The Great Climate Opportunity

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Key takeaways

 
Space technology plays a foundational role in identifying climate markers and deploying a global network to support a transparent, measured, and accountable global climate market.

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GPS-RO space-based technology

Over half of essential climate variables fundamental to Earth science today can only be measured from space and over 99% of accurate weather forecasts come from space.

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Greenhouse gas has passed an inflection point

Governments are taking a more active role towards climate goals with 54% of emissions covered by policy, regulation, or government-stated position.

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IPO activity is up, but post-IPO performance is waning

More than 1,000 Earth observation satellites in orbit carrying sensors that measure different sections of the visible, infrared and microwave regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.