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• UK Space Agency Chief Executive Dr Paul Bate has assumed the Chair of the ), the international body responsible for coordinating observations of the Earth from space.聽

• 皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 priority will be to unlock the power of Earth observation from space to benefit society, from improving public services to inspiring the next generation with a Youth Summit in Bath in November 2025.聽

As CEOS celebrates its 40th anniversary at the annual CEOS Plenary in Montreal, the CEOS Community of space and meteorological agencies and other groups has also renewed its collective commitment to CEOS鈥� mission and efforts in responding to global challenges for the good of humanity, with the agreement of the Montreal Statement.聽

Satellite Earth observation data can deliver significant public benefits in areas ranging from climate and biodiversity monitoring, disaster management, clean energy and urban planning.聽

Minister for Space, Sir Chris Bryant said:

皇冠体育app UK has a vast amount of expertise to offer the international space community, including government backing to help spaceports and rocket manufacturers develop our launch capability at pace.

Data from satellites supports our critical sectors and services across the UK, from supporting farmers to manage their land for food production to speeding up responses to extreme weather like flooding. As chair of the committee the UK will help to harness the potential of data to improve people鈥檚 lives.

皇冠体育app UK is involved in a range of Earth observation missions that contribute to global capabilities. 皇冠体育appse include leadership of the European Space Agency鈥檚 TRUTHS mission, which will improve confidence in climate forecasts; Biomass, which will monitor the world鈥檚 forests; Microcarb, a ground-breaking French-UK satellite mission for carbon monitoring; and the various of the European Copernicus programme with its associated user-facing Services.聽 As well as these missions, the UK are experts in the use of the data for applications ranging from cutting edge science, operational services, new commercial and public sector services.

皇冠体育app UK Space Agency鈥檚 role as CEOS Chair will be to oversee the activities of CEOS and ensure it is achieving the objectives of its work plan. 皇冠体育app UK Space Agency has proposed four priorities to champion data-driven solutions for major global challenges over the 12-month period as Chair, within the theme of 鈥楿nlocking Earth Observation for Society鈥�:聽

1. Using Earth observation to improve public services.聽

2. Increasing use of space data in the Global Stocktakes of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).聽

3. Supporting development of Methane emissions measurement best-practices.聽

4. Inspiring the next generation through a new 鈥楥EOS in Schools鈥� initiative.聽

As Chair, an early task will be to represent CEOS on the global stage and promote its goals and objectives, starting at next month鈥檚 , Azerbaijan, and continuing throughout 2025.聽聽

Dr Paul Bate, CEO of the UK Space Agency, said:聽

For 40 years, CEOS has been uniting the global community to champion the transformative potential of satellites and Earth Observation.鈥�鈥���

I鈥檓 proud to be chairing this globally-valued committee and will use the next year to demonstrate how, by working together across borders, we can harness space technology for the benefit of our societies, our shared environment, and our economies.

Unlocking EO for Public Service

皇冠体育app UK will create opportunities for CEOS鈥� agencies to share their national perspectives and explore how to bridge the gap between data and public sector services, including hosting a workshop in September 2025 ahead of the UK鈥檚 CEOS Plenary 2025, in Bath, Somerset in November.鈥�鈥疶his supports work to get Earth observation tools and information embedded it on UK public sector policies at the national and local scale.聽聽

脡ric Lalibert茅, CEOS Chair 2024 on behalf of the Canadian Space Agency鈥痵aid:聽

We congratulate the UK Space Agency on assuming the chairmanship role and are committed to ensuring that data-driven decisions pave the way for increasingly sustainable practices.聽

Together, we are advancing the role of satellite Earth observation in creating sustainable solutions for the future of our societies and natural environments.

Unlocking EO for the Global Stocktake聽

皇冠体育app Global Stocktake of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is鈥痑 process for evaluating progress on climate action at a global level and identifying gaps. Over the next 12 months, the UK will work closely with Japanese Space Agency, JAXA, and the CEOS working group on Climate to study lessons learned from the previous Global Stocktake. 皇冠体育app aim is to refine CEOS strategies to enhance the use of Earth observation data in the next Global stock-take for global climate action.鈥�鈥���

Professor John Remedios,鈥疦CEO Director, said:鈥�鈥���

皇冠体育app National Centre for Earth Observation is very pleased to see the UK taking on leadership on the world stage. 皇冠体育app UK is able to contribute world-leading capability and methods in Earth Observation to the global community.聽聽

Through this role in CEOS, the UK will be able to support the important collaborative efforts that agencies need to achieve to meet the challenges of climate and of resilience with commitment, rigour and Earth intelligence. We are delighted to be supporting the UK Space Agency in its delegation with scientific advice and connectivity to the leading research in environmental science.聽

Methane Best-Practices聽

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with a warming potential approximately ~80 times higher than carbon dioxide over 20 years. Reducing methane emissions is the quickest way to mitigate acute climate risks and is crucial for maintaining the 1.5-degree target. At COP26 in Glasgow, 158 countries committed to reduce global methane emissions by 30% by 2030.聽聽

皇冠体育app CEOS Greenhouse Gas Task Team is developing best practices for space-based methane measurements, which are crucial for addressing climate change.聽

This work, which is co-led by the UK鈥檚 National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is developing a set of agreed accurate, transparent and trusted best practices for reporting Methane emissions at the facility scale. 皇冠体育app UK Space Agency will promote the uptake of these best practices on a global scale, focusing on the Global Methane Pledge to unlock the potential of space-based solutions and support the UK鈥檚 commitment to reduce methane emissions.聽

Ally Barker, Vice-chair of the UKspace Trade Association鈥檚 EO Committee said:聽

This is an opportune time for the UK to demonstrate its leadership in Earth observation on the global stage.聽 UK industry looks forward to working closely with the UK Space Agency as it takes on the Chair of CEOS to maximise the societal and economic benefits of EO for the UK and the world.

CEOS in Schools聽

皇冠体育app UK Space Agency is set to pilot a CEOS mechanism aimed at inspiring the next generation. This initiative will demonstrate to students, aged 14-16, how satellite Earth Observation is used to address global issues such as climate change, environmental protection, and disaster management, while also allowing those students to experience the power of international collaboration.聽

皇冠体育app programme will put experts into schools to bring the topics of climate and space to life and then bring students together from across the world for online workshops to discuss the topics with their peers. 皇冠体育app programme will culminate in the first CEOS Youth Summit where students will have the opportunity to present and discuss their work with senior Earth observation experts, giving young people a voice in CEOS.聽

Met Office Services Director Simon Brown said:聽

It鈥檚 an exciting time for the UK to take up this prestigious role in CEOS. Earth observations are at the heart of us delivering world leading weather and climate services and we are proud of the observations we get through the collaboration of European member states at EUMETSAT and underpinned by national and ESA Missions.聽聽

Access to Earth observations is changing and I look forward to working closely with UK Space Agency team to grow, influence and be part of the changing space endeavour to advance Earth observations to protect us from weather extremes.