How to record rocket emissions
A research aircraft chased a sub-orbital rocket launch in Sweden to see how space agencies can better monitor and understand emissions in our atmosphere.
ESA works to reduce its own environmental and social impacts on Earth, addressing challenges such as climate change, ozone depletion and biodiversity loss while maximising the societal benefits of space activities.
Space for our climate
ESA's role in understanding climate change
ESA Green Agenda
Initiated in 2023, the ESA Green Agenda is a key agency programme to drive sustainability here on Earth.
ESA REACH office
Helping ESA navigate EU regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals
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Ecodesign
The growing impact of human activities on the environment is undeniable. For the European Space Agency (ESA), environmental concern is a priority in all its activities – on Earth and in space. The process of ecodesign helps pinpoint possible improvements that lower the environmental impact on Earth of space missions.
Environmentally sustainable space transport
We live in an age where human activity is the dominant influence on climate and the environment. Currently, the impact of space activities make up a tiny proportion of humankind’s ...
Statement for a Responsible Space Sector
Created to enhance the involvement of both public and industrial stakeholders, fostering a more inclusive approach to a sustainable space sector.