Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation

March 23 is World Meteorological Day, commemorating the coming into force of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization on 23 March 1950. Every year, the Day focuses...

Earlier this year, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Global Climate Highlights 2023 Summary confirmed 2023 as the warmest year on record, with global temperatures reaching...

As global warming accelerates, decisions on infrastructure, energy, mobility, water and food security or urban planning need to be informed by the potential impacts of climate change. The Copernicus...

The 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP28), the annual meeting of the parties to the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change, wound down in Dubai, United Arab Emirates...

Satellites have a really important role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Tropomi instrument onboard the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite is the only instrument that maps global...

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S*) and the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS*) are both gearing up for their participation in COP28, which is set to take place...

At the current pace of global warming, disregarding climate change in policymaking is not an option anymore. Decisions on infrastructure, energy, mobility, water and food security or urban planning...

Destination Earth, or DestinE, aims to build virtual replicas of Earth systems, or “digital twins”, allowing greater insight into weather and climate phenomena and their impacts on society...

As global temperatures records are smashed and greenhouse gas emissions reach new highs, a new report from the UN Environment Programme finds that current pledges under...

Monitoring anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2) and its emissions is a challenging but vital task to mitigate global warming. The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and Carbon...