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ESA presents space solutions at post-Kyoto climate summit

20 December 2004

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Delegates from nearly 200 nations discuss global warming in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 8 December 2004, during the 10th International Convention on Climate Change.

Credits: AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko

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The Italian delegation visits the ESA stand during the COP 10 climate summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Credits: ESA

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The Kyoto Protocol operates on the basis that forests can be considered as 'sinks' of carbon, and national forest reserves can be set against permitted carbon dioxide emission levels. In support of Kyoto, ESA is developing space-based means of monitoring land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) with a Data User Programme project called Kyoto Inventory and the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) GSE Forest Monitoring service.

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Buenos Aires, Montevideo and the River Plate

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This image of Buenos Aires and Montevideo on the River Plate was acquired on April 17 2004 by Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS), working in full resolution mode with a spatial resolution of 300 metres.

The large conurbation of Buenos Aires is seen as a distinct grey area on the southern bank of the River Plate, while the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo is another smaller grey mass on the north side, on the mouth of the river.

The River Plate or Rio de la Plata means 'Silver River', a name referring to supposed inland treasures rather than its murky colour. Some 57 million cubic metres of sediments are transported from upstream into the River Plate annually. Distinctive swirls are formed as this silty river water mixes with clearer ocean water.

Credits: ESA