Improvement of public and parliamentary information in energy matters

Order 388 (1979)

Author(s):

Parliamentary Assembly

Origin

See Doc. 4448, report of the Committee on Science and Technology. Text adopted by the Standing Committee, acting on behalf of the Assembly, on 22 November 1979.

Thesaurus

The Assembly,

1. Having regard to its Recommendation 846 (1978), on the findings of the Parliamentary Colloquy on Energy and Environment (Strasbourg, 24-25 November 1977) ;

2. Convinced that the energy crisis is one of the greatest challenges which Europe has had to face in the post-war years ;

3. Recalling the various initiatives which have been taken to meet this challenge within the framework of its Exercise in Scientific Co-operation ;

4. Recognising that :

4.1 special attention should be paid to the complementary training of specialised people in order to make continuous adjustment between their professional skills and the demands of working life ;

4.2 public information on energy matters could be improved through the holding of a series of European workshops involving parliamentarians, scientists, economists, sociologists, lawyers, journalists and others ;

4.3 a European data base, open to representatives of the media, should be established in order to spread knowledge of innovations related to energy and electronics, new energy conversion systems, methods of energy accounting, etc.,

5. Requests its Committee on Science and Technology to arrange for the holding of a series of European workshops, within the framework of the Exercise in Scientific Co-operation, with a view to improving public and parliamentary information in energy matters.