Speaker
Description
In current ecosystem services frameworks, geosystem services (GS) are often overlooked, yet they play an important role in the energy and climate transition. Aquifer thermal energy storage, geothermal energy, (seasonal) gas storage and even storage of nuclear waste, derived from GS, can help us move towards a climate neutral Belgium. As with all ecosystem services, GS need to be used sustainably and fairly. Overuse of GS to speed towards climate neutrality, could exhaust these essential services and place a debt on the future. To ensure the inclusion of the different values at play when making decisions regarding sustainable use of GS, a Principles, Criteria & Indicators (PC&I) framework is developed in the DIAMONDS project: Dynamic Integrated Assessment Methods fOr the sustainable Development of the Subsurface. [Compernolle et al., 2023] PC&I is a hierarchical framework consisting of three levels. The first level, the principles, encompasses the universal values that determine sustainability. These were established via a two-round Delphi survey, consulting experts until consensus was reached. The second level consists of criteria which are measurable conditions for the level of applicability of the principle, in this project derived through expert interviews and a focused literature study. Afterwards they are validated and ranked with a survey. To describe the characteristics of the real situation and benchmark against the criteria, indicators are defined at the third level.
| If your abstract is not accepted for an oral presentation, would you be interested in presenting it as a poster instead? | Yes |
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| If accepted by the Scientific Board, I agree to have my presentation/poster and abstract published on the Belgian Climate Centre websites and social media. | Yes |
