2019-06-04 20 students from India and China go to Sweden IVL, together with Swedish institute, arranges the two-week SEK City Elite Scholarship Camp in Sweden for students from India and China. The selection process is now finalized, and the names of the fi... Read more

2019-04-15 Wastewater treatment in Svalbard eliminates 99 per cent of microlitter Very little sewage treatment is carried out on the Norwegian Svalbard island group. In a preliminary study commissioned by the Norwegian Environmental Protection Agency, IVL, in collaboration with the... Read more

2019-04-10 Camp for Indian and Chinese students IVL, together with Swedish institute, arranges the two-week SEK City Elite Scholarship Camp in Sweden for students from India and China. In the camp they will learn more about sustainable development. Read more

2019-04-03 Municipal electric vehicle policies have a considerable impact on residents purchase decisions Studies carried out by IVL and the University of Gothenburg show that the procurement of an electric vehicle fleet by local councils and investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure ramps up... Read more

2019-03-27 Large variations in wood combustion emissions Short-lived climate-impacting air pollutants trigger both climate and health issues. Small-scale residential wood burning is major source of these emissions. A study carried out by IVL Swedish Environ... Read more

2019-03-07 A trend break is necessary if road traffic climate goals are to be met The transport sector gives rise to significant carbon emissions. Unlike private motoring where policy instruments are starting to have some effect heavier vehicles emission reductions are coming along... Read more

2019-02-26 The ’Million’ programme is being updated to accommodate both the climate and tenants Homes built under the Swedish ‘Million’ public housing programme can be retrofitted to more or less the same energy standard that new buildings are compelled to meet – while simultaneously maintaining... Read more

2019-02-01 Record number of EPD registrations A record number of 270 Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) were published in the International EPD System in 2018, breaking the previous record with 85 additional registrations in a single year. ... Read more

2019-01-24 Circular Electronics Day aims to extend the lifespan of electronics Today’s extensive consumption of electronics lead to alarming amounts of waste and the release of substances hazardous to human health and the environment. Finite natural resources are extracted from ... Read more

2019-01-23 Report from breakfast seminar: The climate summit in Katowice The climate summit, COP 24, in Polish Katowice last November was an important milestone in the climate negotiations following the Paris agreement in 2015. Particularly successful was the progress with... Read more