Highlight Lecture: Operational Products and Services
Day: Wednesday 24 May 2023
Time: 13:50 - 14:20
Location: Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel
Climate change is directly affecting our lives, as changing weather patterns, more frequent and extreme natural events disrupt the order of ecosystems. The contribution of human activity to the augmented greenhouse effect, the pollution of ecosystems, the resulting loss of biodiversity, and the rapid depletion of natural resources are all reasons for concern. To combat and halt the adverse effects of climate change, prompt and coordinated action at international level is ongoing, aligning EU climate strategy with the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In this context, the overarching set of strategic policies, key objectives and transformative actions of the Green Deal are supporting the development of a new green economic model which will transform Europe in the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Driven by growing concern and awareness of the climate crisis, governments, businesses, financial institutions and individuals have taken major actions to ensure a transition towards a more sustainable economy. Several policies are stimulating companies to get greener, impacting the development of EU Space based solutions and innovative products in different market segments including Agriculture, Energy, Infrastructures, Forestry and Mobility. Space application companies are leveraging the unprecedented availability of EU Space data together with the numerous funding opportunities stemming from the Green Deal, to create innovative solutions addressing climate change, including a drastic reduction in carbon emissions and a significant increase in sustainability practices.
The EU Space Programme, including Copernicus, Galileo and EGNOS, can play a critical role in supplying the information companies need to monitor environmental indicators and reduce carbon footprint. EU Space data and services are a key tool to understand and mitigate the impact of climate change, paving the way towards a climate-resilient society, helping to make the European Union’s economy sustainable by turning climate change challenges into opportunities.
