Space for our climate
ESA's role in understanding climate change
Taking the pulse of our planet from space
The scientific evidence of global climate change is irrefutable. The consequences of a warming climate are far-reaching – affecting fresh water resources, global food production, sea level and triggering an increase in extreme-weather events. In order to tackle climate change, scientists and decision-makers need reliable data to understand how our planet is changing.
For more than three decades, Earth-observing satellites have been providing the facts needed to address the challenges of our changing world.
- 419 ppmcarbon dioxide
- 3.2 mm yearly sea level rise
- 427 GT loss of ice sheets
- 1.5°C Paris Agreement
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