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A new article explores the economic value of waster water in an emerging urban circular wastewater system in the context of industrial urban symbiosis. Circular water management has the potential to close resource and material loops within and across value chains. In the water industry, circular municipal wastewater management through industrial urban symbiosis (IUS) is recognized as a solution to

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-can-economic-value-waster-water-drive-collaboration-and-industrial-symbiosis - 2025-12-23

IIIEE forskare deltar i debatten om rätten och behovet att påverka utvecklingen på det sätt som de bedömer vara mest effektivt och rationellt. Forskningens roll är att bidra med kunskap som ska ligga till grund för beslut som är bäst för samhället. Forskare landet över menar dock att det är tydligt att konventionella kanaler och metoder inte fungerar för att vända utvecklingen. Därför kan det före

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-bidrar-till-debatten-om-forskares-roll-som-aktivister - 2025-12-23

New article investigates climate city contracts in Sweden and discusses how to achieve 100 climate neutral cities in Europe. The European Commission has established a mission to achieve 100 climate neutral cities by 2030. A key element in the process is for municipalities to develop a Climate City Contract (CCC). Simultaneously, Viable Cities, a national strategic innovation program in Sweden, is

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/can-climate-city-contracts-lead-towards-deep-decarbonisation - 2025-12-23

IIIEE researcher Jessika Richter speaks out on national TV about how each one of us can make changes to reduce our emissions. On 6 March, IIIEE researcher Jessika Richter spoke on national TV about how lifestyle changes can help reduce emissions. She emphasised that we need to focus on both the impacts we can influence and those we can't. "Influencing companies through political changes is at leas

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-can-individual-changes-or-political-shifts-help-reduce-emissions-and-reach-climate-goals - 2025-12-23

The IIIEE is proud to present the knowledge platform Climate-neutral cities 2030 – Open Academy! The intention with this knowledge platform is to support the three EU Mission cities Malmö, Helsingborg and Lund in their quest to become climate-neutral by 2030. This by building transformative processes that can spur action and support transdisciplinary research. The knowledge platform connects the c

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/climate-neutral-cities-2030-open-academy - 2025-12-23

A new pilot study to test mindfulness and compassion as new climate policy tools. The latest IPCC report has emphasised that the climate must be at the heart of all decision-making processes. In addition, the ‘Inner Development Goals’ have emphasised the role of individuals and transformative skills for sustainable development. We addressed these areas and deployed a pilot experiment testing mindf

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/experimenting-new-climate-policy-tools - 2025-12-23

Open Academy has concluded its first joint workshop with representatives from the cities of Malmö, Helsingborg, Lund, Lund university, Malmö university, and SLU Alnarp, among others. In April, the knowledge platform Climate-neutral cities 2030 – Open Academy held its first joint workshop on the theme of mobility and transportation. Emissions related to mobility and transportation account for a lar

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/joining-efforts-climate-neutral-cities-workshop-mobility-and-transportation - 2025-12-23

On Thursday April 20, the IIIEE invited the public to an event as part of the Sustainability Week in Lund, with both a seminar and networking. As part of the Sustainability Week in Lund, IIIEE opened the doors to the public for a panel discussion on the lifelong learning to advance sustainable urban solutions. Moderator was Björn Wickenberg from the Malmö Stad/IIIEE who opened the session with a f

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/public-seminar-lifelong-learning-and-sustainable-urban-solutions - 2025-12-23

The IIIEE Alumni Network Conference has kicked in! About 250 conference participants meeting to weave solutions for a better future. The 13th IIIEE Alumni Conference has now kicked in, gathering 150 of our one thousand alumni; with staff & students in total 250+ participants! 25+ of our student batches will be represented! Two full conference days and networking, discussions focusing on how IIIEE

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/13th-iiiee-alumni-conference-taking-place-now - 2025-12-23

The IIIEE graduate Hedda Roberts has been awarded first prize in an annual competition with her thesis on the topic "Take-Make-Destroy - Exploring Unsustainable Production-Consumption Systems and Policies to Address Product Destruction". IIIEE master thesis wins SYSAV scholarship Hedda Roberts won the first prize in SYSAV’s annual thesis competition. SYSAV, the South Scania Waste Company, is owned

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-master-thesis-wins-sysav-scholarship - 2025-12-23

New research in five EU countries reveals stakeholders’ views on what is needed to enable a shift towards 1.5° C-compatible lifestyles. Bans and taxes for unsustainable behaviour and outcomes, positive incentives for low-carbon attitudes, and better public funding for basic services, are seen as essential climate policies to overcome current barriers to action at the household level - according to

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/sticks-and-carrots-what-should-governments-do-radical-lifestyle-change - 2025-12-23

Exciting news for all sustainability enthusiasts! The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE) has officially launched its very first student-led podcast on sustainability called "Sustainably Speaking Beyond the Aula." This mini-series podcast is led by the student body at IIIEE and is set to feature conversations with people from the institute and its alumni. The pod

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-has-launched-first-student-led-podcast-sustainability-called-sustainably-speaking-beyond-aula - 2025-12-23

How can urban citizens be engaged and active in the energy transition? A new article explores this by applying the methodology called ‘Walking with Energy’, which seeks to (re)connect citizens with where their energy is coming from. Energy citizenship has emerged as a concept which attempts to capture the new role envisaged for urban citizens as engaged and active in the energy transition. However

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-article-energy-citizenship-urban-heating-system - 2025-12-23

As a collaboration between University of Virginia and the IIIEE, students taking part of the Study Abroad program undertake a short course in Lund focusing on organisations, businesses and sustainability strategies. Since 2014, the IIIEE is hosting students from University of Virginia in the USA to allow for a short course in which they are working as consultants to support businesses and organisa

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/students-university-virginia-annual-visit-study-sustainability-iiiee - 2025-12-23

For the upcoming graduation ceremony the former deputy minister of environment in Ukraine, Iryna Stavchuk, will visit the IIIEE. On the 5th of June the current Master’s students will enjoy the graduation ceremony and receive their diplomas. At the ceremony, IIIEE alumna Iryna Stavchuk, former deputy minister of environment in Ukraine when Russia attacked last year, is invited as the guest speaker.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/former-deputy-minister-environment-ukraine-visiting-iiiee - 2025-12-23

The Graduation Ceremony for our Master of Science students in Environmental Management and Policy Ceremony will take place on 5th June in the Lund University Assembly Hall. During the ceremony speeches will be given by Jenny Palm, Director of the IIIEE and Iryna Stavchuk, Former Deputy Minister of the Environment in Ukraine, European Climate Fund, and MSc graduates Eva Andersson, André Wismer & Ja

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/time-annual-graduation-ceremony-our-msc-students-environmental-management-and-policy - 2025-12-23

What can be done to help to manage peak demand and congestion in the electricity grid? A new article highlights the role of local flexibility markets and provides and understanding from the perspectives of the flexibility service providers in two LFMs in Sweden. Local flexibility markets (LFM) help to manage peak demand and congestion in the electricity grid. They are designed to function around m

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-research-article-drivers-and-barriers-local-flexibility-markets - 2025-12-23

Jenny Palm from the IIIEE is invited to the Swedish government's annual round-table discussions on climate actions and policy. The meeting aims to bring together all societal actors to discuss pathways forward in climate policy and for a climate neutral future. Industry representatives, EU politicians and environmental policy spokespersons have been invited, but also academia, think tanks, trade u

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-invited-national-climate-summit - 2025-12-23

A new group of great graduates to join the IIIEE Alumni Network! On 5th of June, the graduation ceremony for the students in Environmental Management and Policy took place. The ceremony was held in the university aula accompanied by family and friends - all in amazing summer weather. The guest speaker was our alumn Iryna Stavchuk, former deputy environmental minister of Ukraine and now in charge o

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/graduation-ceremony-msc-students-environmental-management-and-policy - 2025-12-23

A new paper explores the current use of satellite technology in forest-risk commodity (e.g. palm oil or cocoa) supply chains, combining dynamic capabilities theory and a multi-tier SSCM framework. Sustainability issues typically occur far upstream in companies’ supply chains, yet companies have limited visibility into these distant supply tiers and often do not know their indirect suppliers. With

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/solutions-space-new-research-satellite-technology-and-supply-chains - 2025-12-23