News
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2016-12-20 | Press release 80 million to new climate policy programme With a backing of 80 million Swedish crowns Mistra’s new climate policy programme, Mistra Nepsis , will aim at the tough target of achieving zero net greenhouse gases emissions by the year 2045. IVL Sw... Read more
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2016-12-09 | News Food Waste Forum attracted great attention in China Over 100 professionals from the government, business community, science institutions, non-governmental organizations and international organizations gathered in Beijing for the Food Waste Forum – an i... Read more
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2016-11-30 | News Sweden's first purification plant for removal of wastewater pharmaceutical residues under construction Tekniska verken is building Sweden's first permanent large-scale treatment for removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products from wastewater at the Nykvarn wastewater treatment plant in Linköp... Read more
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2016-11-28 | Press release Significant reduction of heavy metals in moss In addition to taking up nutrients from the air, moss also picks up heavy metals, such as lead, cadmium and arsenic. On behalf of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, IVL has carried out a sur... Read more
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2016-11-01 | News Celebrating 30 years of cooperation with China On October 24th IVL-China hosted a China Day in Stockholm, celebrating 30 years of cooperation with China and presenting the current environmental challenges and opportunities that exist in China. The... Read more
Publications
- The total waste of products – a study on waste footprint and climate cost In this study we developed a waste footprint metric in order to improve understanding and awareness of consumers about the total waste generated in the course of producing the goods they consume. Read more
- Distribution and abundance of surface water microlitter in the Baltic Sea: A comparison of two sampling methods In this article two methods for marine microlitter sampling were compared in the Gulf of Finland and northern Baltic Sea. Read more
- Addressing positive impacts in social LCA – discussing current and new approaches exemplified by the case of vehicle fuels This paper seeks ways to address positive social impacts in social life cycle assessment (SLCA) and attempts to answer two questions: How can the SLCA methodology be improved in order to systematically identify all potential positive impacts in the supply chain? How can positive impacts be taken into consideration along with negative impacts in SLCA? In order to exemplify and provide more concrete methodological improvements, the case of vehicle fuels is used to investigate the possibilities to address positive impacts in SLCA. Read more
- Nationell luftövervakning - sakrapport med data från övervakning inom Programområde Luft t.o.m. 2015 Naturvårdsverket ansvarar för den nationella övervakningen av luftens och nederbördens kvalitet i bakgrundsmiljö. I rapporten redovisas resultat från verksamheten inom Programområde Luft avseende mätningar till och med 2015 och regionala modellberäkningar till och med 2014, respektive 2015 för marknära ozon. Read more
- Återhämtning och kvarvarande miljöeffekter i skogsindustrins recipienter Denna rapport syftar till att klarlägga tillfriskningsförlopp och eventuella kvarstående effekter i skogsindustrirecipienter samt att ge en översikt över den omfattande kunskap som byggts upp under många decenniers miljöarbete inom branschen. En förhoppning är att kunna föra vidare denna kunskap in i framtiden och inte minst till andra delar av världen där industrin expanderar. Read more
The Climate Account
Calculate your own carbon footprint
Travel habits, what food you eat and the temperature you have in your house are of importance for how much impact you have on the climate. On Klimatkontot.se developed by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, you can test your own lifestyle impact on the climate.
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.