Environment Activities List in CA 2009/2010

The idea behind the list is to generate a better over all picture on ongoing activities in relevant environmental fields, to further explore and evaluate events that could be interesting to attend, and to create a better foundation for future planning. The events in this list are sorted in a chronological order after time and date. Each event contains information about the name of the event, the organizer, what type of event it is (e.g. conference, seminar, exhibition etc), a shorter description of the event, the location and contact information. Each event is also divided into a specific category, depending on which environment area it falls under. The categories may sometimes be a bit overlapping and some events may span over broad areas and therefore fall under more than one category. In these cases, the most suitable categories have been chosen. At the end, a list of links to agencies, associations, institutions and other relevant and valuable sources have been put together as a guide to seek further information.

Categories

ER = Energy & Renewables 
Covers all energy efficiency and energy from renewable resources, such as wind, solar, tidal, ocean, geothermal and hydropower, pellets and ethanol.

WR = Waste & Recycling
Covers all areas related to waste and recycling, how to handle waste, how to reduce the quantity of waste and increase the volume of recycled material.

WS = Water & Sanitation
Covers all water and sanitation issues.

TAF = Transportation & Alternative Fuels
Covers transportation of various kinds such as heavy duty vehicles, personal rapid transit, ecodriving, and podcars. Alternative fuels include for example biodiesel, ethanol, biogas, biomethane, batteries and fuel cells, hydrogen, non-fossil methane, non-fossil natural gas, vegetable oil and other biomass sources.

GB = Green Building
Covers all areas which are related to sustainable building and construction including energy efficiency in building and building materials.

EM = Environmental Management.
The Environmental Management category covers environment in general and activities not referable to the other categories.

For further information about the list in general or about a specific event, please contact:

Anna Carin Thomér
Consul
Business Promotion and Investments;
IT, Biotech, Environment Technology
tel: 310-824-4721
cell: 310-409-3589
mail: annacarin.thomer@foreign.ministry.se,

Wictor Beyer
Promotional Intern
tel: 310-824-4720,
mail: wictor.beyer@foreign.ministry.se