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.
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Featured Papers
The Green Circularity: Life Cycle Assessments for the Space Industry
![Graphic for Green Circularity CSPS Paper](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-04/Sustainable%20Cycle_Thumbnail.jpg?h=b9fd117d&itok=Nb_d6gfF)
Can environmental life cycle assessments (E-LCAs) be used to understand the space sector’s cradle-to-grave impacts across space and terrestrial environments?
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/papers/green-circularity-life-cycle-assessments-space-industry
Implications of a Growing Spaceflight Industry: Climate Change
![Spaceflight Climate Change Thumbnail.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-06/Spaceflight%20Climate%20Change%20Thumbnail.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=Ar8JRxcL)
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?
https://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/papers/implications-growing-spaceflight-industry-climate-change
Toward Environmental Accountability: Transforming Satellite Data Into Action
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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://live-csps-portal-drupal.pantheonsite.io/papers/toward-environmental-accountability-transforming-satellite-data-action
Latest Papers, Events & News
Light Pollution From Satellites
![Riesbeck Koller Light Pollution Image](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/Riesbeck-Koller_Light-Pollution_F2-thumbnail.jpeg?itok=yehafeK9)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/light-pollution-satellites
The Arctic: Space-based Solutions to Infrastructure and National Security Needs
![Arctic Infrastructure Image](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/Arctic%20Infrastructure_THUMBNAIL.jpeg?itok=ieZvaKzi)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/arctic-space-based-solutions-infrastructure-and-national-security-needs
Space-Based Solar Power: A Near-Term Investment Decision
![Satellite Signal Image](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/AdobeStock_Satellite%20Signal%20%28Revised%29.jpeg?itok=xS_L99wZ)
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
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https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/locating-methane-super-emitters-california-san-joaquin-valley-case-study
Locating Methane Super-Emitters from Space
![E15.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-11/E15.jpg?h=6ac551a3&itok=U8tT3Wqu)
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode015-locating-methane-super-emitters-space
Closing the Arctic Infrastructure Gap: National Security and Commercial Considerations
![E7.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-11/E7.jpg?h=8d4f11a8&itok=_JAeHL4-)
https://csps.aerospace.org/events/show/episode007-closing-arctic-infrastructure-gap-national-security-and-commercial
Closing the Arctic Infrastructure Gap
![Arctic Infrastructure Image](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/Arctic%20Infrastructure_THUMBNAIL.jpeg?itok=ieZvaKzi)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/closing-arctic-infrastructure-gap
The Policy and Science of Rocket Emissions
![Rocket Emissions image](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/rocket_emissions_4web.png?itok=plBr5wkc)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/policy-and-science-rocket-emissions
Near-term Space Support for Arctic Operations
![Arctic Operations Map Image](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/arcticoperations.jpeg?itok=H0HAYXVV)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/near-term-space-support-arctic-operations
Satellite Data for Local Environmental Monitoring
![Sentinel 5 image](/sites/default/files/styles/card_row/public/2021-08/sentinel5.jpeg?itok=lOSuklB5)
https://csps.aerospace.org/papers/satellite-data-local-environmental-monitoring
Climate Change & the Environment Podcasts
Featured Experts
Karen Jones
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Role
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Space Policy and Strategy
https://csps.aerospace.org/experts/karen-jones