"During recent years a lot has been invested in property and fossil fuels instead of renewable energy, public transportation, water conservation or sustainable agriculture," stated Ville Niinistö, Finnish Minister of the Environment in his opening speech at a green growth conference in Tallinn, Estonia. The conference, 'Smart Growth. Green Transport' takes this approach emphasising the potential in environmentally friendly innovations in the Baltic Sea Region.|
From 15-17 September 2011 the Estonian-Nordic Green Growth Festival ROHEVIK in Tartu and Tallinn looked to the kind of future that will be built on sustainable and environmentally friendly ways of life, with a focus on electric cars. The festival consisted of three days: o 15.09: 'Modern Eco-cities' - international conference at the Estonian University of Life Sciences in Tartu (about 170 participants) The Rohevik festival was one of the highlights marking the 20th anniversary of the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Estonia. NIB, Nefco, Nordic Innovation, Tallinn and Tartu city government, several Estonian ministries, the Finnish embassy in Tallinn and others were engaged in organizing the festival besides the NCM Office in Estonia. Find out more (programmes, electric cars presentations, pictures, etc) at Rohevik's website. |
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The high-level international conference 'Smart Growth. Green Transport' stressed the need to find new ways of generating energy, increasing the amount of energy produced from renewable sources and arranging transport in a new manner that is energy efficient and clean. |
