Bright Green

As up to 100 000 demonstrators were marching towards the Bella Center, the coporate Europe presented their technological solutions at The Bright Green Expo. Anders Fogh Rasmussen opened the event stating that the clean energy sector is expected to grow into a 1600 billion euro industry by 2020. The latest estimates, presented this week by WWF, is 50% higher than five years ago. Should anything similar to the progressive draft deal that was presented yesterday, still stand at the end of the climate conference, this potential might be even larger.

Innovation Norway has organized a common Norwegian foyer at the Expo, "Norway powered by nature", where Sweco Norge is one of 8 exhibitors. REC, Aker Solutions, Statoil and Hafslund being some of the others. The foyer was opened by Crown Prince Håkon yesterday, flanked by our Frøydis (Espedal) holding a plate with a melting piece of the Folgefonna glacier. You might have got a glimse of her, at the NRK evening news.

The Crown Prince also appeared at the stage together with the neighbour royalties at the official opening of Bright Green. At this occasion, I was impressed by his strong commitment and good talk. Thinking that it might well be that his leadership, although symbolic, could become a more powerful inspiration to the battle against climate change, than the leadership of any national politcian we have heard so far.

Here's the article about the the renewable market: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g7gjRltYaokGdjFT_wTYHsiRoTkA