After five years as the enthusiastic driver behind Space4Climate’s diverse and high-profile activities, Briony Turner is leaving to take up a new challenge.
News
Even by Space4Climate’s high standards, 2021 has been an incredibly busy year – from the success of two jam-packed weeks at COP26, right back to Space2Connect in January! We’ve picked out our S4C Top Ten highlights of the year.
European Space Agency and UK astronaut Tim Peake and a panel of Space4Climate’s Earth observation experts were quizzed by young people at our stand at COP26 in November.
Community members with expertise in GHG emissions detection from satellite data are invited to contribute to a consultation response – by 9am, 14 December.
In space we trust: Powering inclusive local climate action with space technology & human connections
Join us at 15:00 on 10 November in the Space and Geospatial Virtual Pavilion for a discussion on using satellite data for local climate action.
A new look for an ESA mission led by the UK that will set a new benchmark to detect change in Earth’s climate system has been unveiled as part of Earth Information Day (3 November 2021) at COP26 – the United Nations Climate Change conference being hosted by the UK in Glasgow.
Inspired by their work with the Peatlands Task Group, members of Ordnance Survey participating in the FCA Sustainability TechSprint, integrated satellite data into their winning proposal, the Decentralised Carbon Offsetting Platform (DeCO).
Space4Climate is supporting the Space & Geospatial Virtual Pavilion that will extend climate change and sustainability issues at COP26 to online audiences.
Space4Climate has been chosen to showcase the UK’s world-leading expertise in Earth Observation and climate data from space at COP26, in Glasgow, 1–12 November. We will present an eye-catching and varied programme in the Green Zone in Glasgow Science Centre, which is open to the public.
A new survey to match the needs of the UK’s food supply chain to climate data available from space, is being launched.
The international Task Force for Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) held a public consultation on two guidance documents.
First funding call launched within the UK-Australia Space Bridge, which seeks to increase knowledge exchange, investment and trade across both countries’ space sector, has an Earth Observation and Climate Resilience focus.