Published 16 November 2022 How can evaluations contribute to sustainability transitions? Whereas traditional evaluation approaches are better suited to focus on incremental changes, a new multi-disciplinary framework combines evaluation theory offers the opportunity to better enhance learning for radical transformations. There is an urgent need for radical transformations of unsustainable socio-te

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/theory-based-approach-evaluations-intended-inform-transitions-toward-sustainability - 2025-03-13

Published 16 November 2022 How can we move towards 1.5° living? What are the actions we as individuals can uptake to lower our carbon footprint? The EU 1.5° Lifestyles team has collected 50 research based and relevant low carbon lifestyle options to be implemented if we are to achieve the 1.5° climate targets. The international research team of the EU 1.5 Lifestyles project (of which IIIEE is part

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-still-achieve-15-target-research-suggests-50-important-lifestyle-options - 2025-03-13

Published 13 October 2015 In the September issue of Tomorrow, Atea's stakeholder magazine, Dr. Peter Arnfalk's chronicle discusses the pros with virtual meetings, education and MOOCs.View the chronicle here (in Swedish only)More about virtual meetings here

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/associate-professor-peter-arnfalk-ateas-chronicle - 2025-03-13

Published 21 November 2022 What are the opportunities for active transport policy pathways? Research shows that a policy mix that maximises economic benefits entails bike-sharing, cycle parking, training and education, low traffic neighbourhoods, e-bike grants, a workplace parking levy and increased use of a ‘cycle-to-work’ Scheme. Combined with concerns about climate change, air pollution and hum

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/assessing-economic-benefits-active-transport-policy-pathways-opportunities-local-perspective - 2025-03-13

Published 25 November 2022 New research uncovers the dark side of customers returns, offering policies to address the growing problem of product destruction. It will come as no surprise that the number of consumer products being returned has exploded in recent years. This can be attributed to a range of factors, including the growing popularity of home delivery, liberal returns policies, and the p

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/e-commerce-products-consumers-return-risk-ending-landfills - 2025-03-13

Published 25 November 2022 IIIEE guest professor Nancy Bocken has conducted several studies business models and consumption and explains about sufficiency and other tricks in a new magazine article. Professor Nancy Bocken's advice for Black Friday is crystal clear: turn off the computer! Nancy has spent year studying business models and consumption problems and in recent study she addresses the to

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/expert-message-black-friday-day-turn-computer-and-take-walk - 2025-03-13

Published 30 November 2022 How can business drive sufficiency? A study using the ‘Business for Sufficiency’ (BfS) framework examining businesses already employing sufficiency sheds light on the viability, desirability, feasibility and sustainability for them to do so. It also shows that most prevalent strategies require the least radical changes. The breaching of planetary boundaries and excessive

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/business-sufficiency-framework - 2025-03-13

Published 2 December 2022 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been declared a co-laureate of the prominent 2022 ‘Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity’. For its contributions to the IPCC Assessment Reports, the IIIEE feels honoured to be part of this initiative. The 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity was awarded to IPCC together with the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Bi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/ipcc-receives-2022-gulbenkian-prize-humanity - 2025-03-13

Published 6 December 2022 Today we commemorated the establishment of the Republic of Finland. In 1917 Finland achieved its independence from Russia. The day is celebrated in Sweden not least to acknowledge the groups Finnish speakers who have moved to Sweden over a long period of time. At the IIIEE as well as at Lund University the Finnish flag was hoisted.

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/congratulations-finnish-day-independence - 2025-03-13

Published 7 December 2022 A recent study uncovers why companies engage in this highly unsustainable and resource-inefficient behaviour and explores the potential policy interventions that could effectively address the issue. The practice of product destruction, whereby retailers or manufacturers dispose of viable consumer products such as unsold goods or customer returns, is an extreme expression

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/what-practice-product-destruction - 2025-03-13

Published 14 October 2015 LUM, No. 7, 2015 On 8 October 2015, Lund University Magazine published a series of articles under the Theme: "Stopp för MOOC-loket?"In the article Pedagogisk utveckling med förhinder, Kes McCormick and Peter Arnfalk comment on the discouragement of MOOCs.The six articles are in Swedish and can be accessed via these links:Pedagogisk utveckling med förhinderLU tonar ner sin

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/kes-mccormick-and-peter-arnfalk-iiiee-comment-discouragement-moocs - 2025-03-13

Published 9 December 2022 A new article on sustainable energy systems and energy justice outlines the factors that dictates user flexibility, and the ways in which current business models “reward” some users while “punishing” others. How is flexibility and energy related to justice, equity and sustainable development? As the share of renewable energy production is increasing, such as wind and sola

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/how-flexibility-and-energy-related-justice-equity-and-sustainable-development - 2025-03-13

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

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/media-attention-unused-products-going-straight-waste - 2025-03-13

Published 14 October 2015 The Bioeconomy: An Introduction to the World of Bioenergy The Bioeconomy: An Introduction to the World of BioenergyBioenergy is booming around the world and with the expansion comes exciting opportunities and some disturbing risks. Learning about bioenergy – from technologies, to resources, to policies – is important to the success and sustainability of the bioeconomy. Th

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-guide-bioeconomy-available - 2025-03-13

Published 4 January 2023 A new study shows points to the importance of political support of municipalities however also points to the common barriers among municipalities which are lack of expertise, capacity and financial resources. Half of the EU’s final energy consumption is made up by the heating and cooling sector, making this an important sector for reducing fossil fuel consumption. What rol

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/what-role-can-energy-communities-play-decarbonising-heating-sector - 2025-03-13

Published 17 January 2023 ​​​​​​​What kind of knowledge is produced in social science studies on smart grids? Smart technologies, such as smart grids, are emerging as indispensable aspects of an energy transformation and come with hopes of more sustainable resource use. A substantial amount of research has examined the technical, economic, and environmental implications of these technologies, but

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/development-social-science-research-smart-grids - 2025-03-13

Published 23 October 2015 Duncan McLaren in the IIIEE Aula On 20 October, guest lecturer Duncan McLaren will visit the IIIEE and give a lecture on the theme: Sharing Cities for Sustainability.The lecture will cover the principles and dilemmas of sharing economy in cities and focus on what city authorities can do to promote the sharing paradigm, and manage the sharing economy to maximise its enviro

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/guest-lecture-duncan-mclaren-sharing-cities-sustainability - 2025-03-13

Published 23 October 2015 IIIEE students EMP 2016-2018! The application for the Master's Programme in Environmental Management and Policy (EMP) at the IIIEE is now open.The application period is 16 October 2015 - 15 January 2016.For more information, please view the university admissions' website

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/application-now-open-next-round-master-students-iiiee - 2025-03-13

Published 23 October 2015 Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities – A Massive Open Online CourseHow can we shape urban development towards sustainable and prosperous futures?This course explores sustainable cities as engines for greening the economy. We place cities in the context of sustainable urban transformation and climate change. Sustainable urban tr

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/greening-economy-sustainable-cities-massive-open-online-course - 2025-03-13

Published 24 January 2023 Mark this day by learning how you can make electronics more circular! Today is the official Circular Electronics Day and the IIIEE is participating. For the sixth year in a row, the 24th of January means the Circular Electronics Day. The IIIEE is a participating organisation in the Circular Electronics Initiative. The goal is to create awareness about the need for a longe

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/january-24-official-circular-electronics-day - 2025-03-13