09 December 2015
France and Germany Confirm Plans to Launch Methane Monitoring Satellite
... system. The project is currently six years behind schedule, but in statements made at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, Brigitte Zypries (Germany's federal coordinator for German aerospace policy) and Thierry Mandon (French Research...
15 May 2024
Lisbon summit calls for urgent action on space threats
... urgency of our mission here. These challenges require prompt and unified action. “Unlike the gradual crisis of climate change, the escalation of orbital debris could far surpass our capacity to mitigate,” she warned. The UN is uniquely positioned...
April 2021
Predicting dengue fever outbreaks from space
..., especially in regions with poor or non-existent ground monitoring. There is a clear need for this in Vietnam. Climate change, land-use change and water security are interrelated and have direct implications for public health and the...
October 2015
Copernicus, ESA’s most ambitious Earth Observation programme
... space component. Copernicus is Europe’s answer to global needs, allowing us to manage the environment, to mitigate the effects of climate change and to ensure civil security. The Sentinel missions, the first of which was launched in 2014, are based...
July 2014
In thrall to a star: understanding the Sun will help us understand our own climate and environment
.... Storms from the Sun, Carlowicz M. and Lopez R., 2004, Joseph Henry Press, Washington, DC. Fifth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis, IPCC Working Group, 2013, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom...
06 March 2020
Space set to generate 15,000 high-level new green jobs
... will use cutting-edge satellite technology to help combat climate change. The new report sets out how the space sector...with the courage and the technological ambition to solve man-made climate change. With a wave of new green technologies set to take...
