UK and UN plan major review of how space technologies can tackle climate change

Cecilia Keating
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UK and UN plan major review of how space technologies can tackle climate change

Scheme is announced just days after France and UK announce joint space mission that will see a satellite launched into orbit to monitor levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide

The UK has this afternoon announced it will work with the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs on a major review of how existing space technologies can help address climate change. The plan...

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