Published 17 October 2024 Stricter environmental requirements and alternative sources of income for the population are needed to stop deforestation in the Amazon, Jesica López's thesis shows. Photo: Sara Håkansson In the Colombian rainforest, cattle ranching is spreading and leading to forest fires and deforestation. This threatens the environment, climate and indigenous people in the Amazon. More

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/new-thesis-highlights-sustainable-solutions-protect-amazon-rainforest - 2025-06-13

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 15 October 2024 The Ecology building, Lund University. Photo: Sara Håkansson. CEC is responsible for the interdisciplinary PhD programme in Environmental Science. CEC now announces funding to partly finance up to three (3) doctoral student projects, where the doctoral students are admitted to the PhD programme in

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/funding-doctoral-student-projects-environmental-science-0 - 2025-06-13

By therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek) - published 24 October 2024 Long-term effective methods are needed to curb the negative effects of coastal erosion. Within the LIFE Coast Adapt project, researchers from Lund University, together with officials from Region Skåne and several coastal municipalities in Skåne, have tested various nature-based methods to contribute to a practi

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/collaboration-led-methods-can-protect-our-coastal-environments-erosion - 2025-06-13

By jesica [dot] lopez [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Jesica López) - published 25 October 2024 Photo: Dylan Shaw/Unsplash The city of Cali, in Colombia, is hosting the UN’s 16th biodiversity summit, known as Cop16. The summit, which runs until Friday, November 1, is focused on how countries will fulfil previous pledges to protect at least 30% of the world’s land and water and restore 30% of degraded

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/colombia-hosts-un-biodiversity-summit-its-own-amazonian-rainforest-crisis - 2025-06-13

Published 28 November 2024 What were the main outcomes of the UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 and what happened behind the scenes? Here are key takeaways from our webinar with negotiators, researchers, NGOs and other experts. On 21 November, some 150 people tuned into the webinar Post COP16 analysis: From biodiversity commitments to action. The event was co-organized by SIANI, Focali, Stockholm E

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/post-match-analysis-cop16-learn-what-happened-and-why-it-matters - 2025-06-13

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 10 December 2024 Grass fodder production in southern Sweden. Photo: Josefin Winberg. Bioenergy plays a vital role in the transition to a fossil-free society. However, the "unused" agricultural land, so-called marginal land, deemed suitable for bioenergy cultivation in southern Sweden is practically nonexistent, a

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/land-identified-crucial-swedish-bioenergy-already-occupied-new-study-shows - 2025-06-13

By anna_maria [dot] erling [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Maria Erling) - published 10 December 2024 Lund University. Photo: Kennet Ruona. Lund University has achieved third place globally in the QS Sustainability Rankings, according to a press release issued by the university on Tuesday. The QS World University Rankings: Sustainability evaluates approximately 1,750 institutions worldwide on the

https://www.cec.lu.se/article/henrik-smith-systematic-efforts-behind-lund-universitys-top-sustainability-ranking - 2025-06-13

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 - 2025-06-13

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 - 2025-06-13

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 - 2025-06-13

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 - 2025-06-13

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 - 2025-06-13

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 - 2025-06-13

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 - 2025-06-13

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 - 2025-06-13

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 - 2025-06-13

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 - 2025-06-13

Published 22 December 2016 Photo: Pixabay Expert insight by Luis Mundaca and Lena Neij On 14 December 2016, Associate Professor Luis Mundaca and Professor Lena Neij, at the IIIEE, published an ‘expert insight’ in the ‘Insights Blog’ of GGKP - Green Growth Knowledge Platform. Read the full blog post here: Towards a Green Energy Economy? Steering an Effective Transition 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/towards-green-energy-economy-steering-effective-transition - 2025-06-13

Published 13 January 2017 THESIS DEFENCE On 13 January at 13.00 - 15:00, Thomas Parker at the IIIEE will defend his doctoral dissertation in Industrial Environmental Economics, with the title: The Meaning of Environmental Management: An Interpretive Study of Managing Emergent or Evolutionary Environmental and Energy Strategy.Appointed opponent is Associate Professor Thomas Zobel at Luleå Universit

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meaning-environmental-management - 2025-06-13

Published 13 January 2017 Professor Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE Photo: Kennet Ruona Climate change, a growing population and increased urbanisation place great demands on our cities. Meeting these challenges requires collaboration to develop smart cities. But what does a smart city really mean and how do we create one?A smart city is a sustainable city. A city in which people want to live, wh

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/collaboration-key-smart-sustainable-cities-future - 2025-06-13