8 February, 2021  |  General

Daniel Böckin is about to finalize his PhD on environmental assessment of circular solutions at Chalmers Technical University in Gothenburg, Sweden! A great moment to share his knowledge and critically discuss the challenges of truly decoupling environmental impacts from profits through circular solutions. If you are curious how to look at environmental impacts and financial value in circular... Read more

5 February, 2021  |  General

The Swedish Delegation for Circular Economy has published an interview with IIIEE researcher and Mistra REES project leader Carl Dalhammar on its homepage. In the interview, Carl discusses the importance of product regulation as a key strategy to reach a Circular economy. The interview is available (in Swedish)... Read more

3 February, 2021  |  General

Today, Cradlenet released the Circular Economy Outlook Report 2021. The purpose is to provide a picture of where the Circular Economy is in Sweden today and what its future looks like. Mistra REES is presented as a research initiative in the area and several contributors to the report are or have been involved in Mistra REES. Read the report... Read more

29 January, 2021  |  General

"Waste of critical metals threatens Swedish competitiveness"is the title  of a new debate article that several researchers in Mistra REES have been involved in.  The article is published in the magazine Ny Teknik and can be read here (In Swedish... Read more

25 January, 2021  |  General

In the Circular Economy Action Plan of the European Union there is a section about “getting the economics right”, encouraging the application of economic instruments. In a new article in the journal Circular Economy and Sustainability, Leonidas Milios outlines a comprehensive taxation framework, applied across the life cycle of products. The framework includes (1) a raw material resource tax,... Read more

23 December, 2020  |  Media

Listen to Mistra REES researcher Anne-Marie Tillman as she sorts out the question in Swedish Radio's program Nordengren & Epstein i P1 Link to the episode (about 31 minutes into the program and in Swedish... Read more

27 November, 2020  |  General

In an article published on Linköping University's website, Mistra REES Program Director Mattias Lindahl and Erik Sundin, professor of sustainable production, argue about how to use existing resources in a more efficient way to be able to achieve the global sustainability goals. Read the article... Read more

26 November, 2020  |  Media

Tomorrow it’s ”Black Friday”, one of the biggest shopping days of the year. We are bombarded with deals, specials and reasons to consume. Oksana Mont, together with Mistra REES researcher Carl Dalhammar and Alexandra Davidsson from “Medveten konsumtion” have written a debate article on this topic which was published in Aktuell Hållbarhet. Read the debate article here. (In Swedish... Read more