The National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) welcomes this week’s news of major UK investments, signalling recognition of the value of our Earth Observation (EO) community who are working to use space assets to protect our planet. 

London November 2022 – The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), alongside the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), the University of Bristol, and the James Hutton Institute have been awarded £5m in funding to develop the UK Greenhouse Gas (GHG) measurement capability in support of the UK’s net zero transition.

220,000 tonnes of methane are likely to have been released from the ruptures in the Nord Stream gas pipelines, new satellite data has revealed.

The 27th session of the United National Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) is being hosted this week by the Arab Republic of Egypt at the Sharm el-Sheikh International Convention Centre.

The devastating Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption in January 2022 created the tallest volcanic plume ever recorded, new research has shown.