June 2021
The next ‘unthinkable’ – global disruption from a solar storm
... by extreme space weather should now be added to the lessons from COVID-19 and our ongoing attempts to combat climate change. It is my view that space weather events should be considered more seriously than ever before, especially in a world where...
14 June 2021
Space sector prepares for Sustainability Summit
...society, including the use of satellites for monitoring climate change, deforestation, illegal mining or fishing, and even tracking...role as a force for good in the global fight against climate change.” Daniel Smith, Interim Co-Chair of the SSLC and Founder...
March 2017
Space is open for business
... utilisation of space An ESA-developed water treatment system was chosen as one of the 100 top climate technologies at the latest UN climate change conference. It was developed for the remote station Concordia in Antarctica and it is being used right...
February 2022
A new legal system for space
... how the existing nation-state model could be improved. A good example might be the world’s ability to address climate change collectively, rather than as individual nations. Elements like national politics play a role in the way in which we deal...
September 2023
Getting a grip on space sustainability and space debris
...with our planet’s environment 50 to 60 years ago when we could have taken actions to limit or avoid the levels of climate change we now face on Earth. We need to do everything we can do to avoid the same scenario in Earth orbit. The space environment...
20 April 2018
Jim Bridenstine confirmed as new NASA Administrator
... put in charge - and one without a scientific background and a questioning view on climate change. NASA provides some of the most extensive data on climate change in the world, and while Bridenstine agreed during his confirmation hearing in November...
