Committee on Earth Resources
The Committee on Earth Resources, established in 1991, is a standing committee of the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources and serves the community by monitoring and engaging on issues relevant to energy and nonfuel mineral resources. The committee examines issues related to the availability, supply, delivery, and impacts of energy and mineral resources; the health and safety of the workforce engaged in resource exploration and production; and the management and stewardship of the lands on which they are located. The committee serves stakeholders with objective, evidence-based scientific and engineering information to help support decision and policy making.
In progress
Any project, supported or not by a committee, that is currently being worked on or is considered active, and will have an end date.
Description
The Committee on Earth Resources (CER) was established in 1991 and serves as the focal point within the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources for activities relevant to mineral and energy resources. The committee is responsible for organizing and overseeing studies on issues relevant to the supply, delivery, and associated impacts of hydrocarbon, metallic, and nonmetallic mineral resources, and mineral and nonmineral energy resource systems. The committee:
- monitors the status of mineral and energy resource issues;
- identifies study opportunities and responds to requests from federal agencies; and
- provides a unique forum for discussion and exchange of information among scientists, engineers, and policy makers from government, universities, and industry.
Collaborators
Sponsors
Department of Energy
Staff
Morgan Monz
Lead
Deborah Glickson
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Center for Health, People, and Places
Lead
Earth Systems and Resources Program Area
Lead