Climate Change & the Environment
Subhead
Environmental and weather monitoring has been a long-standing cornerstone of the space sector, however the earth faces increasingly drastic consequences to climate change. CSPS research investigates how the space sector can address those challenges and align with global and national environmental priorities.

Featured Papers
Toward Environmental Accountability: Transforming Satellite Data Into Action

The environmental health of the planet continues to deteriorate as scientists study the problem. What does the next successful environmental initiative look like, and where will it come from?
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/toward-environmental-accountability-transforming-satellite-data-action
Light Pollution From Satellites

The increase in proliferated low Earth orbit (pLEO) constellations set to launch over the next decade has fueled concern from the astronomy community, academia, and the general public over the light pollution visible in the night sky created by sunlight reflecting off these satellites. The overall impact of pLEO light pollution on astronomical observational equipment and research is still largely under-studied and unregulated.
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/light-pollution-satellites
Latest Papers, Events & News
Fishing with Satellites- Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode080-fishing-satellites-illegal-unreported-unregulated
Space-based solar power 'could be deployed in 10 years'

https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2021-11-23-space-based-solar-power-could-be-deployed-10-years
Seeking Climate Justice from Space

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode77-seeking-climate-justice-space
Space Agenda 2021 Showcase

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode040-space-agenda-2021-showcase
Space-Based Solar Power: A Near-Term Investment Decision

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/space-based-solar-power-near-term-investment-decision
Locating Methane Super-emitters in California: A San Joaquin Valley Case Study

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/locating-methane-super-emitters-california-san-joaquin-valley-case-study
Locating Methane Super-Emitters from Space

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode015-locating-methane-super-emitters-space
Closing the Arctic Infrastructure Gap: National Security and Commercial Considerations

https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode007-closing-arctic-infrastructure-gap-national-security-and-commercial
Closing the Arctic Infrastructure Gap

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/closing-arctic-infrastructure-gap
The Policy and Science of Rocket Emissions

https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/policy-and-science-rocket-emissions
Climate Change & the Environment Podcasts
Featured Experts
Karen Jones

Role
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/karen-jones
Samira Patel

Role
Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/samira-patel