tive weapons and unmet requirements, the time has come for the community of nations to plan together to develop technologies capable of further utilizing the energy and material resources of space, to consider new enterprises which could lead to peaceful uses of these resources for the benefit of mankind and to bequeath to future generations the means to build a better world. Therefore, be it resolved that • Obtaining energy from space for use on Earth is of common interest to both developed and developing countries and is one of the major options for obtaining renewable energy sources. • The United Nations and its competent agencies should in their deliberations consider how energy from space could meet the requirements of interested nations and especially developing nations. • Interested nations working in cooperation with the United Nations and its competent agencies should seek to establish a framework for an international program to develop technologies for the beneficial uses of energy from space on Earth, and to provide a forum for the exploration of the technical, economic, environmental and societal issues associated with the development of such technologies. • The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) should establish a task group to obtain all necessary information to enable COPUOS to plan and encourage cooperative programs on energy from space between developed and developing countries, consult with organizations developing technologies for obtaining energy from space and report on the progress achieved to the United Nations and its competent agencies and other interested public bodies. The resolution will be submitted to the delegations of countries participating in UNISPACE '82 for their consideration. Peter E. Glaser
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