ESA and AfSA join forces for systems engineering training
From 7 to 10 October 2025, Europe and Africa took another important step toward deepening their cooperation in space.
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
Emissions Gap Report 2025 – Executive Director press statement
As a result, we still need unprecedented cuts to greenhouse gas emissions – now in an ever-compressing timeframe and amid a challenging geopolitical context.
Full article at source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
New climate pledges only slightly lower dangerous global warming projections
- Under a third of Parties to Paris Agreement submitted new NDCs by 30 September 2025
- Global temperatures now predicted to reach 2.3-2.5°C, down from 2.6-2.8°C last year
- Lack of ambition and action means exceedance of 1.5°C is approaching
Nairobi, 4 November 2025 – A UN Environment Programme (UNEP) assessment of available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement finds that the predicted global temperature rise over the course of this century has only slightly fallen, leaving the world heading for a serious escalation of climate risks and damages.
Full article at source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
COP30 factsheet series
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) will take place in Belém, Brazil, from November 10-21.
UNEP is releasing a new COP30 Factsheet Series exploring the most critical adaptation and mitigation themes shaping today’s global climate agenda.
Full article at source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
A Policymakers’ guide to Life Cycle Assessment
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This policy brief focuses on the application of generic Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies to inform problem and policy framing.
Full article at source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
🌎 The image of the month: Neuquén seen by SAOCOM 1 🛰️ The SAOCOM 1 Earth observation satellites of the CONAE show you the…
The original article is published in Spanish.
Full article at source: Argentina National Space Activities Commission (CONAE)
Global commitment to mercury reduction: UNEP’s role in advancing the Minamata convention
Her Excellency Ms. Katrin Schneeberger, State Secretary of Switzerland,
Mr. Osvaldo Álvarez Pérez, President of COP-6 of the Minamata Convention,
Ms.
Full article at source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Ready to launch your career? ESA Student Internships 2026 are now open!
Space is within reach! The European Space Agency is inviting students to apply for its 2026 Student Internship Programme.
Full article at source: European Space Agency (ESA)
On the 31st of October 2025, the Malaysian Space Agency (MYSA), a member of the ASEAN Sub-committee on Space Technology and Applic…
Full article at source: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Emissions Gap Report 2025
What’s new in this year’s report?
The sixteenth edition of the Emissions Gap Report finds that global warming projections over this century, based on full implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), are now 2.3-2.5°C, while those based on current policies are 2.8°C.
Full article at source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
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