Sustainability on Earth
Reducing our environmental and social impacts on Earth, while addressing challenges such as climate change, atmospheric pollution, ozone depletion and biodiversity loss
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En tant qu'acteur mondial du secteur spatial, l'ESA développe des technologies, des missions et des partenariats qui favorisent des activités spatiales plus durables, tant sur Terre que dans l'espace. Les équipes de l'agence contribuent à renforcer les capacités spatiales de l'Europe tout en veillant à ce que nos activités profitent au monde entier.
L'ESA s'efforce d'intégrer de plus en plus la durabilité dans l'ensemble de ses missions, programmes et partenariats, afin d'orienter la manière dont l'Europe utilise et protège l'espace, aujourd'hui et pour les générations futures.
Tant sur Terre que dans l’espace, l’ESA développe des technologies et des missions qui favorisent des activités spatiales plus durables. Conformément aux ambitions de la Stratégie 2040, ces efforts renforcent le leadership de l’Europe dans la construction d’un avenir durable pour l’espace et la société.
Si notre priorité est environnementale, notre engagement va bien au-delà. Nous veillons à ce que l’ESA mène toutes ses activités de manière responsable sur les plans économique, social et environnemental.
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Trois environnements
L'approche de l'ESA en matière de développement durable s'articule autour de trois domaines étroitement liés :
Sustainability in Earth's orbit
Maintaining safe and secure operations for current and future missions, mitigating the problem of space debris and working towards a circular economy in space
Sustainability on the Moon and in deep space
Using resources responsibly, preventing contamination and debris, and managing waste in exploration missions
Reporting and resources
ESA's sustainability reports go beyond tracking progress and challenges – they spotlight the achievements driving sustainability forward.
Discover initiatives
Statement for a Responsible Space Sector
Working together towards a more socially and environmentally responsible management of all activities within the space sector.
ESA’s Zero Debris approach
Space debris is defined as “All non-functional, human-made objects, including no longer functioning spacecraft or fragments of them, in orbit or reentering Earth's atmosphere.”Since the start of the space age ...
ESA’s Climate Change Initiative
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change leads international efforts to combat climate change and limit global temperature rise to less 2°C above what it was in pre-industrial times, as set out in the Paris Agreement. Robust scientific evidence of change is fundamental this challenging task.
ESA’s double materiality matrix
Every few years, ESA undergoes a materiality assessment to identify its top sustainability issues and refine its goals.
Terrae Novae: Europe's exploration vision
ESA’s Terrae Novae exploration programme is leading Europe’s human journey into the Solar System using robots as precursors and scouts. Exploring space is about travelling farther and coming back with new experiences and knowledge to help us on Earth. Humankind will benefit from the new discoveries, ambitions, science, inspiration and challenges.
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