Publications
The Environment and Public Health Institute is a non-profit think tank that addresses the environmental and health threats of our time. When others look to politicians for solutions, we look to engineers and entrepreneurs for answers.
Some of our work is presented in reports, essays and briefing papers covering topical issues. You can access all publications here.
Publications in the field of environment "
Publications in the Public Health Programme Area "
New voices in health for the unhealthy
Starting this fall, EPHI's podcast will sound slightly different. Doctor Vincent Amble-Naess will now take over as host together with EPHI's communications manager Nicolina Söderqvist. Amble-Naess promises celebrity guests and highly topical subjects. Vincent Amble-Naess,...
EPHI in Almedalen - Is slim a choice?
Doctor Vincent Flink Amble-Naess has written a report for Ephi on obesity and medicines. Flink Amble-Naess notes that there is currently effective medical treatment for weight loss. The question is who should get it, how the treatment should be financed and how we...
EPHI in Almedalen - A modern public health policy
Economist David Sundén meets psychiatrist David Eberhard, moderated by Henrik Jönsson, to discuss nicotine and public health. Both David Sundén and David Eberhard have each published a report on nicotine and public health. Now they are meeting to...
Nicotine and the brain
Doctor David Eberhard has written a report for EPHI on nicotine, the brain and addiction. Eberhard asks whether addiction itself is really dangerous and how we distinguish between an addiction and a habit. The report is available in both English and Swedish. Watch the call from Brussels...
Is slim a choice?
Doctor Vincent Flink Amble-Naess has written a report for Ephi on obesity and medicines. Flink Amble-Naess notes that there is currently effective medical treatment for weight loss. The question is who should get it, how the treatment should be financed and how we...
The climate benefit of Swedish exports - a new metric for calculating the climate impact of exports and imports.
Global climate change is a challenge that the world must take on together. A prerequisite for this is that individual countries can track emissions. This in turn requires accurate metrics. To address this, Professor Astrid Kander presents in this report a new metric, called the technology-adjusted carbon footprint.
Taste of nicotine
Taste of nicotine Professor Fredrik H Nyström teaches future doctors at the University of Linköping and has long been a very productive researcher. A researcher who manages to combine his own research with the writing of more accessible popular science texts. In the...
Final report - How do we get electricity networks for the future?
Final report - How do we get electricity grids for the future? The electrification of everything from Swedish industry to our transport sector is proceeding at a rapid pace and is a prerequisite for combating climate change. While the debate is raging about how we should...
Taste of nicotine
Taste of nicotine Professor Fredrik H Nyström teaches future doctors at Linköping University and has long been a very productive researcher. A researcher who manages to combine his own research with the writing of more accessible popular science...
How do we get electricity grids for the future? 5/6
In the first four reports, we focused on what is at stake, on the scale and nature of the challenge. In this, the fifth of six reports, Mats Nilsson looks for the solutions and what reforms and changes we need to put in place to ensure adequate electricity grids for the future.
Mats Nilsson is an associate professor and researcher with a focus on
environment and the economics of the electricity market.