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2018-04-12 | Press release Report highlights the benefits of renewable materials in a circular economy The environmental benefits of utilising and recirculating renewables should have a more prominent role in the circular economy. This is highlighted by the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute ... Read more
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2018-03-23 | Press release International organisations want to speed up the fight against air pollution Outdoor air pollution is ranked as one of the ten most common causes of death around the world today. Each year, more than four million people die prematurely as a result of poor air quality. The step... Read more
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2018-03-13 | Press release The new logic of the EU emissions trading system Never before has such an important climate decision attracted so little attention. After six years of persistently low carbon prices a recent reform of the EU emissions trading system may put the sche... Read more
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2018-03-08 | Press release Old electronic products in drawers can be reused About every other Swede has electronic products they no longer use lying around their home. An equal number admit to junking their unwanted devices, despite them still being fully functional. This is ... Read more
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2017-12-19 | Press release 1,000 environmental product declarations now registered There is a growing need for information describing the impact that goods and services have on the environment. This is made clear by the rapid rise in the number of registrations in the international ... Read more
Publications
- Renewable materials in the Circular Economy The most widely used definition of the Circular Economy, distinguishes between technical and biological cycles. This report aims to highlight the role and benefits of responsibly sourced renewable materials in products of the CE’s technical cycle. Renewable material and resources used in the technical cycle link the concepts of bioeconomy and CE. Read more
- Byggsektorns Miljöberäkningsverktyg BM1.0 I branschen finns idag ett gemensamt regelverk med standarder för hur en LCA ska göras för insatsvaror och byggnader. I det här projektet har vi utvecklat ett sådant LCA-beräkningsverktyg ”Byggsektorns Miljöberäkningsverktyg” (BM) som resulterar i en klimatdeklaration för en byggnad vilken som helst. This report is only available in Swedish. English summary is available in the report. Read more
- Assessing the energy and environmental performance of vertical hydroponic farming In this study, the sustainability of the vertical farming system at Grönska Stadsodling, hereafter referred to as Grönska, has been evaluated. Grönska is located in southern Stockholm and produces primarily basil in pots that are sold to retailers around the city using vertical-hydroponic techniques. The energy use and environmental impacts for the production of herbs (basil) were assessed using life cycle assessment (LCA) from a cradle-to-gate perspective Read more
- Assessing the Environmental Implications of a Regional Industrial Symbiosis Network for Innovative Products Industrial symbiosis (IS), where different entities collaborate over energy, utilities, materials or services to create value and lower cost and environmental impact, has been identified as an approach to improve resource efficiency. The focus of the project will highlight the environmental performance of the industrial symbiosis network and pay particular attention to the value of facilitation services by Econova to produce hard surfaces and soil products for the consumer and bulk market. Read more
- Reviewing the energy and environmental performance of vertical farming systems in urban In this study, the sustainability of the vertical farming system at Node Farm has been evaluated. Node Farm is located in southern Stockholm in an old refrigerated shipping container, and will start the production of cress during spring 2018. Read more
IVL video
Sea squirts-breeding increases
the environmental benefits
The idea behind growing sea squirts started with producing natural gases. You harves sea squirts in order to putrefy them int o natural gas. Hear Anna-Sara Krång about the project.
In focus
Recycling and reuse - by hook or by crook
The production and trading of clothes, is one of the world’s largest industries and its ecological footprint is huge. And there seems to be no end to how much we consume. In Sweden we buy on average 13 kilos of clothing per person per year.