Events
September
Global Waste Management Symposium — Copper Mountain, Colorado, United States
...Click to read more.7–10 September 2008
http://www.wastesymposium.com/gws2008/public/enter.aspx
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International Biogas Training Course — Stuttgart, Germany
...Click to read more.15–19 September 2008
This 5-day training course was designed to provide future plant operators, representatives of approval authorities and engineers with profound basic knowledge about; the process of biogas formation, the principles of designing biogas plants, applied technology, and safety aspects.
Organized by: International Biogas and Bioenergy Centre of Competence (IBBK)...
Carbon Markets USA — Washington, D.C., United States
...Click to read more.16–17 September 2008
The 2007 Carbon Markets USA featured high-level debate, discussion, and analysis from a selection of leading players in government, industry and key associations involved in the region''s growing carbon market. This year''s event continued to focus on in depth discussion and interactivity in order to get to the heart of the issues affecting the market. Some of the topics discussed included policy ...
International Biogas Study Tour — Stuttgart, Germany
...Click to read more.21–27 September 2008
IBBK offered a 6-day study-tour, starting September 21, 2008 in Stuttgart. The participants of the tour visited planners of biogas plants, manufacturers of components and biogas plants as well as biogas plants with new or groundbreaking concepts or technology in Germany and Austria.
Organized by: International Biogas and Bioenergy Centre of Competence (IBB...
MINExpo International 2008 — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
...Click to read more.22–24 September 2008
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2008 Asia Pacific Coalbed Methane Symposium — Brisbane, Australia
...Click to read more.22–24 September 2008
Website: http://www.uq.edu.au/apcbm2008/
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China Carbon Congress 2008 — Hainan, China
...Click to read more.24–26 September 2008
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October
Environmental and Public Utilities Seminar — Bogota, Colombia
...Click to read more.9–10 October 2008
The seminar updated, disseminated and discussed environment topics of interest of the public utilities sector and encouraged the generation of knowledge, awareness and environmental education through exposure to various environmental issues such as environmental economic instruments, ecological flow, technical studies and watershed management, among others.
Landfill Operations Training Course — Buenos Aires, Argentina
...Click to read more.10 October 2008
The Landfill Operations Course was targeted to landfill operators, the people in charge of the operations in a landfill. This course educated landfill operators about modern landfill operations, making practical suggestions on how to improve operations, and enhancing future landfill gas recovery for project development.
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WASTECON 2008, SWANA''s 46th Annual Solid Waste Exhibition — Tampa Bay, Florida, United States
...Click to read more.21–23 October 2008
WASTECON 2008 showcased energy and climate issues through technical sessions, trainings, workshops, and tours. The technical sessions provided the latest information in the solid waste industry, including landfill gas recovery information.For More Information:APLAS - The Fifth Asian-Pacific Landfill Symposium — Sapporo, Japan
...Click to read more.22–24 October 2008
For More Information: http://www.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/labo/aplas/toppage.html
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Program for International Science-Technical Seminar — Razvilka, Russia
...Click to read more.29–31 October 2008
This workshop explored methane emissions reduction practices for oil and natural gas facilities. Panels discussed methane leak screening and measurement techniques, as well as technologies and practices for reducing methane emissions from compressors, in gas distribution, and in gas pipelines. For More Information:
International Solid Waste Association and Waste Management & Recycling Association of Singapore World Congress — Suntec City, Singapore
...Click to read more.3–4 November 2008
The main theme of the Congress "East meets Waste" reflected the challenges and opportunities in Asian countries as they strive for sustainable waste management. With growing globalization and urbanization, good waste management and leadership are critical. Governments, corporations and industries need to work together for sustainable waste solutions to address the current and anticipated waste cha...
Landfill Methane to Markets Workshop — Qubus Hote, Krakow, Poland
...Click to read more.4–5 November 2008
Landfill methane capture and use is good for the global environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and in many cases can be good for business, too. More than 1,100 landfill methane energy projects are operating around the world, and there are thousands more opportunities that have not yet been exploited. This workshop provided the basics of landfill methane energy project ...
Technology Transfer Workshop on Methane Emissions in the Petroleum and Gas Sector / Technology Demonstration — Buenos Aires, Argentina
...Click to read more.5–6 November 2008
For More Information: http://www.epa.gov/gasstar/workshops/techtransfer/2008/argentina_en.html
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International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit — Mexico City, Mexico
...Click to read more.11–14 November 2008
The dairy sector is currently facing important challenges, such as climate change, evolving economic policies, enhanced global competition, technological innovations, and many others. Organizers of the summit encouraged submissions of papers related to environmental issues to participate in the poster portion of the event.
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India CMM/CBM Clearinghouse Kick-off Event — Indian Institute of Coal Management, Ranchi, India
...Click to read more.17–18 November 2008
Website: www.IndiaCBM-CMM.govtools.us
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December
UNFCCC 14th Conference of the Parties (COP) — Pozan, Poland
...Click to read more.1–12 December 2008
COP-14 was a crucial step on the way to determining the post-2012 international climate regime as well as providing a common understanding of the financial and technical tools that are the essential for the global fight of climate change in both rich and developing countries. Methane to Markets had its first ever side event session on December 12th from 6-7:30 p.m., which was bein...
The 8th International Symposium on CBM/CMM and Carbon Trading in China — Beijing, China
...Click to read more.4 December 2008
Location: Kunlun Hotel, Beijing, China
Contacts: Ms. Liu Xin, Mr. Zhao Guoquan, Mr. Li Hongjun, Ms. Huang Lan
China Coal Information Institute
Phone: 0086-10-84657948, 84657850
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...Click to read more.4–5 December 2008
On December 4th and 5th, the Methane to Markets Partnership held a Landfill Operations Workshop in Cancún, México. The Workshop was hosted by EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP), in collaboration with the Secretaria de Desarrollo Urbano y Medio Ambiente del Estado de Quintana Roo (SEDUMA) and the Dirección de Ecología del Municipio de Ben...
International Workshop on Mine Methane Emission Reduction in China — Kunlun Hotel, Beijing, China
...Click to read more.5 December 2008
Contacts: Ms. Liu Xin, Mr. Zhao Guoquan, Mr. Li Hongjun, Ms. Huang Lan
China Coal Information Institute
Phone: 0086-10-84657948, 84657850
E-mail: cbmc@coalinfo.net.cn or cbmc@public....
2nd Annual China Coal Summit 2008 — Beijing, China
...Click to read more.11–12 December 2008
The 2nd Annual China Coal Summit 2008 was aimed at promoting the upgrade of traditional coal industry, accelerating integrated utilization, forming a new stable, environmentally friendly, and economically providing system of resources, as well as building a new international platform to communicate. The event allowed attendees to share coal industry information and analyze global coal production.<...