Published 22 December 2022 What about the potentially unwanted Christmas gifts? The products that are returned to the seller in e-commerce are likely to be thrown away instead of being resold. This is a research finding that has been picked up and shared in Swedish radio, just in time for Christmas. For some type of consumer products such as clothing and small electronics reselling returned articl

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 29 June 2021 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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/research-and-sustainability-reflections-creating-amplifying-and-measuring-impact - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 10 August 2021 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 a

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-municipal-climate-mitigation-policy-and-policy-learning - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 18 August 2021 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 - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 18 August 2021 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 marke

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-green-energy-defaults - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 19 August 2021 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 inc

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-energies-transposition-energy-communities-swedish-regulations - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 23 August 2021 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 batt

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/millions-electric-car-batteries-will-retire-next-decade - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 24 August 2021 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 o

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/greening-economy-sustainable-cities-world-leading-massive-open-online-course-over-80000-learners - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 25 August 2021 Windmills and solar panels. Photo: Shutterstock 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 pow

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-renewables-grow-fast-enough - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 30 August 2021 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 questi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/cost-realistic-climate-policies - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 7 September 2021 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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/assessing-economic-benefits-active-transport-policies - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 16 September 2021 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 Kojonsaa

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/distributed-energy-systems-and-energy-communities-under-negotiation - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 17 September 2021 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 cou

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/why-nuclear-power-not-used-more-countries - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 24 September 2021 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 Season IV teaser

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-season-our-podcast-advancing-sustainable-solutions - 2025-06-29

Published 1 October 2015 Upcoming Seminar: Towards a competitive low carbon economy - Paris 2015! 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, starti

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By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 27 September 2021 Bumble bee on roof park in Malmö. Photo: Björn Wickenberg 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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-towards-operational-understanding-implementing-nature-based-solutions - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 27 September 2021 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 an

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-podcast-episode-coping-climate-anxiety - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 29 September 2021 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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-researchers-author-new-report-policies-increasing-lifespan-products - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 30 September 2021 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)  Interest

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/our-sustainable-cities-mooc-now-ranked-best-online-courses-all-time-class-central - 2025-06-29

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 6 October 2021 All the latest news from the IIIEE in one place. Read the September issue Newsletter archive Subscribe to our newsletter

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