July 2014
In thrall to a star: understanding the Sun will help us understand our own climate and environment
... variability and its terrestrial impact. Current estimates place the solar contribution to global warming and subsequent climate change below 25 per cent. As technology progresses, our reliance on space-based resources to go about our daily lives...
April 2021
Making space part of the everyday European agenda
... opportunities. Many are also motivated by the sustainability argument and protecting our planet by working to better understand climate and the Earth system. Ultimately, science is always the driver of our activities, to better understand the values...
September 2026
A forum for humanity’s future
... depends on its ability to respond as those challenges change. ECOSOC’s work during 2025, for example, ranged from climate and energy to the challenges posed by digital transformation and changing patterns of development. In 2026 the Council has...
February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
... and all these other areas. This is in addition to the advanced work required on a global scale to better understand climate change, and provide warnings of it and weather events in an even better way than we do today. We’re getting pretty good...
June 2020
Saving Earth – time for a new cooperative framework
... (JPL/NASA/STScI) Developing space technologies Despite our vulnerability to hyper object risks, such as over-population, climate change, artificial intelligence, super viruses and cosmic hazards, we live at a time when new technology can be deployed...
26 May 2022
Harnessing the power of geospatial data
...the opportunities for location intelligence in the fight against climate change. The report, which comprises videos and podcasts...predicated by earth observation data on geography, natural climates, and prevailing weather conditions. Nature – Satellite...