Environment and sustainable development
KTH contributes to sustainable development by providing educational programmes, conducting research and by interacting with the surrounding community. Through its activities, KTH also impacts the environment in practical terms through the consumption of materials and water, energy and chemicals, travel and transport and construction, and indirectly through purchasing and procurement.
KTH's environmental system ISO 14001:2015
News
- A new material takes shape – all by itself
24 Jun 2020
- Transport model could help predict virus’ spread
16 Jun 2020
- How should we travel after the pandemic?
20 May 2020
- KTH teachers are cutting out templates for local apron factory´s protective suits
19 May 2020
- Shape-shifting carbon fibre could replace mechanical systems for planes and more
7 May 2020
- Newsmakers at KTH
27 Apr 2020
- KTH ranked among world's top universities in sustainable development
24 Apr 2020
- Higher ed institutions’ climate initiative awarded
17 Apr 2020
Event
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19AugSustainabilityWednesday 2020-08-19Lecturer: KTH Sustainabilty Office, Klimatstudenter, Stockholm Vatten och Avfall, Students for SustainabilityLocation: Digital webinars2020-08-19T00:00:00.000+02:00 2020-08-19T23:59:00.000+02:00 Sustainability at KTH, 19 Aug (Sustainability) Sustainability at KTH, 19 Aug (Sustainability)
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19AugLicentiate seminarsWednesday 2020-08-19, 13:00Doctoral student: Isaac Owusu-Agyeman , Kemiteknik, Resource Recovery Division2020-08-19T13:00:00.000+02:00 2020-08-19T13:00:00.000+02:00 Recovery of organic carbon from municipal waste streams (Licentiate seminars) Recovery of organic carbon from municipal waste streams (Licentiate seminars)
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20AugSustainabilityThursday 2020-08-20, 14:00 - 16:00Lecturer: Max Tegmark (MIT), Francesco Fuso Nerini, Ricardo Vinuesa (KTH) and more.Location: Online Event2020-08-20T14:00:00.000+02:00 2020-08-20T16:00:00.000+02:00 The Role of AI in Achieving the SDGs: Enabler or Inhibitor? (Sustainability) The Role of AI in Achieving the SDGs: Enabler or Inhibitor? (Sustainability)
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26AugPublic defences of doctoral thesesWednesday 2020-08-26, 10:00Location: Stockholm (English)Doctoral student: Mattias E. Karlsson , Polymera material2020-08-26T10:00:00.000+02:00 2020-08-26T10:00:00.000+02:00 Fundamentals of Polyethylene Composites for HVDC Cable Insulation – Interfaces and Charge Carriers (Public defences of doctoral theses) Fundamentals of Polyethylene Composites for HVDC Cable Insulation – Interfaces and Charge Carriers (Public defences of doctoral theses)
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28AugPublic defences of doctoral thesesFriday 2020-08-28, 10:00Location: Publikt via Zoom, Stockholm (English)Doctoral student: Jonas Anund Vogel , Tillämpad termodynamik och kylteknik2020-08-28T10:00:00.000+02:00 2020-08-28T10:00:00.000+02:00 Incentivising Innovation in the Swedish Construction Industry (Public defences of doctoral theses) Incentivising Innovation in the Swedish Construction Industry (Public defences of doctoral theses)
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3SepSustainabilityThursday 2020-09-03, 10:00 - 12:00Lecturer: Göran Finnveden, Kristina von Oelreich, Sofia Ritzén, Sven Ove HanssonLocation: Zoom2020-09-03T10:00:00.000+02:00 2020-09-03T12:00:00.000+02:00 Workshop: KTH's New Sustainability Objectives (Sustainability) Workshop: KTH's New Sustainability Objectives (Sustainability)
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10SepSustainabilityThursday 2020-09-10, 10:00 - 15:00Location: Zoom2020-09-10T10:00:00.000+02:00 2020-09-10T15:00:00.000+02:00 Digitalization for Urban Sustainability (Sustainability) Digitalization for Urban Sustainability (Sustainability)
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11SepPublic defences of doctoral thesesFriday 2020-09-11, 13:00Doctoral student: Weijin Guo , Mikro- och nanosystemteknik, Microfluidics2020-09-11T13:00:00.000+02:00 2020-09-11T13:00:00.000+02:00 Synthetic Paper for Point-of-Care Diagnostics (Public defences of doctoral theses) Synthetic Paper for Point-of-Care Diagnostics (Public defences of doctoral theses)