Space for green economy, cooperation and sustainability

Paper number

IAC-22,E3,1,6,x73551

Author

Dr. Annamaria Nassisi, Italy, Thales Alenia Space Italia

Coauthor

Mr. Pietro Santoriello, Italy, Partners4Innovation

Year

2022

Abstract

Today’s space industry is intrinsically linked to human activities that we might define as strictly terrestrial: from agriculture to the energy sector, from utilities to infrastructures. Best practices related to the sustainability of these sectors have developed in recent years, with satellite applications and data from space playing a leading role and helping to create a green revolution in various sectors. According to the Global Future Council on Space, about 50% of the essential climatic variables can only be observed in space. Earth observation has had, and continues to have, a fundamental role in monitoring environmental and climatic situations. Thanks to the “Space2030” Agenda, where space is the driver for Sustainable Development, and the goals set by the SDGs, various forms of cooperation and collaboration have developed at the space level to guarantee full support for the sustainability of the planet, with particular reference to large organisations that, by networking, contribute to identifying problems and best practices in terms of sustainability and the green economy, and charters for disaster management cycle.  
Space technologies and Earth Observation can be a crucial asset in monitoring the Earth's situation, primarily if implemented and applied on Earth for research and commercial purposes. Therefore, the method we intend to be used in this paper is to compare international governmental space initiatives and private satellite constellations that act or could act on the sustainable development of activities on Earth. The aim is to analyse the development in terms of sustainability and green economy in the Earth observation market, in order to understand the economic and commercial aspects and what impact this could have on companies and the space industry. It is also intended, in line with international objectives, to identify space activities that could be encouraged for greater sustainability on Earth. 
In conclusion the paper will focus on the effects of the green economy on space applications, technologies, and materials, and how these affect the market in the industries where they are used. As a result, the comparison could bring to light different experiences in the use and commercialization of space technologies applied to terrestrial activities for the monitoring of infrastructures, fields, specific areas, or natural events that could be implemented and monitored thanks to space activities.

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