Description:
Focus of the panel will be the sustainability of space-related activities, from the conception to the exploitation. Space products play a fundamental role in monitoring the planet, including climate change, as well as mitigating and adapting to its effects. How the space sector addresses the sustainability of its activities? How to reduce their environmental impact, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?
Coordinator:
Andrea Vena, Chief Climate and Sustainability Officer, ESA
Panelists:
· Massimo Claudio Comparini, Deputy CEO, Thales Alenia Space
· Hans Bracquené, Chairman, SME4Space
· Vincent-Henri Peuch, Deputy Director of Copernicus services, ECMWF