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Energy Expert Meeting 28-29 Aug 06

Contents

• Who is GEO? What is GEOSS?

• What is GEO Added-Value?

• GEO & Energy Management


• GEO is an Intergovernmental Group– 65 Nations

– European Commission

– 43 Participating Organizations

• With a Single Objective: GEOSS– To establish a global, coordinated, comprehensive

and sustained system of Earth observation systems

GEOSS Components


GEO Added ValueWhat is different about GEO?

- Global- Cross-cutting- High-level & Political


GLOBAL

(Rotating) Members of the

GEO Executive Committee:

– South Africa, Morocco– USA, Brazil, Honduras – Russia– China, Japan, Thailand– EC, Germany, Italy


CROSS-CUTTING

9 Societal Benefit Areas

1. Disasters…2. Health…3. Energy4. Climate5. Water6. Weather7. Ecosystems8. Agriculture9. Biodiversity


HIGH-LEVEL

GEO provides:

High-level Framework forOptimized International Cooperation


GEO helps:

Define Common Objectives for Int’ Community - GEO Work Plans Channel individual efforts - Work Plan implementation, however with Members & Organisations own resources

Advocate for- Resources (human & financial)- Collaboration

(at organisation, government or agency-level) Enhance Visibility

- GEO label


Some Clear Energy Objectives for GEO (cf. 10-yr Reference Document)

- Develop the use of EOs - Facilitate access to data & products- Identify user requirements for EOs- Encourage development of DSS- Optimize exploitation of future capabilities

GEO & Energy


But to be achieved by what means?

- GEO Work Plans (2006, 2007-09, …)- Strategic 5-10 year Plan - Workshops- Community of Practice Activities- Other?


Purpose of this Meeting

- Update GEO objectives & priorities (Agenda Item II)

- Redefine means to reach objectives (Work Plan tasks, Strategic Plan, Workshops, …

cf. Agenda Items IV, V, VI)

- Strengthen international cooperation (Community of Practice, … cf. All Agenda Items)

So that GEO Energy activities can truly have an impact and benefit both Society – and our daily work…


Related Questions

- Missing Stakeholders in GEO Process?- Developing vs Developed Countries Priorities?- Renewable vs non-Renewable Energy?- What Connections with Community of Practice?


International Policy Background

21st Century New Energy Security Paradigm?

- Growing influence from non-OECD countries e.g. China, India, Brazil, South Africa


21st Century New Energy Security Paradigm? (cont’)

- Potential for terrorism on supply systems - Climate change (Kyoto) & pollution regulations

- Growing integration of energy industry (a break in the supply chain can reverberate throughout the system)


1st Integrated Energy Crisis of 21st Century

2005 hurricanes in Gulf of Mexico damagedcritical physical connections between offshore platforms, pipelines, oil tankers, refineries, storage, distribution systems, …



G8 Plan of Action 2006Global Energy Security

- Diversify energy mix- Ensure physical security of critical infrastructure- Reduce energy poverty- Address climate change & sustainable development

Consistent Plan of Action for IEAWhat about European Commission’s views?



Mechanisms influencing National Policies and Investments

- REEP Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Program- REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network for 21st Century- MEDREP Mediterranean Renewable Energy Partnership- RPS US “Renewable Portfolio Standards”


Background to Discussion Item V(Strategic 5-10 yr Plan)

According to GEOSS Energy 2-year Target 26, the energy community should:

Produce “a strategic 5-10 year plan for exploitation of the benefits of the new generation of operational observing systems - both space-based and in situ - which comes on-stream in this decade.


The plan should include efforts on:

(i) operationalizing existing research capabilities to meet the needs of the energy industry;

(ii) research and development in advanced end-to end modelling and forecasting techniques (such as ensemble-based methods) covering both environmental and energy processes, and with an emphasis on issues of risk assessment;


(iii) the improvement of information networks by linking existing systems and making them inter-operable;

(iv) continue efforts to raise awareness of, facilitate access to, and operationalize improved methodologies for exploitation of GEOSS data and information products for the industry”.


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Proposals for Energy 2007-09

1: Renewable EnergyDevelop the use of Earth observation in the management of uncertainties related to fluctuations and intermittency of renewable energy sources.

2: Environmental Impact MonitoringSet up an Earth observation platform for the monitoring and prediction of environmental impact from energy resource extraction, transportation and/or exploitation.

3: Energy Policy PlanningEncourage the use of Earth observation for informed energy-policy planning in developing countries.

GEO Organization

GEO Plenary

Executive Committee

Scientific, Technical &

Management Team

GEO Secretariat

StandingCommittees

Capacity Building

Architecture & Data

Science & Technology

User Interface


Why a Cross-cutting Approach?

Societal benefit areas are interdependent (e.g., Weather-Disasters

Climate-Agriculture-Health Water-Energy)


Techniques (eg. Ensemble Forecasting) and parameters (eg. Altimetry) are relevant to a number of Societal Benefit Areas

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