GeoERA: the contribution of the European Geological Surveys to the targets of Green Deal
GeoERA ("Establishing the European Geological Surveys Research Area to deliver a Geological Service for Europe"), an ERA-NET among 45 national and regional Geological Surveys from 32 European countries, members of EuroGeoSurveys, has just ended.
Through GeoERA, 15 three-year Horizon2020 projects have been funded with the common goal of improving the use and optimal management of subsoil resources (raw materials, energy, groundwater) and to develop an integrated information platform to guarantee access to data and results.
Last 19th of January, on the GeoERA Final Meeting, the President of EuroGeoSurveys, Ralph Watzel, underlined: "This experience of pan-European collaboration between national scientific institutes had not only a scientific positive impact but also a political and social outcome".
The achieved results highlighted Earth Sciences can contribute to the achievement of several goals set by the European Green Deal, including resilience to natural hazards, climate change and the target for a clean energy. This contribution was also widely acknowledged by representatives of the competent institutions in georesources at the European Commission which, on the occasion of the Final Meeting, underlined the importance of knowledge, data and geoscientific information for policies and decision-making processes.
The Italian Geological Service of Italy – ISPRA participated to 8 GeoERA projects, making its know-how available to achieve these results.
It is possible to consult the results of the GeoERA projects on the website https://geoera.eu/
