UK: Climate markets to be driven by space technology

The Space Leadership Council of the United Kingdom has announced that it aims to build on its leading position in the provision of climate data and services, with a new strategy to increase the use of space technology in this expanding market.

"As part of the implementation of the Space Innovation and Growth Strategy, it sets out a vision to address opportunities to exploit satellite observations which will position the UK to:
- lead the creation, use and sale of credible, trusted climate knowledge;
- develop tools to evaluate climate change policy proposals, monitor policy implementation, enhance guidance on climate tipping points and
- extreme weather events and improve decision-making;
- establish world leading capabilities and facilities for producing readily available satellite observations and data;
- become recognised as the leading reference point globally for Earth Observation measurement science and meteorology best practice;
- grow its own network of world leading suppliers of integrated Climate Services;
- capture a growing share of the commercial market for Climate and Climate-related Services," reports Space Daily.