On 29 June 2022 (13:00-15:00 Lisbon Time), during a side event to the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, you will have the chance to explore opportunities to facilitate the decarbonisation of maritime transport, and to monitor and reduce marine pollution through space solutions and other innovative technologies.

The United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address the many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To mobilise action, the conference will seek to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action. The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have joined forces to host an official side-event on “Maritime Transport and SDG 14: Exploring opportunities to monitor and reduce marine pollution and to enable the decarbonisation of maritime transport through space solutions and other innovative technologies”.

ADDRESSING MARINE POLLUTION AND ACCELERATING DECARBONISATION

The side-event will bring together a number of international actors to provide a European perspective on how to reduce marine pollution from ships and contribute to the decarbonisation of the shipping sector through innovative space applications and digital technologies. 

Check full article here: https://business.esa.int/news/esa-and-emsa-event-to-highlight-how-space-can-help-to-conserve-our-oceans