Space for our climate Archive
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
