Tag Archives: Climate Change

GHGSat was invited to take part in the White House Methane Summit held this past Wednesday which is yet another indication on the progress they’ve made in providing useful emissions data from space.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has released a short background video on how they use data collected from Canadian and partner satellites to monitor the Earth and climate change.

Canada recently signed an Earth observation agreement with the European Commission which will see the exchange of important data including on oceans and climate.

On this weeks episode of the Earth and Space podcast we’re learning how climate change will effect trees and agriculture in Canada’s mid-to-northern latitudes.

One troubling issue associated with global warming is the effect it has on crops. Climate change requires scientists to connect climate science, crop models and economic models to examine food security and future crop yields.

The role of space in helping combat climate change, along with in-situ examinations of plant response to global warming, came to the fore during a recent talk by Western University.

The CBC has launched a new limited series called the Big Fix and astronaut Jeremy Hansen is one of the guests. He said we should look to space to help solve climate change.

Japan’s H-IIA rocket recently launched the Greenhouse Gases Observing SATellite-2 (GOSAT-2) with an instrument developed by ABB in Quebec City.

Talks at Google is a regular feature that according to Google “brings the world’s most influential thinkers, creators, makers and doers all in one place.” This talk features Astrophysicist Adam Frank.

Everyone knows how critical water is in the daily lives of everyone on our planet. That’s why the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission which will conduct the first-ever global survey of Earth’s surface water is important and why Canada is contributing to the mission.