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Exploiting the full potential of energy resources is of critical importance to all countries. This trillion-dollar economic sector includes coal, oil and gas as well as renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and hydropower.
Key concerns for both governments and the private sector include reliable access to energy, the efficient management of energy resources, improved technologies for stabilizing or reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and the need to report energy emissions levels to the UN Climate Change Convention and other bodies.
The Global Earth Observation System of Systems will help governments and companies manage energy resources more effectively. It will help them evaluate the potential for producing renewable energy, and it can support assessments of the risks and potential of carbon capture and storage systems designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
GEOSS will also provide data and information for monitoring and forecasting fluctuations in hydropower, solar, ocean and wind energy sources; assessing and predicting the environmental impacts of energy exploration, extraction, transportation and consumption; reducing weather-related and other risks to energy infrastructure; matching energy supply and demand; and informing other aspects of energy-policy planning in both developing and developed countries.
To learn more, view or download the collection of Information Sheets on GEOSS and the different societal benefit and cross-cutting areas.
The GEO Secretariat Expert responsible for Energy is Alexia Massacand.
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