About
Astrid Kander is a Professor at Lund University, holding dual affiliations with the Department of Economic History and the Sustainability transformations over time and space initiative. Her research focuses on environmental economic history, examining interconnections between economic growth, energy use, CO2 emissions, and trade patterns. She also investigates innovation dynamics through projects like the SWINNO database on Swedish-Finnish technological advancements.
Her work spans global, European, and Swedish contexts from 1800 to the present, emphasizing embodied emissions and policy impacts. Key areas include sustainable growth, climate change mitigation, and innovation policy analysis. She engages in public debates through media and lectures on energy/climate history.
Recent projects include studying the Little Ice Age energy transition and leading the LU Land initiative exploring sustainability transformations. She supervises PhD candidates in energy history and industrial innovation.
