By
therese [dot] ek [at] cec [dot] lu [dot] se (Therese Ek)
- published 25 November 2025
In 2025, several books on the environment, climate, and sustainability have been published by researchers from Lund University as authors, co-authors, or editors, and most are also members of one of CEC's network organisations. Here is an overview of these books, spanning popular science and academic non-fiction. All titles are in English. We hope you discover something that inspires you!
Essential Concepts for Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals
Editors: Frank Biermann, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University; Thomas Hickmann, Yi Hyun Kang, Jacob Skovgard and Fariborz Zelli, Department of Political Science, Lund University; and others.
The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late
Author: Wim Carton, Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS); Andreas Malm, Department of Human Geography, Lund University.
About the book: The Long Heat maps the new front lines in the struggle for a liveable planet and insists on the climate revolution long overdue. In the end, no technology can absolve us of responsibility for our planet and each other: The Long Heat: Climate Politics When It’s Too Late | Verso Books
Marketing in the Climate Crisis
Authors: Carys Egan-Wyer and Jon Bertilsson, Lund University’s School of Economics and Management. About the book: Are marketers, the proponents for continuous economic growth, the ultimate climate criminals? So far, their job has been to create unnecessary demand and to promote the overconsumption and waste that threatens our very existence on this planet.
Through the Kaleidoscope of Sustainability: 25 Essays
Editor: Marcus Gunneflo, Department of Law and Agenda 2030 Graduate School coordinator at Lund University. The essays are written by doctoral students at the Agenda 2030 Graduate School.
Nature-Based Solutions in Cities of the Global South
Authors: Masoumeh Mirsafa, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Lund University; Fabiano Lemes de Oliveira, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico di Milano.
About the book: This book promotes implemented urban Nature-Based Solutions projects in the Global South to help identify region-specific challenges and opportunities, and to develop more effective and , equitable solutions that contribute to urban resilience and climate adaptation: Nature-Based Solutions in Cities of the Global South - 1st Edition - M
