Europe is readying a new fleet of satellites that will monitor CO2 emissions at every point on earth, creating the first worldwide system to independently track polluters.
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| Coverage and resolution from existing and Copernicus’ Sentinel 7 satellites at city and country level. |
The fleet of three satellites is slated for launch in 2025, in time to inform the UN’s global stocktake of greenhouse gas emissions three years later, the European Space Agency (ESA) confirmed to Climate Home News.
The project is well advanced. The ESA has begun consultations with industry on building the newly-designed Sentinel 7 spacecraft, which will cost an estimated €633 million.
Funding depends on the EU’s 2021-2027 budget, which needs to be agreed by the European Parliament and member states.
Read the Climate Home News story by Karl Mathieson - “EU plans first satellite fleet to monitor CO2 in every country.”
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