2017-11-22 Commentary: The emissions trading system has been rescued but will play a less significant role in the future After two years of negotiations, last week EU member states reached a compromise over the EU ETS emissions trading system. The reform proposal is more comprehensive than many realize. At the last mome... Read more

2017-08-29 Twelve million SEK to digital environmental monitoring Vinnova has awarded the Luft och Vatten (LoV-IoT) project, one of eight hubs in Sweden, 12 million Swedish crowns to further develop digital environmental monitoring. IVL Swedish Environmental Researc... Read more

2017-07-03 IVL comments to reactions in media on battery study IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute recently carried out a study estimating C02-emissions from lithium-ion battery production and their recycling, aiming to provide a better understanding of ... Read more

2017-06-27 A new Sweden-China Business Match making platform for Swedish green tech businesses Smart City Sweden Export and Investment Platform, led by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, is establishing an innovation partnership together with Chinese Winnoc Sino-Europe World Innovati... Read more

2017-06-22 “Reports about harmful effects of microplastic have opened many people’s eyes” The first UN Ocean Conference, hosted by Sweden and Fiji, took place in New York. Issues with microplastic in the sea and marine littering were high on the agenda. These questions were also taken up i... Read more

2017-06-13 “There is more to biofuels than CO2 reduction” Researchers from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Luleå University of Technology, Bio4Energy and Lund University have evaluated Swedish biofuels production. The result indicates that ther... Read more

2017-06-07 Chemical pollutants in preschool dust Researchers from the City of Stockholm “Chemical-Smart Preschool” project have examined levels of plasticisers and bisphenols in the dust collected from 100 Stockholm preschools. The researchers also ... Read more

2017-04-30 Reducing nitrogen emissions from shipping can save 28.3 billion euros in health costs A new study conducted by the IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute on behalf of the Air pollution and Climate Secretariat (AirClim), shows that a nitrogen oxide emissions tax and refund mechani... Read more

2017-04-28 Second-hand trade saved 16,3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions Schibsted Media Group has, in collaboration with IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, estimated the potential environmental benefits of second-hand trade conducted in eight of the media group... Read more

2017-03-31 Strategic projects to review the potential of Industrial Symbiosis in Sweden Researchers from IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Linköping University, Rise and through collaboration with industrial partners from Sotenäs Symbioscenter, HiFab, Econova, Tekniska Verken... Read more