0191 -9067/82/030193-02$03.00/0 Copyright ® 1982 SUNSAT Energy Council EDITORIAL SECOND UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON THE EXPLORATION AND PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE The conference (UNISPACE '82) is being held 9-21 August 1982, Vienna, Austria. In addition to the plenary and committee meetings of the conference where specific agenda items will be addressed, technical presentations by nongovernmental organizations will be made in conjunction with UNISPACE '82. Under the auspices of the International Committee on Energy from Space, a symposium has been organized which will be held on August 11 and 12. The purpose of the symposium is to present information to the delegates to UNISPACE '82 on the Framework for Energy from Space, the Technology and Its Implications, Steps Towards Implementation, and Technical Issues. An important agenda item at the symposium will be the discussion of the following resolution. UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON OUTER SPACE NGOs AT UNISPACE '82 INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON ENERGY FROM SPACE Resolution Recognizing that • The world is facing formidable challenges posed by population pressures and the depradation of nonrenewable energy, resulting in environmental degradation and resource exhaustion. • Huge energy supplies are needed on a global scale for developing nations to approach the economic levels of industrialized nations. • The global demand for energy requires a mix of energy resources and conversion technologies for both decentralized and centralized systems during the transition to renewable sources. • Significant and continuing efforts will have to be devoted to the development of new and renewable energy sources to meet future energy requirements. • There are no limits to the evolution of planet Earth's civilization if the limitless energy and material resources available in space are used for the benefit of humanity. Further, considering that • Significant advances are resulting from space missions which are leading to further improvement in the use of satellites for telecommunication, Earth observation, and for scientific studies of the solar system and the planets. • Plans for industrial uses of space and a permanent manned presence in space represent a new direction for the use of extraterrestrial resources. • As a result of expanded orbital operations and consequent emerging opportunities to overcome the impending crises represented by finite global resources, destruc-
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