DIARY - Global Environment

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THURSDAY, MAY 10 BUENOS AIRES - First Biofuel Congress of the Americas (to May 11). TUESDAY, MAY 15 TAMPA, Fl.- World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2007.
TUESDAY, MAY 22 WASHINGTON- The Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) holds a hearing on California's request to impose stricter-than-federal automobile emissions standards.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23 LONDON- Chatham House briefing on Africa and cimate security with UK Special Envoy for Climate Security in Africa George Edgar.
TUESDAY, MAY 29 LONDON- Corporate Climate Response (to May. 31). Link: www.greenpowerconferences.com
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 ATLANTIC- 2007 Atlantic hurricane season starts around this time and expected to end by Nov. 30.
ESSEN, Germany- EU Environment Ministers meeting (to Jun. 3).
TUESDAY, JUNE 5 GLOBAL- United Nations World Environment Day.
FRIDAY, JUNE 8 GLOBAL- 15th Annual World Ocean Day (WOD) 2007.
TUESDAY, JUNE 12 SINGAPORE- Renewable Energy Finance Asia (to Jun. 13). Link: www.greenpowerconferences.com
SINGAPORE- Biofuels Markets Asia (to June 13th). Link: www.greenpowerconferences.com
THURSDAY, JUNE 14 SINGAPORE- Carbon Markets Asia (to June 15th). Link: www.greenpowerconferences.com
SINGAPORE- Biogas Markets Asia (to June 15th). Link: www.greenpowerconferences.com
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 TORONTO- The GLOBE Awards - presented to extraordinary companies and industry groups who have managed to balance competitive business strategies and sustainable development.
THURSDAY, JUNE 28 LUXEMBOURG- EU Environment Council meeting.
TUESDAY, JULY 3 LONDON- (TENTATIVE) 7th annual Climate Change Conference.
SATURDAY, JULY 7 GLOBAL LOCATIONS- Environmental activists led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore expected to organize a worldwide string of pop concerts to mobilize action to stop global warming. The Live Earth concerts on July 7 will take place in Shanghai, Sydney, Johannesburg, London and cities to be decided in Brazil, Japan and the United States. There also will be a live performance in Antarctica.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7 BAOTOU, China- International Conference on rare earth development and applications, hosted by various internatiional rare earth societies (to Aug. 11).
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 GLOBAL- World Water Week (to Aug. 18).
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 VALENCIA, Spain- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is expected to release the forth and final "Synthesis Report" summing up all the findings from its previous reports outlining increasing risks from global warming.
DECEMBER 2007 BALI, Indonesia- U.N. Conference on Climate Change
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 BALI, Indonesia- Kyoto Protocol signatories meet on cutting greenhouse gas emissions (to Dec. 14).
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1 CALIFORNIA- Deadline for California companies to report emissions.
SATURDAY, MARCH 22 GLOBAL- U.N. World Water Day.
TUESDAY, APRIL 22 GLOBAL- Earth Day. Link:www.earthday.org


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