Growing attention is being given to the role of citizens’ political agency in the development of low-carbon transport systems. In a newly published paper, we reveal the complex, intertwined nature of multiple factors explaining this phenomenon, including trust. Using Sweden as a case study, the ‘Behavioural Insights Lab for Sustainable Energy Use and Rapid Decarbonisation’ at the IIIEE, in collabo

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/low-carbon-transport-systems-and-public-engagement-should-we-trust-mistrust - 2025-09-01

The programmes are carried out with financial support from the Swedish Institute, which means they are free of charge for you. They will be conducted part-time and largely online, with either a visit to Sweden or mentoring and/or workshops in the participants’ countries and/or region. Human Rights and Gender Equality in Climate and Disaster Displacement focuses on making Freetown, Addis Ababa and

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/open-applications-three-agenda-2030-capacity-development-programmes - 2025-09-01

On 10 June 2022, Björn Wickenberg successfully defended his thesis “Translation and Implementation of Nature-based Solutions in Cities: Experimentation, Learning and Knowledge Production”. Congratulations Björn! Read more about Björn’s thesis in a previously published news  Björn Wickenberg responding to the questions of Faculty Opponent Mattias Hjerpe, Linköping University. The committee The coll

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/bjorn-wickenberg-successfully-defended-his-thesis - 2025-09-01

The transition to a low-carbon society requires a deep transformation, enabled by rapid adoption of new energy technologies. A main driver for this will be technology learning, providing cost reductions in low-carbon technologies. Over the past two decades, learning has provided substantial cost reductions for a number of hardware technologies, such as PV modules, wind turbines, and battery packs,

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-accelerating-low-carbon-transition-will-require-policy-enhance-local-learning - 2025-09-01

Photo: IIIEE researcher Kes McCormick Malmö Innovation Platform: Sustainable renovating takes social skills Sustainable renovation of the Swedish Million Homes Programme is a challenge in all aspects – economic, social and ecological. In this platform, IIIEE researchers contribute to the development of joint innovation capacity in the southeast of Malmö.  During the 1960s and the 1970s, more than

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-kes-mccormick-0 - 2025-09-01

On June 13 we celebrated the students’ completion of the Master’s programme in Environmental Management and Policy. After two years of pandemic, we could finally have a traditional ceremony in the university assembly hall, with graduates, family and friends gathered. The ceremony started with a procession with flags and graduates and teachers walking from the IIIEE building to the main university

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/graduation-batch-27 - 2025-09-01

The aim of this course is for students to learn what the Circular Economy (CE) is, and how its emergence can be facilitated as the result of choices and strategies by suppliers, designers, businesses, policymakers, and all of us as consumers. The course delivers knowledge of where important materials in products we use every day are sourced from, and how these materials can be used more efficientl

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/online-course-circular-economy-managing-materials-sustainably-75-credits-open-registration - 2025-09-01

Food and sustainability transformations. New blogpost from Kes McCormick at the IIIEE presenting key points and insights from his research and teaching on sustainability transformations and how food is shaping as a defining force — for better or worse. Read the blog here.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/food-entry-point-sustainability-transformations - 2025-09-01

Can nature-based solutions (often called NBS) really tackle climate change and advance urban sustainability?Our research shows that 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 me

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/collaboration-and-co-development-knowledge-are-key-elements-nbs-implementation-process - 2025-09-01

Local learning for low-carbon transition The transition to a low-carbon society requires a deep transformation, enabled by rapid adoption of new energy technologies. Accelerating the transition to a low-carbon society will require more attention to learning in the implementation of technologies. How can local learning contribute to accelerating the low-carbon transition? The transition to a low-ca

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/low-carbon-transition-requires-local-learning-reduce-implementation-costs - 2025-09-01

The IIIEE is currently hosting a record high number of 84 students, all participating in the international master programmes EMP & MESPOM. The IIIEE is currently hosting a record high number of 84 students, all participating in the international master programmes EMP & MESPOM. The EMP program is into its 29th class and the MESPOM program its 17th class. The students this year represent at least 42

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/record-number-masters-students-iiiee - 2025-09-01

The IIIEE has identified eight key areas of urban research where there is potential for transformative change. All over the world, cities are experiencing complex sustainability challenges, and the future calls for a significant change towards modern, sustainable and just cities. Knowledge and understanding of transformation pathways and processes are fragmented and insufficient and there is a vit

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/eight-areas-urban-research-can-change-world - 2025-09-01

Professor Lena Neij, Director of the IIIEE Urban Transition Öresund: The IIIEE leads cooperative learning for sustainable cities The future of Europe’s growing cities depends on knowledge of planning, construction, finance and cooperation – all in a sustainable way. In the cross-sector Urban Transition Öresund project, the overall aim is advancing from models to full-scale work in society. Lena Ne

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-lena-neij - 2025-09-01

A debate article published in the Swedish daily news paper Aftonbladet reflects almost 2000 researchers from 45 Swedish universities who urge politicians to take the climate crisis seriously. "Enough is enough, politicians - take the climate crisis seriously!" In a debate article, published in the Swedish daily news paper Aftonbladet, 1944 researchers from 45 Swedish universities urges the politic

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/close-2000-researchers-joined-debate-article-climate-crisis - 2025-09-01

Why do we need a circular economy approach for electric vehicles? Electric vehicles could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deliver a sustainable transport system but requires the full life cycle to be considered. Electric vehicles could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deliver a sustainable transport system. But the full life cycle of electric vehicles needs to be considered in ord

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/full-life-cycle-electric-vehicles-needs-be-considered-avoid-creating-resource-problems - 2025-09-01

Last week, our PhD candidate Lisa Heldt participated in the 18th SCANCOR PhD Workshop on Institutional Analysis at Aalto University in Finland. A special focus in the workshop was on how institutions emerge, persist and transform – and what this means for current social, economic and environmental challenges. The workshop featured experts like Walter Powell, Sarah Soule or Renate Meyer and combine

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/workshop-institutions-transformations-and-their-social-economic-and-environmental-impacts - 2025-09-01

Upcoming licentiate thesis and defence on 3rd October: “Localising the Sustainable Development Goals: tools and processes for building urban transformative capacity – the case of Malmö” On October 3rd, Roland Zinkernagel will defend his licentiate thesis on “Localising the Sustainable Development Goals: tools and processes for building urban transformative capacity – the case of Malmö” Roland has

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/save-date-upcoming-defence-sdgs-and-urban-transformative-capacity - 2025-09-01

The IIIEE is introducing an interview series "Coffee Break With Cities" from cities around world to gain insights and inspiration for how cities are responding to climate change. The IIIEE is introducing a variety of elected representatives from cities around world to gain insights and inspiration for how cities are responding to climate change. The cities and representatives include: Amanda Stone

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/introducing-coffee-break-cities-conversations-transformative-climate-action - 2025-09-01

Eight researchers from Researchers’ Desk have published an assessment of the political parties’ climate politics against existing research. Climate policy should be evidence-based, fair, & get to the root of problems. But how does each of the political parties reflect this notion? The organisation Researchers' Desk, with among others lead researcher Kimberly Nicholas from Lund University and resea

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-assessment-how-swedish-political-parties-align-climate-science - 2025-09-01

Nora Smedby defends her Doctoral thesis on 8 April Urban Transition Öresund: Developer dialogue - a tool for greener buildings How can a city encourage energy efficiency in new buildings? A study within the Urban Transition Öresund shows that local demands on building developers give good results. Combined with dialogue and knowledge sharing, the results are even better. Energy efficiency in new b

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/meet-iiiee-researcher-nora-smedby - 2025-09-01