March 2022

Opportunity: People, Planet, Prosperity

The Thematic Call, in line with ESA’s vision to accelerate the use of space and the Director General’s Agenda 2025, targets space projects enabling “action beyond observation” within the vast ESG market described above where space technologies, specifically satellite telecommunications and 5G technologies, are key enablers.

Iris Green Value - How ESA is harnessing satellite technology to reduce aviation emissions

With the anticipated increase in European traffic of more than 50% by 2040 and with the direct CO2 emissions from aviation accounting already for 5% of the EU-27’s total emissions in 2019, the aviation community is looking at how to decarbonise efficiently the European skies, with the target to meet climate neutrality by 2050.