Energy and Minerals for America’s Energy and Minerals for America’s Future: Future: Science Planning Overview, Opportunities for Science Planning Overview, Opportunities for Input Input U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey
Dec 31, 2015
Energy and Minerals for America’s Energy and Minerals for America’s Future:Future:
Science Planning Overview, Science Planning Overview, Opportunities for InputOpportunities for Input
U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2007/1309/
Facing Tomorrow’s Challenges—U.S. Geological Survey Science in the Decade 2007–2017
BackgroundBackgroundBureau-level science strategy, released 2007
Energy and Minerals: Four Strategic Areas:
• Natural resource security for the futureNatural resource security for the future
• Environmental HealthEnvironmental Health
• Economic Vitality of the NationEconomic Vitality of the Nation
• Management of DOI, Federal, and Other LandsManagement of DOI, Federal, and Other Lands
Conceptual Framework:Conceptual Framework:Energy & Minerals Energy & Minerals Science PlanScience Plan
• Expands on lifecycle concepts and environmental perspective of sustainability described in USGS Science Strategy
• Provides platform for identifying linkages with other mission areas to address multidisciplinary/crosscutting issues
The SSPT for Energy and Minerals (and SSPT’s for other MissionAreas) will draft a plan that will follow this outline:
Charge to Science Strategy Planning Charge to Science Strategy Planning Team (SSPT) Team (SSPT)
• Science Strategy Outline
• Introduction
• USGS Core Strengths
• Science Goals and Objectives
• Short term (1 to 5 years)
• Longer‐term (5 to10 years)
• Critical Cross‐cutting Capabilities
• Implementation Plan and Strategic Actions for Delivering
Science to Society
• Appendices
• Literature Cited
Key QuestionsKey Questions
• What are the most important energy and mineral resource issues facing the Nation in the next Decade?
• What is the USGS’ role in providing the science needed to address those issues and to identify new issues?
• How can USGS improve the access and usability of the science information that we provide?
• What partnerships will be essential to getting that information to decisionmakers?