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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/cost-realistic-climate-policies - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 to

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/assessing-economic-benefits-active-transport-policies - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/distributed-energy-systems-and-energy-communities-under-negotiation - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 nuclea

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/why-nuclear-power-not-used-more-countries - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. 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 - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. On 9 November 2015, the IIIEE and IVA are organising a seminar in Stockholm with the theme Towards a competitive low carbon economy - Paris 2015, with the purpose to focus on pathways towards a low carbon economy, in connection to the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference, COP21, in Paris 2015, starting on 30 November

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/upcoming-seminar-towards-competitive-low-carbon-economy-paris-2015 - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Nature-based solutions (NBS) can help tackle climate change and advance urban sustainability by using nature to deliver social, ecological and economic benefits. However, their success largely depend on implementation for which several barriers exist. For NBS to be meaningful in terms of delivering positive impacts in

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-towards-operational-understanding-implementing-nature-based-solutions - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. We are happy to be back with a new season of the IIIEE podcast "Advancing Sustainable Solutions"! Anxiety is a natural emotional response to stress, fear, or danger. Then, it is no wonder why some are experiencing anxiety in the face of the climate crisis. Although not a clinical diagnosis, climate anxiety – and relat

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-podcast-episode-coping-climate-anxiety - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Leonidas Milios, Jessika Luth Richter and Carl Dalhammar are authors of a new report, “Increasing the lifespan of products: policies and consumer perspectives”. The report looks at emerging European standards and policies to support longer lifetimes through design for durability and increasing repair activities. The r

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-author-new-report-policies-increasing-lifespan-products - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The ranking contains 250 courses from 100 universities based on 170,000+ learner reviews. “The best way to choose a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is to choose one that other people have taken and enjoyed” - Class Central. Read more about the ranking (link to Class Central's website)  Interested in taking the

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/our-sustainable-cities-mooc-now-ranked-best-online-courses-all-time-class-central - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. All the latest news from the IIIEE in one place. Read the September issue Newsletter archive Subscribe to our newsletter

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/september-issue-iiiee-newsletter-out-now - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. In this new article published in Energy Research & Social Science, the authors offer a definition of the concept of new clean energy communities, discuss their potential for wider dissemination and identify four factors that contribute to the current mismatch between ambitions and reality in energy community developme

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-clean-energy-communities-polycentric-settings-four-avenues-future-research - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Join the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), with the aim to find pathways towards accelerating the transitions to climate-neutral and resource-efficient economies. We are looking for a highly qualified candidate to lead, develop and coordinate this interdisciplinary research and ed

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/we-are-now-recruiting-director-iiiee - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. Article published on the Lund University website: 29/09/2015:Three years ago Steven Curtis won the first prize in Lund University’s ” Challenge Your Perspectives” scholarship competition for American students. Sweden’s ambassador to the USA, Jonas Hafström, handed him the diploma in Washington DC. On 25 September 2015

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/scholarship-winner-steven-curtis-graduates-iiiee-and-closes-circle - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The production of renewable energy is increasing every year. But after analysing the growth rates of wind and solar power in 60 countries, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and Lund University in Sweden and Central European University in Vienna, Austria, conclude that virtually no country is moving suff

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/press-release-expansion-wind-and-solar-power-too-slow-stop-climate-change - 2026-10-19

Den sista augusti 2021 avslutades det nationella programmet Sharing Cities Sweden. Programmet har utgjort en viktig del av Viable Cities - det strategiska innovationsprogrammet för smarta och hållbara städer. Mycket fokus har legat på städers möjligheter att främja delning av saker, tjänster, platser och mobilitet. Vi ser att städer kan göra stora insatser för att främja en hållbar konsumtion, där

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/svenska-stader-leder-delningsekonomins-framfart-en-aktiv-delningskultur-driver-pa - 2026-10-19

In this new article published in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources, we collaborate with a team of researchers from around the world to critically review the contributions, advances and challenges related to research on energy efficiency. Labelled as the ‘first fuel’ for economic development, energy efficiency has become more prominent than ever in policy and scientific communities wor

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/what-have-we-learnt-after-four-decades-research-energy-efficiency - 2026-10-19

Reaching the 1.5°C climate target requires a drastic decline in the use of fossil fuels, especially coal in Asia and OECD. Has such decline ever happed in the past? At the first glance, the answer is ‘no’. Globally, new energy and technologies have always been added on top of the old ones (so that past ‘energy transitions’ are sometimes humorously called ‘energy additions’!) But a new research co-

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/historical-lessons-getting-rid-fossil-fuels - 2026-10-19

Alltför ofta glöms kommunerna centrala roll bort i klimatdebatten. Det är på den lokala nivån många viktiga beslut fattas med direkt påverkan på medborgare, civilsamhälle och näringslivets klimatarbete. Lunds kommun har inom ramen för Miljömålsprogrammet LundaEko satt upp ambitiösa klimatmål. Parallellt har kommunen skrivit under ett klimatkontrakt där den åtar sig att bli klimatneutral till 2030.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/debattartikel-om-lunds-klimatarbete-i-skanska-dagbladet - 2026-10-19

This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. The IIIEE is offering a new PhD position starting on 1 January 2016.Final application date is 18 October 2015.Contact person for this position is Professor Lena Neij, Director at the IIIEE:Telephone: +46 46 222 02 22Email: lena [dot] neij [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (lena[dot]neij[at]iiiee[dot]lu[dot]se )Read more ab

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-phd-position-iiiee - 2026-10-19