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For the second year, Lund University stays in the top 100 universities in the world. According to the latest Times Higher Education ranking it reaches 95 worldwide and 2nd in Sweden after Karolinska Institute. Times Higher Education ranks 2,200 universities from 108 different countries and also this year Lund University reaches a record high ranking as it comes on spot 95 worldwide and 2 in Sweden

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/lund-university-retains-high-position-times-higher-education-ranking - 2025-11-12

On 8 April, IIIEE researcher Nora Smedby defended her Ph.D. thesis Local environmental governance: Assessing proactive initiatives in building energy efficiency. An interview in Swedish was made with Nora in connection to her thesis defence, see below:Published: 08/04/2016Så kan kommuner driva på omställningen till energieffektiva byggnader– Det är en enorm utmaning att ställa om samhället till lå

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/interview-iiiee-researcher-nora-smedby - 2025-11-12

The European Union has recently adopted laws related to “Right-to-Repair”. In a new book chapter, IIIEE Professor Carl Dalhammar examines possible ethical implications, and what kinds of rights that are granted to consumers. Are market mainly about delivering goods and services in an efficient way, or should issues related to ethics play a larger role? The EU has recently adopted rules related to

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/ethics-marketplace-implications-eu-consumer-rights-laws - 2025-11-12

Lund has been selected as one of five Swedish cities to receive Formas funding for a new Urban Transition Lab focused on sustainable city development. IIIEE Professor Lena Neij is one of the driving researchers. Lund has been selected as one of five Swedish cities to receive Formas funding for a new Urban Transition Lab focused on sustainable city development.The lab will be a hub for interdiscipl

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-lund-urban-transition-lab-test-sustainable-city-development - 2025-11-12

The IIIEE is launching a new project investigating how and why high-income earners decide whether to invest in climate solutions. High-income earners play a major role in shaping global carbon emissions and are responsible for nearly half of all emissions worldwide. Their investment choices alone account for a large share of their overall carbon footprint, showing how influential their financial d

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-project-behavioural-finance-and-climate-investments - 2025-11-12

Researchers at IIIEE have been running the capacity development program Innovation in Governance for Urban Nature-Based Solutions for five consecutive years. The SI-funded program has come to an end, but its legacy thrives in various ways. The program has engaged public administration professionals in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, focusing on nature-based solutions (NBS) to me

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/successful-capacity-building-nature-based-transformation-cities - 2025-11-12

Thirty young professionals recently certified by the Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) programme “Green Transition for Low-Carbon and Resilient Societies” are ready to put the lessons learnt into action. This was the first time IIIEE ran a programme to professionals on the topic of Green Transition for Low-Carbon and Resilient Societies. The programme brought together 30 rep

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/first-round-new-young-professionals-programme-green-transition-low-carbon-and-resilient-societies - 2025-11-12

The IIIEE is offering a Postdoctoral position in the area of economics focusing on environmental management and policy.Last application date: 29 April 2016More information here

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/postdoctoral-position-iiiee - 2025-11-12

New Special Volume on Advancing Sustainable SolutionsGuest editors: Kes McCormick, Lena Neij, Oksana Mont, Chris Ryan, Håkan Rodhe & Renato OrsatoSustainable solutions are needed to drive a profound industrial and societal transformation towards a sustainable, low-carbon, resilient, equitable and prosperous future. This Special Volume of the Journal of Cleaner Production addresses possibilities an

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-special-volume-advancing-sustainable-solutions - 2025-11-12

Both our Greening the Economy MOOCs start new 5-week sessions on Monday 25 April - join 1000s that are learning about lessons from Scandinavia and sustainable cities!Lessons from ScandinaviaHow can we live a good life on one planet with over seven billion people? This course explores greening the economy on four levels – individual, business, city, and nation. It looks at the relationships between

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/greening-economy-moocs-start-new-5-week-sessions-monday-25-april - 2025-11-12

Luis Mundaca gave a keynote speech on the ‘Climate Paris Agreement’ at the University of Seville, Spain.On 16 March, at the IX Int’l Seminar on Economics and the Environment, Associate Professor Luis Mundaca at the IIIEE talked about the outcomes and challenges associated with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. His presentation, titled ‘The Climate Paris Agreement: not a destination but a chal

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/luis-mundaca-gave-keynote-speech-climate-paris-agreement-university-seville - 2025-11-12

Urban sharing of assets, spaces and skills has emerged as a promising future solution to sustainability challenges faced by cities. It is also the subject of a new project by Oksana Mont, professor in sustainable consumption and production at IIIEE, who recently received the Swedish Foundations’ Starting Grant – a new grant intended for the most talented young researchers in Europe.The project is

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/urban-sharing-promising-future-solution-sustainability-challenges-cities - 2025-11-12

New business model for electric trucks at Volvo, renewable electricity for refugee camps in Jordan or mobile apps for coffee farmers in Tanzania to adapt to climate change? Today on 29 April, the final year master students at the IIIEE present their findings from client projects across the globe. Many interesting topics presented in our Aula today!

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/master-students-present-their-client-projects-across-globe - 2025-11-12

On 26 April Mikael Backman participated in a TV-broadcast presenting the planned combined heat and power (CHP) and Biogas plants in Zabrze. The latter is entirely a project based on research and development performed by EMP students (Environmental Management and Policy programme) and staff, in the framework of the Swedish-Polish Sustainable Energy Platform at the IIIEE.Watch the film clip here

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/renewable-energy-projects-poland - 2025-11-12

A new project integrating cities and universities to advance sustainable building and planning Swedish municipalities play a key role in sustainable building and planning. However, research has proven to be difficult to transfer from universities to practice. From 2016, three universities located in Skåne, SLU Alnarp (project leader), Lund University (IIIEE and LTH) and Malmö University, have a jo

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/when-municipalities-set-research-agenda - 2025-11-12

Associate Professor and IPCC Lead Author Luis Mundaca participated in high-level meetings during Climate Action Week 2016 in the United States, May 2-6. He first participated in the Universitas 21 Workshop ‘Informing Climate Action 2016’ at University of Maryland. This meeting brought together top scientists from Universitas 21 network working on different aspects of climate change mitigation and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/associate-professor-luis-mundaca-high-level-meetings-during-climate-action-week-2016 - 2025-11-12

On 12 May, the IIIEE was represented by Håkan Rodhe, at the Branding Africa Conference. He met with several African ambassadors and discussed the African need for education, MOOCs, and Ethiopia's fast growth and ambition to be climate neutral by 2030.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/branding-africa-conference - 2025-11-12

In the article "Uber lägger ner Pop i Sverige" published by NyTeknik, Oksana Mont, Professor in Sustainable Consumption and Production at the IIIEE, is commenting on the problems that may arise when the sharing economy is unregulated.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/oksana-mont-nyteknik - 2025-11-12

Prof. Oksana Mont at the IIIEE is co-editor of a new edited book on welfare and its relationship to sustainability. Welfare is commonly conceptualized in socio-economic terms of equity, highlighting distributive issues within growing economies. While GDP, income growth and rising material standards of living are normally not questioned as priorities in welfare theories and policy making, there is

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-book-sustainability-and-political-economy-welfare - 2025-11-12

Seven shades of green: Exploring options for sustainable transitions A new Strategic Environmental Development (SED) report has been published by Master's students of the Environmental Management and Policy (EMP) programme at the IIIEE.Follow the link to access the full report: Seven shades of green: Exploring options for sustainable transitions

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-sed-report-masters-students - 2025-11-12