiate degree on 21 December 2016 Licentiate thesis defence On 21 December 2016, Jessika Luth Richter at the IIIEE will present her thesis for the licentiate degree in Industrial Environmental Economics (120 credits) at a public seminar, with the title: Extended Producer Responsibility for Closing Material Loops – Lesso

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/extended-producer-responsibility-closing-material-loops-lessons-energy-efficient-lighting-products - 2025-07-05

Published 22 December 2016 "Green Wave for Zabrze - A sustainable Mobility Strategy" is now published in Polish! The report was originally published in English, as a result of the research conducted in the city of Zabrze last spring, by the IIIEE MSc students. Historically known as one of the most polluted cities in Europe, Zabrze is presently undergoing a rapid transition "from black to green". D

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/green-wave-zabrze-sustainable-mobility-strategy - 2025-07-05