As well as having a stand in the Space Pavilion, Space4Climate is leading and supporting on some key events, including the Blue Zone panel, The power of space to protect and restore our natural world’ on Sunday, December 10th. Use the link in the programme entry, below, to join us.
Blue Zone and Green Zone UK diary
Space4Climate is compiling a timetable of events at COP28 that are led by or feature our member organisations and speakers.
As well as having a stand in the Space Pavilion, Space4Climate is leading and supporting on some key events, including the Blue Zone panel, The power of space to protect and restore our natural world’ on Sunday, December 10th. Use the link in the programme entry, below, to join us.
Our new Space4Climate App, on the eye-catching PufferTouch interactive digital display globe, is going to be a big draw to our stand, especially for photo opportunities. Our stand will be open each day from November 30th – December 10th, where visitors can out their questions to UK climate scientists, representatives of the UK Space Agency and some of our members, so we look forward to seeing you there.
We will be widely promoting UK events and our members’ programme to our members and to our audiences on social media.
We can add members’ events or speaking engagements to this list, please send details to Sally Stevens, s.stevens@reading.ac.uk.
The UK Pavilion is in the Blue Zone, for accredited delegations and delegates only. Here you will find UK-led events and showcases, and its programme is available here.
Our COP28 Diary of events
All times are GST (Gulf States Time) which is 4 hours ahead of GMT.
Thursday, November 30th
Blue Zone: UK Pavilion opens. As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
Green Zone: Space4Climate stand opens in the Space Pavilion, in the Technology & Innovation Hub, visit us up to 6pm
11.30am-12.50pm United Arab Emirates Space Agency, Space Pavilion side event, 4Ei speaking on the panel: Space Industry’s Contribution to Sustainable Earth.
Friday, December 1st
Blue Zone: World Climate Summit & Space Agency Day 1
As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
3-4pm European Space Agency stand, Methane Event, Beth Greenaway, Chair of S4C and UK Space Agency Head of Earth Observation and Climate.
Green Zone Space Pavilion, in the Technology & Innovation Hub 2:
10am-6pm Visit the Space4Climate stand to explore the new Space4Climate App on the PufferTouch, It features 30 datasets and 36 case studies from our members, showing UK climate products, applications and services.
Saturday, December 2nd
Blue Zone: World Summit & Space Agency Day 2
As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
Time TBC ESA stand, Onoriode Esegbue, Energy Security at the Dept for Energy Security & Net Zero, and scientist Mike O’Sullivan from University of Exeter, speaking at Greenhouse Gases Inventories event.
Green Zone Space Pavilion, in the Technology & Innovation Hub 2:
10am-6pm Visit the Space4Climate stand to explore the new Space4Climate App on the PufferTouch climate data visualisations and discover applications developed by UK researchers and businesses to take climate action.
11.30am-12.30pm Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum Space and Sustainability: The Astra Carta, UK Space Agency CEO Paul Bate and ESA Reserve Astronaut / UK Space Agency Exploration Commercialisation Lead Meganne Christian speaking.
Sunday, December 3rd
Blue Zone: Earth Information Day
10am-1pm Plenaries
3-5pm World Café which Prof John Remedios, Director of the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) will be joining remotely.
As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
Green Zone Space Pavilion, in the Technology & Innovation Hub 2:
10am-6pm Speak to UK climate scientists about how they are contributing to data monitoring our Earth and climate change, including the TRUTHS climate satellite mission.
10.30-11.45am United Arab Emirates Space Agency, Space Pavilion (UAE Space Agency, Space for Sustainability) side event, 4Ei speaking on the panel: Nationwide Agriculture Baseline Advanced Technologies (NABAT) Initiative
5.30-6.30pm Space Pavilion Side Event theatre (UAE Space Agency, Space for Sustainability) TRUTHS climate satellite mission event. Join us for an overview of the benefits of TRUTHS and update on latest developments and breaking news on the next stage of the mission.
Monday, December 4th
Blue Zone:
10am-12noon Space Agency Leaders’ Summit. UK Space Agency senior leaders will attend.
As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
Green Zone Space Pavilion, in the Technology & Innovation Hub 2:
10am-6pm Visit the Space4Climate stand to explore the new Space4Climate App on the PufferTouch climate data visualisations and discover applications developed by UK researchers and businesses to take climate action.
12.30-2pm Space Summit attendees tour Space Pavilion, including S4C stand.
2.00-3.30pm (confirmed time) Space Pavilion Side Event theatre (UAE Space Agency, Space for Sustainability): Monitoring Methane from Space: Towards an Internationally Recognised Standard, led by UK Space Agency. Measuring methane with the same ruler… Many public and private organisations must now report on methane emissions as part of efforts to tackle climate change. The ability to measure methane from space is rapidly evolving. With 10 of the 15 future methane missions coming from private companies, there is a need for common agreed processes and standards for analysing the data. Join space agency officials, leading scientists and satellite providers in discussing current activities and the way forward on internationally recognised methane standards for effective climate action. No invitation needed, just come along.
Tuesday, December 5th
Blue Zone:
3-4pm European Space Agency stand: UK Space Agency Missions and Capabilities Delivery Director for Earth Observation and Low-Earth Orbit Assets, Harshbir Sangha, speaking at ESA’s Earth Information Day follow up event.
As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
Green Zone Space Pavilion, in the Technology & Innovation Hub 2
10am-6pm Visit the Space4Climate stand to explore the new Space4Climate App on the PufferTouch.
Time TBC: United Arab Emirates Space Agency, Space Pavilion side event (UAE Space Agency, Space for Sustainability), 4Ei speaking on panel for COP28 Presentation – Guardians of the Reef: Exploring Corals, Earth Observation, and Blue Carbon in Coastal Conservation
Put your questions about methane monitoring and detecting to our member GHGSat.
You can also find out about Space4Climate’s Breakthrough Funding to break down barriers to the take up of climate services relating to greenhouse Gases from our member Retina Space.
Wednesday, December 6th
Blue Zone:
As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
Green Zone Space Pavilion, in the Technology & Innovation Hub 2:
10am-6pm Visit the Space4Climate stand to explore the new Space4Climate App on the PufferTouch.
11am-12 S4C side event in Space Pavilion (UAE Space Agency, Space for Sustainability): ‘Role of long-term, trustworthy climate data from space in a record-breaking year, now and in the future’. Chaired by Beth Greenaway, S4C Chair & head of EO and Climate at UK Space Agency. No invitation needed, just come along. (Read our History of Earth Observation to discover the UK’s role in developing the use of climate data from space.)
Thursday, December 7th
Blue Zone: Rest day
As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
Green Zone Space Pavilion, in the Technology & Innovation Hub 2:
10am-6pm Visit the Space4Climate stand to explore the new Space4Climate App on the PufferTouch climate data visualisations and discover applications developed by UK researchers and businesses to take climate action.
1-1.45pm Squad Solar City, 4Ei speaking at UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCaE) Mapping ESA – Presentation.
Friday, December 8th
Blue Zone:
As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
Green Zone Space Pavilion, in the Technology & Innovation Hub 2:
10am-6pm Visit the Space4Climate stand to explore the new Space4Climate App on the PufferTouch climate data visualisations and discover applications developed by UK researchers and businesses to take climate action.
United Arab Emirates Space Agency Satellite Data Hackathon – pre-registered participants only.
Saturday, December 9th
Blue Zone:
As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
Green Zone Space Pavilion, in the Technology & Innovation Hub 2:
10am-6pm Visit the Space4Climate stand to explore the new Space4Climate App on the PufferTouch climate data visualisations and discover applications developed by UK researchers and businesses to take climate action.
United Arab Emirates Space Agency Satellite Data Hackathon Day 2 – pre-registered participants only.
Sunday, December 10th
Blue Zone:
Met Office UNFCCC exhibit
4-5pm, UK Pavilion, UKSA, S4C & Defra event: ‘The power of space to protect and restore our natural world’, RSVP here to join us. Co-chaired by Defra Chief Scientific Advisor Gideon Henderson, and Director of the GEO Secretariat, Yana Gevorgyan. S4C Vice Chair Donna Lyndsay, Strategic Market Lead at Ordnance Survey, will be on the panel, joined by Prof Heiko Balzter, of NCEO, Marco Lambertini, Special Envoy at WWF International, Convener of the Nature Positive Initiative, and Dr Grethel Aguilar, Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
We are hoping it will be possible to live stream the event – an update is likely to be posted on LinkedIn.
6.45-7.45pm Defra Networking Reception: Attendees of our event are invited by Defra to join their networking reception on the UK Pavilion
As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
Green Zone Space Pavilion, in the Technology & Innovation Hub 2:
10am-2.30pm Visit the Space4Climate stand to explore the new Space4Climate App on the PufferTouch climate data visualisations and discover applications developed by UK researchers and businesses to take climate action.
United Arab Emirates Space Agency Satellite Data Hackathon Day 3 – pre-registered participants only.
Monday, December 11th
Blue Zone:
Met Office UNFCCC exhibit
As well as a packed programme of daily events, the UK Pavilion will host exhibits showcasing new and innovative ways that the UK is tackling climate change across several key themes: Forests & Nature, Climate Finance, Resilience & Adaptation and Energy & Sector Transitions.
Green Zone:
United Arab Emirates Space Agency Satellite Data Hackathon Day 4 – pre-registered participants only.