Best International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics Podcasts (2024)

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Epsiode 5: Yoga for Climate Anxiety - a Sustainability week event in Lund 14:44

5M ago14:44

14:44

On this episode, we receive a IIIEE guest Emma Johnson, and we will dive into the topic of inner resilience and how to channel your energy to create outward change. She talks about the event she is organising with another researcher, Gustav Osberg, during the Sustainability Week in Lund. Their event is called “Yoga for Climate Anxiety and Building …

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Episode 4: How can we foster private sector engagement in Climate Adaptation in Least Developed Countries? 34:58

5M ago34:58

34:58

The increase in global temperature brought with it extreme weather events and shifts in seasons across the globe. In developing countries, there is a demand for 10-18 times more Climate Adaptation and Resilience (A&R) finance compared to current international public adaptation finance flows. This episode discovers how the private sector can play a …

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Episode 3: Student Perspectives on Sustainability Consulting 43:27

6M ago43:27

43:27

In this episode, join Gustavo Pacheco Portilla, Lukrecija Vaisyte, and Emiliano Vuillermoz, as they delve into their experiences with sustainability consulting projects conducted for external clients as part of the Environmental Management and Policy program's capstone course, Sustainability Solutions in Context. Hosted by Ari Ronai-Durning, the ep…

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Episode 2: Inner Development Goals - Unlocking a missing dimension of sustainability 28:55

9M ago28:55

28:55

This episode unveils a previously overlooked dimension of sustainability by exploring the Inner Development Goals (IDGs), an open-source framework outlining the inner capabilities, qualities, and skills essential for advancing efforts toward the UN SDGs. Your host, Marleen Mammen, along with two guests, Gustav Osberg (Doctoral researcher at the III…

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Episode 1: Eco-Anxiety Roundtable 42:54

10M ago42:54

42:54

In this first episode of this second season, we dig into the topic of eco-anxiety with a roundtable hosted by Justine. The guests, Janice, Luiz and Medhini, all students at Lund University, share with us how they have experienced eco-anxiety throughout their life, how it affects them now, and strategies to overcome it. Sources: - TEDTalk Lyn Stoler…

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Welcome to the second season! 4:52

10M ago4:52

4:52

Welcome back to the second season of Sustainably Speaking: Beyond the Aula, the IIIEE’s very own student-led podcast tackling sustainability topics within our community and abroad! Join us as we bridge the gap between students and researchers, sharing Alumni success stories and uncovering diverse career paths in the world of sustainability. In this…

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E5 - EMP & MESPOM Roundtable: The Miniseries Finale 30:14

1y ago30:14

30:14

For the last episode of the first miniseries of Sustainably Speaking: Beyond the Aula, we are joined by current students of the EMP masters the IIIEE, who also happen to be two of the hosts for the upcoming series of the podcasts. As we hand over the torch of the first sustainability student-led podcast of Lund University, we discuss life in Lund, …

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E4 - Matthias Lehner: Uniting Academia and Business Pioneership for Sustainable Consumption 37:26

1y ago37:26

37:26

Join us in this rich conversation with Matthias Lehner, a distinguished researcher at the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), where he focuses on the intricate interplay of sustainable consumption and business models, rebound effects from sustainable consumption and most recently digitalization of consumption and…

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E3 - Sofia Cavalleri: Researching Tradition and Innovation in Food Systems 23:01

1y ago23:01

23:01

In this episode, we were joined by Dr. Sofia Cavalleri (MESPOM batch 13), an ethnobotanist researcher passionate about Traditional Medicine & Diet. Currently Sofia is Researcher Coordinator at the Future Food Institute, where she leads publications on sustainable food systems and works on a million other exciting projects promoting healthy diets an…

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E2 – Paulina Lis: The Fascinating Journey of an Urban Sustainability Ambassador 32:04

1+ y ago32:04

32:04

In this episode of "Sustainably Speaking Beyond the Aula," we are honored to have Paulina Lis (From Batch 24) as our esteemed guest. With over a decade of experience in sustainable transitions within the urban buildings and energy sector, Paulina is a leading expert in promoting sustainability in cities. Her expertise lies in enhancing liveability,…

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E1 – Rheanna Johnston: Thoughts on Clean Energy Future 25:33

1+ y ago25:33

25:33

Welcome to the first official episode of Sustainably Speaking: Beyond the Aula! In this episode, we are honored to have Rheanna Johnston as our very first guest. Rheanna is an expert in EU climate and energy policy and is a very active member of the IIIEE's alumni association, ExComm. Her passion for advocating for a clean energy future and a trans…

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Welcome to this Podcast! 3:15

1+ y ago3:15

3:15

About Sustainably Speaking's hosts Meet the hosts of Sustainably Speaking, Malek Al Jebaie and Inés Oort Alonso. Malek is a sustainability and cities professional from Lebanon and a current MESPOM student who is deeply engaged in urban transitions and climate governance. Inés is also a current MESPOM student from Spain and the Netherlands with a pa…

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Innovation and Cities – Talking Transformations with Rogier Vandenberg (WRI Ross Centre for Sustainable Cities) 7:19

2y ago7:19

7:19

Medals at the Olympics, the Oscars in Hollywood, Nobel Prizes for scientists – but what about an award for cities working with sustainability? In this episode, we discuss the ‘Prize for Cities’ recognising transformative projects in cities around the world that are igniting innovation on sustainability and climate action. We interview Rogier Vanden…

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Transport and Cities: Spotlight on India - Talking Transformations with Kunal Kumar (Pune Municipal Corporation) 7:48

2y ago7:48

7:48

The Taj Mahal, Bollywood, and a cricket powerhouse. India means many things to many people. It is also a country of some 1.3 billion people where mitigation and adaptation to climate change is rising up the agenda. In this episode, we discuss transformative urban action in the City of Pune in India. We interview Kunal Kumar who is Additional Munici…

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Nature and Cities: Spotlight on Africa - Talking Transformations with Ingrid Coetzee (ICLEI Africa) 10:15

2y ago10:15

10:15

It’s time for Africa. A continent that is home to 1.2 billion people. But how are cities and communities responding to a changing climate and building resilience? In this episode, we discuss how cities in Africa are working with nature and biodiversity. We interview Ingrid Coetzee who is the Director of Biodiversity, Nature and Health at ICLEI Afri…

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Resilience and Cities: Spotlight on USA - Talking Transformations with Angie Fyfe (ICLEI USA) 10:53

2y ago10:53

10:53

The ‘Race to Zero’ emissions is here, where cities around the world have recognised the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience to the impacts of climate change. In this episode, we focus on cities within the USA, and the ‘Race to Zero’ as well as the ‘Race to Resilience’. We interview Angie Fyfe, the Executive Director of I…

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Missions and Cities: Spotlight on Europe - Talking Transformations with Matthew Baldwin (European Commission) 8:52

2y ago8:52

8:52

The mission to the moon – an extraordinary achievement by humanity. But can we take that mission approach and apply it to cities? In this episode, we discuss the mission for 100 climate neutral cities in Europe by 2030. We interview Matthew Baldwin from the European Commission and the inaugural Mission Manager for the Mission on 100 Climate Neutral…

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Collaboration and Cities - Talking Transformations with Pourya Salehi (ICLEI Research) 10:32

2y ago10:32

10:32

We don’t just need action, we need informed action. That’s the ambition behind the global research and action agenda for cities. In this episode, we discuss collaborative urban research and what co-creating means in practice. We interview Pourya Salehi who is the Head of the Urban Research Team at ICLEI. He discusses the importance of informed deci…

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Sustainable Business Model Design – Patterns to Make Sustainability Work 44:57

2y ago44:57

44:57

Businesses are an essential driver for sustainability, yet managers struggle to make decisions about their business model that actually improve their sustainability performance. In this episode, we meet Florian Lüdeke-Freund, Henning Breuer, and Lorenzo Massa, authors of the new book called ‘Sustainable Business Model Design’. They introduce the co…

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It’s not just a concept: a holistic approach to implement nature-based solutions 45:56

2+ y ago45:56

45:56

There is a clear and urgent need to accelerate the implementation of sustainability solutions. We must move beyond simple conceptual understanding of solutions, instead experimenting with collaborators in contexts in order to improve effectiveness, share learnings with others, and avoid future mistakes that waste time. In this episode, we discuss n…

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Goals, targets, and indicators – Applying the Sustainable Development Goals in cities 43:07

2+ y ago43:07

43:07

Today, more than half of the world’s population live in cities, and by mid-century it is predicted that more than two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas. This sees cities at the forefront of sustainability, needing to meet social needs within our ecological boundaries. An overarching guiding roadmap to consider sustainability…

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Exploring the role of AI in sustainability 51:15

2+ y ago51:15

51:15

Artificial intelligence - AI - is being applied throughout society to a wide array of sustainability-related challenges, where it can help to effectivize and optimize systems to save both energy and resources. AI can also be used to analyse enormous amounts of data, faster than any human ever could. However, AI is very energy demanding, and comes w…

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Renewable Energy Adoption: Is current growth enough to meet future climate targets? 47:49

2+ y ago47:49

47:49

Every year, the world adds more renewable energy production capacity than the year before. But, looking historically, is this growth enough to achieve our climate targets? According to a recent publication in ‘Nature Energy’, the short answer is “no” – to meet the climate goals requires decades of growth in renewables at rates higher than those obs…

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Degrowth: Challenging infinite growth in a finite world 48:31

3y ago48:31

48:31

Degrowth is a critique of infinite economic growth, recognising continued consumption of scarce resources will inevitably result in exhausting them completely. In this episode, we present the challenges of living within an economic system governed by infinite growth on a planet with finite resources. We discuss key vocabulary to understand degrowth…

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Coping with Climate Anxiety 44:54

3y ago44:54

44:54

Anxiety is a natural emotional response to stress, fear, or danger. Then, it is no wonder why some are experiencing anxiety in the face of the climate crisis. Although not a clinical diagnosis, climate anxiety – and related terms like eco-anxiety, ecological grief, and solastalgia – describes the distress, grief, or anger caused by environmental de…

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Sharing Economy Business Models for Sustainability 54:29

3y ago54:29

54:29

The sharing economy is not sustainable by default – search for images of bikesharing graveyards. But, with careful design of the business models that facilitate access over ownership, the sharing economy can increase intensity of use and material efficiency, contributing to sustainable consumption. In this episode, co-host Steven Curtis shares with…

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Evaluating for a Sustainability Transition 44:18

3+ y ago44:18

44:18

All kinds of public policies are being proposed to address our climate and sustainability challenges, for example, emission standards, substance bans, aviation taxes, energy efficiency labels, and even communication campaigns. However, global carbon dioxide emissions keep going up! Are these policies working? Under what circumstance? And, at what c…

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The "Brainy" Bunch: The journey of a PhD student 44:18

3+ y ago44:18

44:18

What happens when you take a bunch of people from different cultural and geographical backgrounds, ask them to integrate under one discipline or department, and share a profound and life-changing experience? In this episode, we unpack some of these stories as we look at the journey of a PhD Student at Lund University. We interview our colleagues Em…

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Sustainable Finance: Investing in Our Future 52:03

3+ y ago52:03

52:03

Sustainable finance, non-financial disclosures, ESG, oh my! The world of sustainable finance may seem dark and scary. But, in this episode, we introduce many key concepts through dialogue as well as discuss how sustainable finance contributes to wider sustainability objectives. The finance sector is playing an ever growing role in supporting the tr…

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Storytelling for Sustainability 43:57

3+ y ago43:57

43:57

If we want to imagine a more sustainable future, we need to be emotionally connected with that vision. Providing the latest facts and figures alone won’t do the trick. We suggest storytelling can be a great way to convey these facts in a compelling way to envision and connect with a possible future. Stories are an effective narrative device, becaus…

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Energy Communities: a transition towards a more just energy system? 39:14

3+ y ago39:14

39:14

We use energy in almost every aspect of our lives. Yet, often, we do not know the source of electricity that powers our homes or heats our food. In this episode, we explore energy communities as a form of decentralised and democratic energy production. Community energy sees people coming together to take control of their energy needs, by finding al…

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Missions - A Small Step, Or A Giant Leap? 53:31

4y ago53:31

53:31

Missions are being discussed widely within the European Union and beyond as a tool to steer policy, innovation, and research. Similar to other missions – to the moon, to cure cancer, and to eradicate smallpox – the missions-oriented approach seeks to set bold and radical goals to tackle our pressing environmental and social challenges. In this epis…

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Tips and Tools for Teleworking 51:46

4+ y ago51:46

51:46

Working from home? We have you covered with several tips and tools for teleworking and virtual meetings. Building on decades worth of research and experience in teleworking for sustainability, we share with you some suggestions to make the sudden transition working from home easier. We discuss with Peter Arnfalk and Charlotte Leire their experience…

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Research for Agenda 2030: Values of Our Economic System 52:54

4+ y ago52:54

52:54

Our economic systems are shaken as a result of COVID-19 and the global impact the virus will have on individuals, organisations, and economies. Prior to the global pandemic, we recorded this episode to discuss ongoing research at Lund University about our economic systems to support the Sustainable Development Goals. In this episode, we collaborate…

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Intellectual Property Rights for Sustainability 46:37

4+ y ago46:37

46:37

By IIIEE | Lund University

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It's not just a tree: a story about nature-based solutions 48:15

4+ y ago48:15

48:15

By IIIEE | Lund University

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Policies for a Circular Economy: Part 3 46:41

4+ y ago46:41

46:41

Policies are needed to ensure a circular economy. In the final episode of our mini-series on the circular economy, we explore the role of policy and the need for research to ensure policies like the European Green Deal promote a circular economy for sustainability. We discuss the trade-offs of slowing resource loops and energy efficiency, for examp…

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Circular Resource Flows in Cities: Part 2 42:05

5y ago42:05

42:05

The global population living in cities is expected to reach nearly 70% by 2050. This trend in urbanisation will require massive amounts of infrastructure to be built from concrete and other natural and manufactured materials. In the second episode of our miniseries on the circular economy, we explore the business case for circular resource flows - …

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Circular Business Models for Sustainability: Part 1 36:47

5y ago36:47

36:47

The circular economy is promoted by government and industry as an approach to reduce resource consumption while maintaining a high standard of living. In this episode, we explore circular business models that leverage strategies of closing, narrowing or slowing resource loops. This episode is the first of three episodes part of our mini-series on t…

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Joining Forces for Sustainability: The value of interdisciplinary education 48:50

5y ago48:50

48:50

Our global sustainability challenges are complex and require partnerships and collaboration across disciplines and sectors. As such, as a society, we must value interdisciplinary perspectives and work together to address these challenges. In this episode, we discuss the value of interdisciplinary education to address our complex sustainability chal…

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“Is anyone listening?” Reflections on Evaluating Research Impact 37:43

5+ y ago37:43

37:43

There is growing interest among funding agencies, governments, and society in general to understand the impact of research conducted within academia. However, evaluating research impact is tricky and finding as well as leveraging impact pathways can be daunting without first considering the desired impact early in the research planning process. Thi…

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Scooters, Sharing & Sustainability 36:37

5+ y ago36:37

36:37

Given the global sustainability challenges that we face, we need new forms of production and consumption. However, will the sharing economy be a part of the solution? Or, part of the problem? In this month's episode, Sofie and Steven discuss the sharing economy broadly before elaborating on business models in the sharing economy. Speaking criticall…

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A Town Of Ice And Fire 32:12

5+ y ago32:12

32:12

Kiruna, a small and industrious mining town in the arctic north of Sweden, is facing a unique challenge - the mine has expanded so far under ground that it is weakening the town’s foundations and will eventually pose a threat to inhabitants. City leadership and the mining company decided that much of the town would have to be demolished and moved. …

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Crash Course On COP + Youth Action 35:51

5+ y ago35:51

35:51

Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old young person from Sweden, has inspired a generation to take action on climate change. In this episode, we acknowledge and appreciate the actions of youth, like Greta, around the world in demanding action on climate change. Reflecting on our own experiences, fear and our own perceived lack of knowledge often hinders us.…

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Flying Free in the New Year 30:27

5+ y ago30:27

30:27

There is growing urgency within the academic, political and public spheres to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in order to lessen or mitigate the impacts of climate change. To do so, many online are voicing their commitments by making a New Year’s Resolution to reduce their flying or to not fly at all in 2019. In this episode, we explore the reasons…

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Gift-Giving This Holiday Season 29:03

5+ y ago29:03

29:03

Like so many, have you waited until the last minute to buy gifts for your family and friends this holiday season?? In this episode, we will provide some specific suggestions for those among us still in need of gift ideas, which are also applicable for all gifting occasions. Furthermore, we will discuss with our colleagues, researching sustainable c…

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The Circular Economy and You 28:34

6y ago28:34

28:34

Individuals have their part to play in the transition towards a circular economy. In this episode, we will introduce the circular economy and strategies to facilitate a transition from our linear to a more circular economy. Furthermore, we visit a repair cafe and illustrate how you can extend product lifetimes. The episode is produced in connection…

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Experimenting in the City 36:16

6y ago36:16

36:16

New ways of governing our cities are emerging. Urban experimentation offers opportunities to test sustainability solutions in context and learn from these successes or failures. Citizen engagement and participation is a prerequisite. In this episode, we will discuss experimentation as a form of urban governance and suggest ways you can engage and p…

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"What is Science?"... and its role in society 19:53

6y ago19:53

19:53

What is science? In this episode, we explore science in order to build a foundation for exploring sustainability research in future episodes. Then, we showcase a scientific workshop to illustrate the role fo science in supporting policy-makers.By IIIEE | Lund University

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Introduction to the Podcast! 6:55

6y ago6:55

6:55

In this episode, will introduce listeners to the podcast 'Advancing Sustainable Solutions'. You will learn more about the hosts, our organisation, and our vision for the podcast.By IIIEE | Lund University

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