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
How NEPA Applies to U.S. Space Activities
Although NEPA has rarely been applied directly to space activities, two recent executive orders have prompted U.S. federal agencies to review its application, leading to an examination of the NEPA process and its intersections with historical and current U.S. public and private space efforts.
By Lindsay DeMarchi
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/how-nepa-applies-us-space-activities
The Green Circularity: Life Cycle Assessments for the Space Industry
Can environmental life cycle assessments (E-LCAs) be used to understand the space sector’s cradle-to-grave impacts across space and terrestrial environments?
By Karen Jones
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/green-circularity-life-cycle-assessments-space-industry
Implications of a Growing Spaceflight Industry: Climate Change
Given the fact that little scientific attention has been paid to the impacts of rocket launches and space debris reentries on global climate and stratospheric ozone, what information will policymakers need in the future to make effective regulatory decisions regarding industrial emissions and fossil fuel use?
By Karen Jones
Published Date
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/implications-growing-spaceflight-industry-climate-change
Latest Papers, Events & News
The Season of Space Sustainability
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode118-season-space-sustainability
How Satellites Can Help Win the Climate Fight
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2023-02-13-how-satellites-can-help-win-climate-fight
Space Matters in the Arctic
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode096-space-matters-arctic
Wildfires from Space
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode095-wildfires-space
NASA to reexamine space-based solar power
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-05-28-nasa-reexamine-space-based-solar-power
Spies’ night eyes: Once-restricted tech is helping spot Russian troops, Chinese missile sites and raging wildfires
https://csps.aerospace.org/news/2022-05-23-spies-night-eyes-once-restricted-tech-helping-spot-russian-troops-chinese-missile
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
Toward Environmental Accountability: Transforming Satellite Data Into Action
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/toward-environmental-accountability-transforming-satellite-data-action
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