energy expert meeting 28-29 aug 06 contents who is geo? what is geoss? what is geo added-value? geo...
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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
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• 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
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GEO Added ValueWhat is different about GEO?
- Global- Cross-cutting- High-level & Political
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GLOBAL
(Rotating) Members of the
GEO Executive Committee:
– South Africa, Morocco– USA, Brazil, Honduras – Russia– China, Japan, Thailand– EC, Germany, Italy
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CROSS-CUTTING
9 Societal Benefit Areas
1. Disasters…2. Health…3. Energy4. Climate5. Water6. Weather7. Ecosystems8. Agriculture9. Biodiversity
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HIGH-LEVEL
GEO provides:
High-level Framework forOptimized International Cooperation
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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
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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
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But to be achieved by what means?
- GEO Work Plans (2006, 2007-09, …)- Strategic 5-10 year Plan - Workshops- Community of Practice Activities- Other?
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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…
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Related Questions
- Missing Stakeholders in GEO Process?- Developing vs Developed Countries Priorities?- Renewable vs non-Renewable Energy?- What Connections with Community of Practice?
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International Policy Background
21st Century New Energy Security Paradigm?
- Growing influence from non-OECD countries e.g. China, India, Brazil, South Africa
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Energy Expert Meeting 28-29 Aug 06
Energy Expert Meeting 28-29 Aug 06
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)
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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, …
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Energy Expert Meeting 28-29 Aug 06
International Policy Background
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?
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International Policy Background
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”
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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.
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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;
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(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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Energy Expert Meeting 28-29 Aug 06
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PhilippinesSlovenia
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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.
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GEO Organization
GEO Plenary
Executive Committee
Scientific, Technical &
Management Team
GEO Secretariat
StandingCommittees
Capacity Building
Architecture & Data
Science & Technology
User Interface
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Energy Expert Meeting 28-29 Aug 06
Why a Cross-cutting Approach?
Societal benefit areas are interdependent (e.g., Weather-Disasters
Climate-Agriculture-Health Water-Energy)
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Techniques (eg. Ensemble Forecasting) and parameters (eg. Altimetry) are relevant to a number of Societal Benefit Areas