Great to get this feedback from June Nyakahuma at MoFinance in Uganda on our Green Economy program in East Africa now up and running! “The IGE program will help us make an impact” efdinitiative.org/news/ige-progr… EfD Sida Göteborgs centrum för hållbar utveckling

First live conference in ages now opened! The SDG8 initiative. Can we reconcile econ growth and sustainability? ⁦EfD⁩ ⁦Göteborgs centrum för hållbar utveckling⁩

📢 EfD’s newsletter for August is out! Read it and subscribe here: efdinitiative.org/news/augusts-n…

Controlling hazardous chemicals in Sweden – lessons for European chemical policy? FRAM Zoominar with Mats Engström November 11, 15.00-16 CET Read more and register to get the link ➡️gu.se/en/event/contr… WELCOME! Göteborgs centrum för hållbar utveckling Naturvetenskap/GU Göteborgs universitet / University of Gothenburg Sieps

Tired of viruses? Here is another one! - our paper finally published yesterday in EID🙂 Burden of Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Sweden - Volume 28, Number 2—February 2022 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28… via CDC Göteborgs universitet / University of Gothenburg ECDC

Svenskt bistånd är bra och viktigt, och nu hotat. I slutet av denna tråd föreslår jag hur Riksgälden kan användas för att minimera effekterna av flyktingkrisen på biståndet. Det är lätt att hålla med @SidaCarin i DN om nyttan av svenskt bistånd tinyurl.com/3fnvex7s 🧵1/6

Great to finally get started today with the first course on Policy Engagement and get to know the 20 talented participants in the EfD Ealy career Fellowship Program efdinitiative.org/news/program-e… EfD Sida

New paper out with @BCarneyAlmroth! Circular economy could expose children to hazardous phthalates and chlorinated paraffins via old toys and childcare articles. The FRAM Centre EfD sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

European industries have replaced trichloroethylene with its close cousin perchloroethylene. Targeting groups of hz chemicals in combination with fees could provide for a more ambitious approach. New paper out today with Ida Andersson and Thomas Sterner. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Satt i en otroligt varm radiostudio i Göteborg idag och berättade om vår studie om sjukdomskostnaden av TBE. Märkte att 8 minuter går väldigt snabbt! Kul ändå att Nordegren & Epstein hörde av sig! sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/vad-ko… via @louiseepsteinp1 Handelshögskolan Gbg Göteborgs universitet / University of Gothenburg

Gamla leksaker av plast kan innehålla mycket höga halter av giftiga ämnen. Men det finns inga förbud mot att återanvända dem. Forskare vid Göteborgs universitet / University of Gothenburg har testat gamla leksaker i ny studie. @BCarneyAlmroth Daniel Slunge The FRAM Centre bit.ly/3cBtWlz

Congratiulations to Dr. Pham Khanh Nam and team at EfD Vietnam who received the EfD Policy Impact Award 2022 presented by Daniel Slunge at EfD's Annual Meeting, for its work on inclusion of market-based instruments in Vietnam’s new Environmental Protection Law.

⁦David Billen presents on the effects of carbon labelling on food products. First environmental economics seminar this semester. Great learning! ⁦EfD⁩ #environmentaleconomics #foodlabelling

Great to see Dr Uwera again and hear her key note. Still remember our discussions during her time as a PhD student at UGOT. EfD Sida #inclusive_green_economy

I discuss fees on SVHCs and other possible economic instruments to incentivize chemical substitution in a review for OECD published today. oecd.org/chemicalsafety… The FRAM Centre SAICM OECD Economics OECD Environment

Our new EfD report on East African experiences from policy instruments to reduce fossil fuel use, plastic pollution and forest loss was just published. Research papers on the public acceptance of these instruments are in the making. EfD Sida efdinitiative.org/publications/p…

New paper out: Drivers of substitution of hazardous flame retardants in electronic appliances in Sweden. With Jessica Coria Vera , Marion Dupoux and Laurent Faucheux The FRAM Centre sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Check out our new publication on the implementation of the substitution principle in European chemical regulation. With Mécia Miguel, Lina Lindahl and Thomas Backhaus. The FRAM Centre #REACH enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…

New paper out on climate policy acceptability in East Africa, in collaboration with Anna Nordén, Niklas Harring, Michael Ndwiga and the EfD. Thanks to Sida for making this study possible! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #climatepolicy #acceptability #revenuerecycling

New paper out! The the first in a series of papers on the effects of information on hazardous chemicals on consumer behavior. #ConsumerBehavior #HazardousChemicals sciencedirect.com/science/articl…