Environment Ireland conference 2010

Prioritising the environment in the economic recovery

Date: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Venue: Croke Park Conference Centre, Dublin

Environment Ireland, now in its sixth year, is Ireland’s largest conference on environmental policy and management. The conference is organised in association with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The conference is attended each year by delegates representing all the major sectors with an interest in Ireland’s environment, including many from Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Environment and the green economy

Much has been made of realising the potential of the green economy. The conference will focus on key aspects of the green economy: the eco-efficient economy; a sustainable urban future; renewable energy; and investing in water, waste water and waste infrastructure.

The conference will look at the practical aspects of further developing each of these sectors. The water and waste water sector is currently worth over €1 billion per year; renewable energy is worth €700 million annually; and the waste sector is worth an estimated €500 million per year. Despite the economic difficulties all these sectors will see significant investment in the coming years.

Featured speakers include:

	John Gormley, TD Minister for Environment Heritage and Local Government		Ciarán Cuffe, TD Minister of State with special responsibility for sustainable transport, horticulture, planning and heritage
	Mary Kelly Director General Environmental Protection Agency		Will Day Chair Sustainable Development Commission
	Leo O’Reilly Permanent Secretary Department of the Environment Northern Ireland		Paul Gorecki Research Professor, Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI)

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