Environmental Advisory Council (MVB)
Miljövårdsberedningen
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Miljövårdsberedningen (MVB)
Vasagatan 8-10
SE-103 33 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel. +46 8 405 10 00
Fax: +46 8 20 43 31
www.sou.gov.se/mvb
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Current and Future Activities
Establishment and
Mission
Council Members and
Staff Members
Working Style
List of Selected Publications
Current and Future Activities
Present and Future Priority Fields
The Government remodelled the Environmental Advisory Council so that in
2007 it consisted of a Scientific Council on Climate Issues and the Climate
Committee, and as of 2008, the Delegation of Sustainable Cities - a national
arena for sustainable urban development. The Delegation of Sustainable Cities
was launched by the Swedish government in September 2008. The first meetings
including a public hearing will take place during the fall.
The Delegation of Sustainable Cities works for a sustainable development of
cities, population centers and housing areas. It stimulates the work for
long-term well functioning and attractive city environments where high quality
of life goes hand in hand with a better environment, economic growth, social
cohesion and a reduced climate impact.
The Delegation of Sustainable Cities:
- the Government intends to task the Delegation with managing the planned
central government grant to measures for promoting the development of
sustainable cities announced in the 2008 Budget Bill,
- promotes integrated planning and coordination between different sectors
and competences,
- promotes joint efforts in city development projects by municipalities,
market stakeholders and other partners as well as public participation in
the planning process,
- assists export of environmental technology and promotes international
cooperation on the development of sustainable cities,
contributes to the development and dissemination of knowledge, and
gathers and disseminates information
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Background and Mission
Establishment
The Environmental Advisory Council was established in 1968 by a decision
of the King, and has over the years played an important role as a forum for
discussion and debate on strategic environmental issues. The Advisory Council
on the one hand carries out direct governmental assignments and on the other
hand initiates tasks on important issues and tests new working methods when
working with environmental questions.
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Mission
The Swedish Environmental Advisory Council advises the Government on
strategic issues for environmental policy and sustainable development. The
composition and tasks of the Council have varied over time. One important task
has been to give the Government advice on topical questions or future issues
related to the environment.
The Government has remodeled the Environmental Advisory Council so that it
includes, as of 2008, the Delegation of Sustainable Cities - a national arena
for sustainable urban development. The delegation works for a sustainable
development of cities, population centers and housing areas. It stimulates the
work for long-term well functioning and attractive city environments where
high quality of life goes hand in hand with a better environment, economic
growth, social cohesion and a reduced climate impact.
In 2007 the Government the Environmental Advisory Council consisted of a
Scientific Council on Climate Issues and a Climate Committee.
For former activities, please see detailed information on the web page, http://www.sou.gov.se/mvb/english/index.htm
under "Former activities" or this link More information on past
activities
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Delegation Members
The delegation is appointed by the Government from 2008 to 2011 and has 16
members.
Chair
Peter Örn
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Members
Acko Ankarberg |
Municipal commissioner, Jönköping Municipality
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Kerstin Blix
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Consultant
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| Eivor
Bucht
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Professor
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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| Kurt
Eliasson |
Director
Swedish Association of Municipal
Housing Companies
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| Stina
Fransson
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Consultant
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| Anders
Hallersjö
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Director,
Swedish Trade Council
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| Anders
Larsson
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Consultant,
Thetis AB
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| Stellan
Lundberg
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Head
of unit, ÅF Infraplan
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| Katarina
Pelin
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Director,
Malmö City
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| Ulf
Ranhagen
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Professor,
Royal Institute of Technology
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| Lars
Reuterswärd
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Head
of Division, UN-HABITAT
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| Jan-Eric
Sundgren
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Director,
AB Volvo
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| Erland
Ullstad |
Architect,
Växjö Municipality
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| Janna
Valik |
Director-General,
The National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
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| Bengt
Wånggren
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Head
of development, The Swedish Property Federatio
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Staff Members
The MVB has an own secretariat which is located in the Ministry of
Environment. The secretariat currently has two staff members. Pernilla
Knutsson is the Administrative Director. .
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Work Style
Tasks of the Council
Please see the introduction above.
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Substructure and Working Groups
At present there are no
substructures.
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Council Meetings
The delegation will meet about 5-10 times a year, starting from October
2008.
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Type of Advice
The
MVB has given strategic advice so as to fulfil the environmental quality
objectives and international commitments and it has also assumed the role of a
think tank for the government.
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Activities in the EEAC Network
After being involved in the early years of the network, the MVB joined EEAC
in 2001.
The EEAC is an observer to Working groups Energy and Sustainable
development.
The Council
hosted the 4th EEAC Annual Conference 1996 on Sustainable Use
and Management of Europe’s Freshwater Resources.
In 2001, the MVB organized an international
conference on strategies for sustainable development in
2001 in Stockholm. The EEAC Statement Greening Sustainable Development Strategies was
presented at the conference.
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List of Selected Publications
- The Swedish Climate
Policy, The report from the Climate Committee (March 2008)
- A
Scientific Basis for Climate Policy, Report of the Scientific Council
on Climate Issues (September 2007)
- A
Scientific Basis for Climate Policy, Executive Summary
(September 2007)
- Scenarios on economic growth and resources demand - background report to the Swedish Environmental Advisory Council Memorandum,
(April 2007);
- Growth
and environment in a global perspective, (April 2006);
- Strategy
for decreased transport dependency, (April 2006);
- Memoradum
in sustainable fisheries strategies, (February 2006);
- A
Strategy for Ending Eutrophication of Seas and Coasts, (February 2005);
- A
Strategy for Energy-Efficient Buildings, (December 2004);
- Decoupling
- past trends and prospects for the future, (May 2002);
- Resilience
and sustainable development: Building adaptive capacity in a world of
transformation, (April 2002);
- Sustainable
industries, (March 2001);
- Swedish
Archipielago, (June 2000);
- Green
Indicators: Monitoring progress towards Ecological Sustainability,
(January 2000).
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Last update: 3 November 2008