The environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development shall be pursued in a coherent manner, both within Sweden and in our relations with partners around the world.
Seminar: Transforming the global energy system - The IEA World Energy Outlook 2008 and an international agreement on climate change
A complete transformation of the global energy system is necessary to meet the challenge of climate change. The International Energy Agency, considered to be the world's most authoritative resource on global energy issues, offers the World Energy Outlook 2008 to policy-makers as an essential source of information for negotiations on the next global climate framework. The report sets out energy scenarios to 2030 and projects the future use of fossil fuels and renewables as well as emissions of greenhouse gases.
At a seminar, arranged by the Commission on Sustainable Development, the IEA will present the World Energy Outlook 2008 for the first time to policy-makers and experts in Europe.
Report: Four policy scenarios for Copenhagen - An analysis of four possible outcomes of the COP15 negotiations
In Copenhagen in December 2009, world leaders meet to negotiate a new global agreement on climate change to follow the Kyoto Protocol. The international company Point Carbon has produced this report with the aim of stimulating debate on the environmental and economic consequences of different outcomes of the negotioations. The report analyses four scenarios, ranging from one where only the EU pursues effective policies to one where parties agree on deep emission cuts with wide participation by countries.
