session 3

Title

Sustainability and Outer Space Law

type

oral

Description

In the wake of the suggestion to add outer space as an 18th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) and in the context of the UN Summit of the Future 2024, this session considers practical aspects relating to the sustainability of space activities and their impact on the planning and implementation of space activities. This could include life cycle assessment of space missions, launch related environmental impact assessments, or other sustainability-related aspects of space activity planning and implementation. The session aims to provide a timely overview of how sustainability of space activities can be implemented at a practical level.

IPC members

• Co-Chair: Dr. Catherine Doldirina, International Institute of Space Law (IISL), Italy;

• Co-Chair: Prof. Frans G. Von der Dunk, University of Nebraska, College of Law, The Netherlands;

• Rapporteur: Dr. Josselin Lavigne, University of Adelaide, France;