[efgcontact] GeoNews November
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- Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:22:45 +0100
GeoNews November 2013
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*Index*
1. EFG News and News from EFG Members
2. General
3. Minerals
4. Oil and Gas
5. Renewable Energy
6. CCS
7. Natural Hazards
8. Hydrogeology
9. Jobs and Training
1. EFG News and News from EFG Members
*The deadline for submitting news items for the next GeoNews is 5
December. The EFG Office looks forward to hearing from you.*
*EFG:*
<http://www.eurogeologists.eu/index.php?page=1171>
*Online few days left - Register now for the EFG Workshop* *- European
water policy:*
*challenges for Hydrogeologists, Brussels, Belgium, 22-23 November 2013.*
This workshop supported by the International Association of
Hydrogeologists (IAH), the European Water Platform (WssTP), the Belgian
Geological Survey and EuroGeoSurveys will highlight those areas where
hydrogeologists are playing an important role in the implementation of
the Water Framework Directive and the new business opportunities now
opening to firms in hydrogeology with the publication of the Blueprint.
The Workshop will also provide a unique opportunity to obtain a
corresponding official acknowledgement of this role by the European
Commission.
*Please note that discounts apply to members of EFG's national
association, EuroGeoSurveys, IAH and Belgian Geological Survey.*
More information and registration: www.eurogeologists.eu
<http://www.eurogeologists.eu/index.php?page=1171>
<http://www.geotrainet.eu>
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*GEOTRAINET events ‘Geo Energy – Planning and Good Practice’ and Update
course ‘Training for trainers and Good Practice’, Lund, Sweden, 14-15
November 2013.*
With the establishment of the new Geotrainet association for shallow
geothermal education and training in Europe, two events were held in
fall 2013.
The events were attended by around 40 persons from 12 different
countries. At the same occasion the first general assembly of the new
organisation was celebrated. EFG will be involved in the new Board.
More information: www.geotrainet.eu <http://www.geotrainet.eu>
<http://bookshop.eage.org/Webshop/product_details.aspx?prod_code=ZA0023&cat_code=MERCHANDIS>
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*EFG/EAGE photo contest 2013 - Traveling exhibition at Brussels and
publication of the 2014 calendar.*
The winners of the EAGE/EFG photo contest 'Geoscientists at work' will
be announced very soon. The first prize is an iPad and the second and
third prizes are book gifts.
The travelling exhibition of the Top 12 pictures has now arrived at
Brussels and is shown at the Belgian Museum of Natural Sciences until 25
November.
Furthermore, the EAGE-EFG calendar 2014 displaying the Top 12 pictures
is now available and can be ordered at http://bookshop.eage.org
<http://bookshop.eage.org/Webshop/product_details.aspx?prod_code=ZA0023&cat_code=MERCHANDIS>.
*APG, Portugal:*
<http://apgeologos.wordpress.com/author/apgeologos/>
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*O potencial geológico nacional: uma alavanca para a retoma económica,
Lisbon, Portugal, 28-29 November 2013.*
The Portuguese Association of Geologists (APG) will organise its 3^rd
APG days in November 2013 with the topic ‘The national geological
potential: a lever for economic recovery’. The event aims at launching a
reflection on the role of geological resources in the economic recovery,
as it is commonly accepted internationally that only countries with
natural resources can quickly overcome the deep crisis affecting the
global economy. The programme intends to update knowledge of the
national potential for the exploitation of mineral resources, oil and
gas, in terrestrial and marine environment and highlighting the
contribution that geology can provide for the country's economic
development.
More information: http://apgeologos.wordpress.com
<http://apgeologos.wordpress.com/author/apgeologos/>
*GSL, UK:*
<http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/shearwater?utm_medium=email&utm_source=MyNewsletterBuilder&utm_content=466346194&utm_campaign=The+Geological+Society+of+London+Newsletter+-+Issue+221+1411888569&utm_term=Visit+the+website+for+more+information>
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*Shearwater: Geology under pressure, Shell London Lectures 2013, The
Geological Society, London, UK, 20 November 2013.*
The next Shell London lecture, ‘Shearwater: Geology Under Pressure' will
be delivered by Caroline Gill (Shell) on 20 November.
The lecture will be given twice on the same day, once at 3pm and then at
6pm.
Entry to the lectures is free to all, but by ticket only, places are
allocated on a ballot basis.
More information: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk
<http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/shearwater?utm_medium=email&utm_source=MyNewsletterBuilder&utm_content=466346194&utm_campaign=The+Geological+Society+of+London+Newsletter+-+Issue+221+1411888569&utm_term=Visit+the+website+for+more+information>
2. General
*European Institutions:*
<http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/2013/energy_infoday/infoday_energy_en.htm>
*Horizon 2020 Energy Information Day - 2014 and 2015 calls, Brussels,
Belgium, 5 December 2013.* This event will give you the opportunity to
receive essential information on the calls for proposals which will be
open in 2014 and 2015. These calls are expected to cover Energy
Efficiency, Competitive Low Carbon Energy and Smart Cities and
Communities. Activities extend from research to market including those
which build on the experience of the previous Intelligent Energy Europe
Programme in facilitating market uptake of energy technologies and
services, fostering of social innovation and accelerating the cost
effective implementation of the Union's energy policies. The info day
will also be an excellent opportunity to network, and to understand the
new, and simplified, rules for participation under Horizon 2020. More
information: http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences
<http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/2013/energy_infoday/infoday_energy_en.htm>
*Seventh environmental action programme: on the path to green growth.*
In its vote of 24 October, the European Parliament called on EU member
states to enforce EU environmental law more rigorously endorsing a deal
with the Council of Ministers on the seventh EU environmental action
programme, to run until 2020. The seventh action programme, proposed in
November 2012, lists nine priority aims to be achieved by 2020,
including protection of the environment and the strengthening of
ecological resilience, support for sustainable and efficient growth, and
protection against environmental threats to health. The new
environmental action programme is to be formally approved by the Council
in mid-November and published in the EU Official Journal by the end of
this year.
More information: http://www.europarl.europa.eu
<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-%2f%2fEP%2f%2fTEXT%2bTA%2b20131024%2bTOC%2bDOC%2bXML%2bV0%2f%2fEN&language=EN>
*Publications:*
*New journal: HORIZON 2020 PROJECTS: PORTAL – PREVIEW*
This new journal considers itself as the definitive guide to Horizon
2020 offering informative, in-depth and timely analysis and comment on
the successor to FP7. The publication will feature exclusive interviews
and articles from top European politicians as well as leading scientists
undertaking Horizon 2020-funded research in their fields of expertise.
Portal accompanies the Horizon2020projects.com website, which offers
daily news updates and articles on the framework programme, exploring
key aspects of the €70bn funding scheme which will dominate European
science for the remainder of the decade.
Read the journal online at http://www.paneuropeannetworks.com/H0/#1
*Events:*
*INspired GEOdata CLOUD Services Workshop, Moving Geodata and services
to the Cloud: First Return on Experience and Training, Brussels,
Belgium, 21 November 2013.*
The organisers invite you to attend the InGeoCloudS Workshop and
discover the innovations developed on their platform. The workshop will
offer insights into the wide range of opportunities made possible by the
implementation of InGeoCloudS Pilot2, regarding for example INSPIRE data
models or Linked Open Data. You will then have the choice either to
participate in discussions about the exploitation of the platform or to
attend a parallel training session on technical aspects of the platform.
More information: http://www.ingeoclouds.eu
<http://www.ingeoclouds.eu/?q=ingeoclouds-workshop-brussels-november-21st-2013>
3. Minerals
*Panel of Experts:*
*EFG support to Non Energy Extractive Industry Panel (NEEIP) position
<http://www.eurogeologists.eu/images/content/panels_of_experts/minerals_and_their_sustainable_use/2013%2009%2003_NEEIP_EIA_Comments_ENVI%20Committee_at%20EP_FINAL%20.pdf>
on the report voted by the ENVI Committee on 11 July regarding the
proposal amending Directive 2011/92/EU on Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA).*
EFG supports the NEEIP concerns on the number of amendments adopted by
the ENVI Committee run against the objective of a simplification of the
EIA procedure.
EFG is promoting high standards of reporting of mineral deposit
estimates (Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves) and of exploration
progress (Exploration Results), through its European Geologist
<http://eurogeologists.eu/index.php?page=115> (EurGeol) professional
title. In this context the title could support a "smart regulation"
based on the responsibility of the professional that signs the report.
The quality of the investigation, interpretation and assessment of the
geological data submitted as part of an EIA should be emphasised. To
achieve high standards reporting (as well as in other specialised areas)
the EFG considers that there should be a requirement that a “Competent
Person” signs off each specialised report. The recognition of these
“competent persons” in Europe, as CRIRSCO (Committee for Mineral
Reserves International Reporting Standards) does internationally, could
be a substantial support for the European mining industry, and the EIA
reports.
*Publications:*
*In-depth report on sustainable phosphorus use. *
We are facing a critical phosphorus challenge, as developments in
industry, agriculture, waste handling and lifestyle have massively
reduced the capacity for this important element to be cycled effectively
by society and the environment via natural geological processes. The
major source of phosphorus used in fertiliser is phosphate rock, which
is mined in vast quantities, more than can be replaced by the slow
geological cycle. The In-depth Report examines scientific knowledge on
the phosphorus challenge and recent research into the sustainable use of
the element.
You can download the report at:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/IR7.pdf
*EU conflict minerals law hangs in the balance.*
EurActiv reveals that the planned certification scheme to prevent
warlords funding their militias by selling minerals to European mineral
extraction firms has been delayed. The EU’s trade directorate had been
expected
<http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/european-conflict-minerals-legislation-expected-by-the-end-of-2013--ipoint-conducts-conflict-minerals-study-for-the-european-commission-226152621.html>
to publish a regulation in this matter by the end of this year. EU
sources confirm furthermore that new laws will only cover gold and the
‘Three T’s’ – tin, tungsten, and tantalum.
The impact assessment into new conflict minerals law is expected to be
finalised by the end of the year. In spring 2014 the Commission may then
present a new proposal and communication on conflict minerals.
More information: http://www.euractiv.com/development-policy
<http://www.euractiv.com/development-policy/eu-conflict-minerals-law-hangs-b-news-531698>
*Events:*
<http://www.cost.eu/events/materials>
*Materials in a resource-constrained world, Delft University of
Technology, The Netherlands, 18 - 20 November 2013.*
This event will bring together policymakers and scientists across
different disciplines to:
Analyse the problem of the increasing demands on the planets' raw
materials and natural resources; explore potential solution strategies
for affordable access to and production of materials in a
resource-constrained world, including sustainable mining, recycling and
substitution of critical materials, material life-time extension and
product design; discuss ways forward for research, policy and practice.
More information: http://www.cost.eu/events/materials
<http://www.ruhrmuseum.de>
*Digging for Treasure: Mining in Global Perspective, Ruhr Museum, Essen,
Germany, 21-23 November 2013.*
This conference will bring together a range of international experts on
the history of mining to ask where mining history is going today. What
have been areas for research that produced promising studies over the
years? How does the state-of-the-art in mining history look in those
diverse areas? And where should mining historians turn for keeping the
subject at the cutting edge of the discipline. Whilst contributors
invariably have particular strength in specific geographical areas of
the world, they will at least attempt global overviews of their
particular specialist fields in mining history. As global history has
been remarkably successful in transforming the writing of history over
recent years, the conference also attempts to find out to what extent a
truly global activity, mining, can benefit from developing transnational
perspectives on its history.
More information: www.ruhrmuseum.de <http://www.ruhrmuseum.de>
<http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/raw-materials/innovation-partnership/>
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*EIP Raw Materials High Level Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 5 December
2013.*
The high level conference of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw
Materials (EIP RM) aims at:
* Presenting the Strategic Implementation Plan of the EIP RM, adopted
on the 25/09 by the High Level Steering Group of the EIP;
* Presenting the guidelines for the Call for Commitments of the EIP RM
and some concrete examples of possible commitments;
* Informing about possible financial instruments to support the "Raw
Materials Commitments";
* Fostering networking and preparing the Raw Materials Commitments.
It will include a poster session where the stakeholders will be able to
present their "commitment" or to search partners to their "commitment".
More information:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise
<http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/policies/raw-materials/innovation-partnership/>
<http://www.nac-conference2014.org.uk/>
*North Atlantic Craton Conference 2014, University of St Andrews,
Scotland, 20-21 March 2014.*
The organising committee of the NAC Conference 2014 invites you to
attend a two day conference on craton specific exploration targeting,
using the North Atlantic Craton (NAC) as the area of interest. This
workshop on the mineral potential of the North Atlantic Craton (NAC) as
a whole is aimed at initiating and furthering trans-Atlantic
collaboration in understanding the Archaean cratonic controls on ore
deposit formation through time. The Archaean high-grade gneiss terrain
of the NAC stretches from Labrador, Canada, through Greenland and into
NW Scotland, UK. Acceleration in exploration efforts for various
commodities across this region, particularly in Greenland, has
highlighted the potential of its mineral resources. More recently, the
importance of a craton-specific approach to mineral exploration has been
realised. More information: http://www.nac-conference2014.org.uk/
<http://www.cobalt-fp7.eu/conference>
*Industry’s and Society’s needs for the sustainable use of raw materials
in Europe: Exploring solutions for future action, Brussels, Belgium,
28-29 November 2013.*
This conference will bring together EU and national representatives from
industry, civil society, public authorities, research and geological
surveys to explore and discuss opportunities and strengths related to
sustainable raw materials supply and use in Europe. The conference is
the opening conference of the FP7 project COBALT that is funded by the
European Commission (www.cobalt-fp7.eu <http://www.cobalt-fp7.eu>) and
runs from 2013 to 2015. The conference results will be taken forward to
shape the further work of the project, and will inform future policy and
research debates, including the work of the European Innovation
Partnership on Raw Materials.
More information: http://www.cobalt-fp7.eu/conference
4. Oil and Gas
*European Institutions:*
*EC Roadmap on Environmental assessment framework to enable a safe and
secure unconventional hydrocarbon (e.g. shale gas) extraction.*
In November 2013 the European Commission published an indicative roadmap
on a Framework for safe and secure unconventional hydrocarbon extraction.
More information: http://ec.europa.eu
<http://ec.europa.eu/governance/impact/planned_ia/docs/2013_env_004_unconvential_hydrocarbon_extraction_en.pdf>
*Shale gas firms to be brought under ‘robust’ new EU law.*
According to EurActiv, shale gas companies operating in Europe will soon
have to respect a new legislative package which the European Commission
is preparing to publish in December or January. The new rules will most
probably take the form of an unconventional fuels directive, similar to
other EU laws covering wastewater and environmental impact assessments.
The legislation will set down rules for dealing with the risks of:
Venting and flaring of greenhouse gases; Seismic disturbances ;
Groundwater contamination and management of the water supply and
reserves; Impacts on air quality, and noise emissions; Associated
infrastructural problems caused by heavy industrial activity. The
European Commission is expected to publish the results of a public
consultation on unconventional fossil fuels, including shale gas in
December or January.
More information: http://www.euractiv.com
<http://www.euractiv.com/energy/shale-gas-firms-brought-robust-n-news-531191>
*Events:*
*2014 IPTC Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1012 December 2014.*
The eighth edition of the International Petroleum Technology Conference
(IPTC) will be held in December 2014 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention
Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Call for Papers for this event is now open for abstract submission
under the theme of “Innovation and Collaboration: Keys to Affordable
Energy”. The deadline for submission is *12 February 2014*.
For abstract submission, exhibition and sponsorship information please
contact iptc@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:iptc@xxxxxxxxxxx> or visit
www.iptcnet.org/2014/kl <http://www.iptcnet.org/2014/kl>.
5. Renewable Energy
*European Institutions:*
<http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/getting-funds/call-for-proposals/how-to-apply/index_en.htm>
*Call for proposals 2013: Funding now available for BUILD UP Skills*
The Guide for Proposers 2013 for BUILD UP Skills, the IEE Sustainable
Building Workforce Initiative, is now available
<http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/getting-funds/call-for-proposals/how-to-apply/index_en.htm>
and the electronic submission system is open.
The deadline for submissions is *28th November 2013*, 17h00 (Brussels time).
BUILD UP Skills funds projects which supports activities to establish or
upgrade large-scale qualification and training schemes, based on the
roadmap recommendations of BUILD UP Skills Pillar I (or equivalent). You
can check your BUILD UP Skills proposal idea with the EACI until 11th
October 2013.
The call is open exclusively for Pillar II of the BUILD UP Skills
initiative.
*Events:*
<http://www.d-geo-d.com/>
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*D-GEO-D, Paris, France, 10-11 April 2014.*
The French Geothermal Association AFPG will take the opportunity of the
third Journées de la Géothermie <http://www.journeesgeothermie.com>
trade show and conferences, held in Paris on 10-11 April 2014, to open
it to a larger audience. The two-day international conference D-GEO-D,
or Deep-Geothermal Days, dedicated to deep geothermal energy will be
organised in collaboration with Enerchange.
The organisers invite you to submit your abstracts until *16 December 2013*.
More information: http://www.d-geo-d.com/
6. CCS
*Publications:*
<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&reference=PE-521.464&format=PDF&language=EN&secondRef=01>
*CCS Implementation report, European Parliament, Committee on the
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.*
Several amendments have been presented related to the Implementation
report 2013: Developing and applying carbon capture and storage
technology in Europe.
You can download the report here
<http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=COMPARL&reference=PE-521.464&format=PDF&language=EN&secondRef=01>.
7. Natural Hazards
*Coastal flooding: failing to adapt is not an option, says study*
Climate change will lead to an increased risk of flooding and huge
economic losses if countries do not invest in appropriate adaptation
measures, according to a new study. This recent research estimates the
risks posed by flooding to cities around the world and the associated
economic losses in 2005 and 2050, and suggests that flood protection
must be increased to maintain the same level of risk to coastal cities.
More information:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/350na2.pdf
8. Hydrogeology
*Events:*
<http://www.eip-water.eu/eip-water-annual-conference-2013>
*EIP Water Annual Conference 2013, Brussels, 21 November 2013.*
The first European Innovation Partnership (EIP) Water Conference themed
“Networking – Interacting – Innovating” will bring together all
stakeholders for networking, taking stock of where we stand and shaping
the future of the EIP Water in the medium and long-term to further
increase the potential and opportunities for the co-generation of water
innovations.
The Conference will highlight innovations within and outside the water
sector – globally and in the EU - through keynote addresses, panel
discussions with high-level representatives from across the innovation
value chain and moderated plenary discussions.
More information: http://www.eip-water.eu/eip-water-annual-conference-2013
9. Jobs and Training
For more information on jobs and training possibilities please visit the
EFG website <http://www.eurogeologists.eu/index.php?page=105>.
You will find there an updated list of job vacancy platforms all over
Europe.
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the geological profession in Europe.
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