Annual Report 2008 - IVA
Annual Report 2008 - IVA
Annual Report 2008 - IVA
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energy and environmental issues have been<br />
front and centre for <strong>IVA</strong> ever since the Academy<br />
was founded in 1919, and they remain so<br />
today. The energy supply issue will be a critical<br />
one for both Sweden and the rest of the world<br />
for the foreseeable future. Numerous environmental<br />
challenges need to be dealt with and<br />
there are still many problems to solve. <strong>IVA</strong> can<br />
help find solutions in various ways; for example,<br />
by assembling players who can influence<br />
development in this area.<br />
During the year the Academy arranged activities<br />
directly linked to environmental and energy<br />
issues. The Environmental Foresight project delivered<br />
its conclusions and ideas at a breakfast<br />
meeting attended by Minister for the Environment,<br />
Andreas Carlgren. The Energy Crossroads<br />
project, aimed at developing strategies for<br />
Sweden’s energy systems in a new climatic<br />
situation, was launched in September. A joint<br />
programme of <strong>IVA</strong> and the Chinese Academy<br />
of Engineering (CAE) for renewable energy<br />
research exchange has provided opportunities<br />
for a number of exchanges between Sweden<br />
and China. The Academy’s divisions have also<br />
arranged meetings and open seminars focusing<br />
on energy and the environment.
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