Atmosphere

Mapping greenhouse gases from Space

Tracking changes in carbon dioxide and methane from space enable scientists to improve models and predict future global warming.

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cryosphere

Shrinking ice sheets

Ice loss from the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets is accelerating and now account for a quarter of sea-level.

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oceans

Rising seas

Satellite altimeters reveal an upward trend in global mean sea level. Worryingly, the rate has accelerated in recent years.

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Oceans

Closing the sea level budget

Ocean and cryosphere satellite records confirm the contributors to global sea-level rise match up

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Paris agreement

Supporting the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

ESA’s Climate Change Initiative contributes to the physical evidence-base used to assess the state of the global climate

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Paris agreement

Taking stock of global climate action

Satellites help to check national greenhouse gas inventories and improve reporting of progress towards UNFCCC Paris Agreement goals

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Operational data products

Major operational climate services have adopted 25 prototype satellite-derived ECV products and systems developed by ESA

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