I arrived in Australia (commonly called Oz) last week, but have only just started to recover from the jet-lag. Spending 24 hours on a plane will do that to you ...

But it's great to be here at Melbourne University again on a second ENVERA research exchange. The first exchange took place late last year. The purpose of this exchange is to continue to build relationships with Melbourne University, and begin developing concrete research proposals that engage both Lund and Melbourne in joint work.

With the Australian Government signing the Kyoto Protocol and soon to launch an Emissions Trading Scheme, there is much excitement down under. There is also a strong willingness to form international partnerships and "learn" from best practice. So Sweden and the IIIEE are well-placed.