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Mistra launches new strategy for up to 2030

Exploration, cooperation and impact – these will be the keywords for Mistra’s activities in coming years. With a new strategy, CEO Anna Jöborn is looking forward to building on Mistra’s experience and curiosity to continue contributing solutions to the environmental and climate challenges that we face.

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Report on how Russia’s war affects the climate transition

How does Russia’s war in Ukraine affect the climate transition in Sweden and within the EU? The Mistra Carbon Exit research programme has studied this in a new report focusing on energy, critical minerals and climate policy. The researchers propose a series of measures to strengthen climate policy by increasing security in key supply chains and eliminating dependency on Russian gas.

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How to make sports and outdoor recreation events more sustainable

Events are a major part of sports and outdoor recreation and encompass everything from the Vasaloppet cross-country skiing races and marathons to orienteering competitions and group hikes. In the Hållbara Evenemang webinar about sustainable events, researchers and actors in Mistra Sport & Outdoors highlighted goal conflicts, environmental consideration in permit processes and how the organisers present sustainability communication.

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Mistra’s new Board

Mistra welcomes new members and a new chair and vice chair. Anna Jakobson and Anders Tunlid are looking forward to creating an initiated and involved Board, on which everyone’s perspectives and competencies contribute to Mistra’s development.

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“Russia benefits both from changing the climate and from a changed climate”

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has changed the geopolitical situation and the global playing field. Our dependence on fossil intermediate goods and commodities is clear and affects the multilateral cooperation on issues relating to climate and the environment. More knowledge and insight are necessary to deal with the significant challenges that relate to the climate, security, energy and resources, according to a panel of experts at one of Mistra’s seminars at Almedalen.

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2022-05-11

Björn-Ola Linnér: “Fewer geopolitical risks in a fossil-free society”

The Mistra Geopolitics research programme recently visited Brussels for meetings with NATO and representatives of the EU’s green transition. The programme’s research into geopolitics, security, the environment and climate is receiving a great deal of attention. In Brussels, they participated in discussions about security policy, the EU’s Green Deal, agricultural issues and the Arctic.

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2022-04-07

Tough tests on shell jackets in wind tunnels and material labs

Textiles that are slowly torn apart, soaked and aged with dirt and UV light. In a material testing lab in the Sports Tech Research Centre at Mid Sweden University, Mistra Sport & Outdoors is subjecting new and used shell jackets to tough tests. The aim is to see how functionality changes over time in order to boost the second-hand market.

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2021-10-18

“The chemical tax counteracts a circular transition”

The chemical tax is a barrier to the circular transition and, to promote reuse, second-hand products should be excluded. Mattias Lindahl, Programme Director for Mistra REES, also believes that other regulatory frameworks need to be reviewed so they do not hinder circular business models.

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