Den 21/1 försvarar jag min avhandling. Från idag är avhandlingen tillgänglig för alla och envar att ta del av. Här kommer en kort avhandlingstråd för den som är, eller kanske blir, intresserad. Länk till avhandlingen: portal.research.lu.se/en/publication… 1/12

Interested in the politics of public transport in Malmö and Skåne? Join us tomorrow 21 January (from 10am) at the PhD thesis defense of Jens Hylander, and read his thesis. Zoom link to the defense and the thesis can be found here: miljo.lth.se/om-oss/nyheter….

Thesis – nailed! Congratulations to Dr Jens Portinson Hylander, who has defended his thesis on the politics of public transport in Malmöhus and Skåne today! P.S. The photo is from another day, but it captures the spirit:)

🆕‼️ While we wait for IPCC AR6 WG3 to drop on our doormat, get into the transformative change spirit by reading Harriet Bulkeley et al.’s latest #OA short book on #Decarbonising #Economies. Core 🔎 on #what, #whom & #when in🥩🥛🏭 industries: doi.org/10.1017/978110…

Where are the key inertias of our existing high carbon society? And how is transformation constrained by limited imagination? Join us into the worlds of steel, plastics, paper, meat and dairy. New OA book at CUP, Decarbonising Economies cup.org/3gbyJbC Harriet Bulkeley

Why have electricity prices risen so much this winter? What can we expect in the future? Join the live interview (in Swedish) with Max Åhman and Hannes Sonnsjö on 9 Feb (12:00) to discuss this. You can ask questions in advance and during the interview! facebook.com/events/1001078…

How should bioenergy be used in the best way as technologies, production and needs develop? Learn about the new research project that will investigate these questions, led by Pål Börjesson (in Swedish) lu.se/artikel/nytt-p…

If you've not been able to attend the discussion on electricity prices with Max Åhman and Hannes Sonnsjö earlier today, you can watch the recorded video, too. facebook.com/lundsuniversit…

Meet and follow my new colleague Jonas Algers who will join the Environmental and Energy Systems Studies (IMES) steel team in April!

A very warm welcome, Jonas Algers! We look forward to having you on board.

Fredrik Bauer, forskare LTU och STEPSMistra, kritisk till regeringens första nationella plasthandlingsplan. ”Ignorerar viktiga användningsområden för plast”. Regeringens nya plan: så ska Sverige minska plastsvinnet - DN.SE

For those interested on #windenergy developers' reactions to measures for increasing #citizen participation in #renewableenergy #auctions ↓↓↓

Vice-chancellor Erik Renström: Ukraine’s cause is ours – freedom and democracy are fragile: bit.ly/3symhcY

How do governance context, organisational practices and relations between stakeholders influence challenges with introducing electric buses? Malin Aldenius, Caroline Mullen and Fredrik Pettersson-Löfstedt explain, comparing experiences of England & Sweden. doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.…

How does renewable energy transition affect metal demand and the risk of resource curse in mining countries? André Månberger addresses this question in his chapter (OA) in the Handbook of Sustainable Politics and Economics of Natural Resources. elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/97…

Curious to know about citizen preferences for co-investing in renewable energy? Read this chapter by Cristian Pons-Seres de Brauwer, a visiting PhD student at IMES, co-written with Jed J. Cohen. Available in open access. dx.doi.org/10.4324/978103…

Join the discussion- it´s free and an added benefit is that some where hidden deep down in the program you can find me talking about hydrogen in a panel discussion :)

Våra Per Svenningsson & Lovisa Björnsson har skänkt sitt bilbidrag till stöd för barn i Ukraina, och har startat ett initiativ för att andra ska göra detsamma. unicef.se/egna-insamling…

April 4, Fredric B and I have the pleasure of giving a talk on the political economy of petrochemicals hosted by Plastic Change. Drawing on ongoing research, we will relate to other actors in the plastic value chain and reflect on the petrochemical sector as a fossil-based industry.

Flera nya fossilprojekt sedan senaste IPCC-rapporten släpptes Som Lars J Nilsson från Environmental and Energy Systems Studies (IMES) påpekar: –Förhoppningsvis blir dessa investeringar snabbt värdelösa. De bör då också nekas krav på kompensation för ingen kan i dag påstå att man inte visste. dn.se/vetenskap/efte…