Urban Sharing team has started their first Mobile Research Lab (MRL) in Amsterdam. The trip includes among others visits to ShareNL, Rijkswaterstaat, University of Utrecht, University of Twente, city of Amsterdam as well as meetings with representatives of different urban sharing organisations active in the city of Amsterdam.On the photo (left to right): Urban Sharing team: Jagdeep Singh, Steven C

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/mobile-research-lab-amsterdam-has-started - 2025-08-27

Photo: Johan Nilsson/TT Discussing the role of the universities in connection to travels, food and facilities in the light of the climate issue. On 18 April, Sydsvenskan published an opinion article "Universiteten bör visa vägen i klimatfrågan, halvera sina utsläpp på fem år". The article is co-written by Peter Arnfalk et al. and discusses the role of the universities in connection to travels, foo

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/opinion-article-sydsvenskan - 2025-08-27

Jessika Luth Richter gives an overview of circular economy policies and challenges. Katherine Whalen and Jessika Luth Richter are presenting their Circular Economy research and running In the Loop workshops at the Baltic University Programme’s Annual Student Conference in Estonia 25-28th April. Katherine Whalen and Jessika Luth Richter will be presenting their research about the Circular Economy i

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We welcome Prof. Florian Lüdeke-Freund! We are happy to announce that Prof. Florian Lüdeke-Freund from ESCP Europe Business School in Germany has joined the URBAN SHARING advisory group, consisting of Professors: Julian Agyeman, Harriet Bulkeley, Koen Frenken, Renate E. Meyer, Renato Orsato, and Chris Ryan. Prof. Lüdeke-Freund will help the URBAN SHARING project to develop a comprehensive as well

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-advisory-group-member-urban-sharing-research-project - 2025-08-27

Researchers Steven Curtis and Sofie Sandin at the IIIEE have launched a new episode of the podcast ‘Advancing Sustainable Solutions’. In the monthly podcast, Steven and co-host Sofie Sandin discuss sustainability research conducted at the IIIEE. In this month’s episode, Steven and Sofie share insights into the sharing economy, including business models as well as the sustainability implications of

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-podcast-episode-scooters-sharing-sustainability - 2025-08-27

Photo: Lucie Zvolska Blog post by Lucie Zvolska On 16th April 2019, Lucie Zvolska from the Urban Sharing team attended a Living Mobility Congress in Amsterdam, which brought together over 300 representatives from mobility businesses, urban planners, the city governments and the academia. The aim of to Congress was to (re)imagine the future of mobility in cities and in new area developments. We hea

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/update-living-mobility-congress - 2025-08-27

Yuliya Voytenko Palgan IIIEE researcher Yuliya Voytenko Palgan presented at the International Spring School and International Scientific-Practitioner Conference “European Dimensions of Sustainable Development”, which was held at the National University of Food Technologies in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 23-24 April 2019. Yuliya welcomed the participants with a keynote speech and gave two presentations.She s

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/yuliya-voytenko-palgan-presents-her-research-governance-sharing-economy-ukraine - 2025-08-27

The annual three week long study programme with visiting students from University of Virginia has now kicked off at the IIIEE.Sixteen students have been assigned four business cases with the clients: Godsinlösen, Malmö Stad, Gram and Movebybike.The initial meetings with the clients were well organized and well received.Blog by the visiting students from  University of Virginia 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/annual-visit-students-university-virginia - 2025-08-27

Photo: Shutterstock Switching to more energy efficient LEDs has potential to save money in the long term and GHG emissions, but should we also be thinking about the lifetimes of these products? In their scenario-based life cycle assessment of LEDs, IIIEE researchers Jessika Luth Richter and Carl Dalhammar found that when energy efficiency is still improving rapidly for LED lighting, longer lifetim

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/longer-life-led-lamps-are-good-energy-efficiency-how-long-should-they-last - 2025-08-27

We welcome your application! Are you interested in Behavioural Insights for Low-carbon and Resource Efficient Economies? Then this post-doctoral position at the IIIEE at Lund University might be for you!Subject description:The post-doctoral candidate will work in the area of behavioural economics as applied to low-carbon and resource efficient economies. The post-doctoral candidate will contribute

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/post-doctoral-position-behavioural-insights-low-carbon-and-resource-efficient-economies - 2025-08-27

Focusing on how to eat, holiday and decorate your home more sustainably. The MISTRA Sustainable Consumption programme has published three reports on how to eat, holiday and decorate your home more sustainably. The reports are the result of a broad mapping process of potentially sustainable consumption practices with many hands-on sustainable examples.View the reports (only available in Swedish) vi

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/three-new-reports-mistra-sustainable-consumption-programme - 2025-08-27

Katherine Whalen identifies three ways companies contribute to extending product lifetimes and what to consider when aiming to reduce resource consumption. IIIEE researcher Katherine Whalen has published a research article in the Journal of Cleaner Production. The paper explores three types of circular business models that help extend the lifetimes of products and reflects critically on their asso

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-about-circular-economy-business-models-and-resource-efficiency - 2025-08-27

Alumni at the IIIEE conference in 2015 Photo: Håkan Röjder 23-24 May 2019 Today on 23 May, the IIIEE kicks off the 11th Alumni Network Conference, a conference that takes place every second year at the IIIEE.We are happy to see so many familiar faces in the house from our EMP and MESPOM Master’s Programmes!We are proud to have so many cool people in the house bringing back inspiration, positive en

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/kick-11th-alumni-conference-iiiee-and-25-years-education-and-research - 2025-08-27

The Swedish Government has appointed Johanna Lissinger Peitz, an IIIEE alumna, attaché of environmental issues at Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in New York. Johanna's mission is to prepare for the UN meeting, the Climate Summit, taking place on 23 September 2019.Link to the news on the Swedish Government's website (in Swedish only)

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-alumna-johanna-lissinger-peitz-appointed-special-attache-un-new-york - 2025-08-27

Researchers Steven Curtis and Sofie Sandin at the IIIEE have launched a new episode of the podcast ‘Advancing Sustainable Solutions’. In the monthly podcast, Steven and co-host Sofie Sandin discuss sustainability research conducted at the IIIEE. In this month’s episode, Steven and Sofie share insights into evaluating research impact. Check out their episode!Episode Title: “Is anyone listening?” Re

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-podcast-episode-anyone-listening-reflections-evaluating-research-impact - 2025-08-27

Jonas Sonnenschein Today on 29 May, Jonas Sonnenschein defends his doctoral dissertation with the title: 'Green growth and rapid decarbonisation? Assessing policy objectives, instrument choice and behavioural mechanisms'The defence takes place on 29th May at 9:00-12:00, in the Aula of the IIIEE. The opponent is Prof. Patrik Söderholm (Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sc

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Julia Nussholz, Katherine Whalen and Jessika Luth Richter will be participating in the World Circular Economy Forum 3-5 June. Jessika Luth Richter, Julia Nussholz and Katherine Whalen will be representing IIIEE at the World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki. Information about WCEF (from their website): The World Circular Economy Forum (WCEF) is the global initiative of Finland and the Finnis

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/iiiee-taking-part-world-circular-economy-forum-helsinki-3-5-june - 2025-08-27

Sofie Sandin, Lena Neij and Per Mickwitz have published a new article in the international peer-reviewed open access journal Energy, Sustainability and Society. BackgroundThe transition towards a more sustainable energy system is urgent for addressing global environmental and social challenges, and will require transformative changes including improved energy efficiency in the built environment. T

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/new-publication-transition-governance-energy-efficiency-insights-systematic-review-swedish-policy - 2025-08-27

The June issue of the IIIEE newsletter is out now.Click here to access the June issueClick here for the IIIEE newsletter archiveClick here to subscribe to our newsletter

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Photo: Shutterstock We welcome your application! Last application date 22 July! Are you interested in Sustainable Urban Governance, Smart Grids and Smart Cities? Then take a look at these two Doctoral positions:Doctoral student in Sustainable Urban Governance and Smart GridsDoctoral student in Smart grids and Smart cities 

https://www.iiiee.lu.se/article/two-doctoral-positions-focusing-sustainable-urban-governance-smart-grids-and-smart-cities - 2025-08-27