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Under its Policy Observatory, EARSC is monitoring relevant EU policies and advocating for increased use of the EO services to support policy-makers



EARSC gathers the inputs of its members on how the downstream EO sector can contribute to various EU initiatives. These statements, reflecting the industry's views and recommendations, are submitted in response to the European Commission's open consultations with the objective of including EO capabilities in support of the achievements of European policies.


DATECONSULTATIONEARSC Statement

 

EARSC Statement on the proposed delay of EUDR Implementation

 

EU rules on land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) – evaluation 

 

 

 

 

DATECONSULTATIONEARSC Statement

 

 

The Commission for Environment, Climate change and Energy (ENVE) of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) is working on an opinion on "European Green Deal and Health". EARSC is contributing to the written stakeholder consultation

 

The United Nations Common Agenda proposes a Global Digital Compact to be agreed upon at the Summit of the Future in September 2024 through a technology track involving all stakeholders.

 

 

 


DateConsultationEARSC Statement

EU Voluntary Review on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.


Earth observation (EO) is a powerful instrument to support the reporting on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). EARSC booklet gathers an example of EO services supporting the 2030 Agenda. (Extract Nov 2022). Visit the online version at this link.

European Critical Raw Materials Act

 

EU forests – new EU Framework for Forest Monitoring and Strategic Plans (Consultation - survey to fine-tune the initiative)

 

Contribution to the Hybrid Stakeholder Consultation on the CoR opinion on the EU Nature Restoration Law

 

 

EU research and energy policy – revamping the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan)

 

Count your transport emissions – ‘CountEmissions EU’

Update of the EU maritime security strategy and its action plan

 

 


EU Forests- New EU Framework for Forest Monitoring and Strategic Plans


 

Certification of carbon removals- EU rules

 

EC New rules to prevent methane leakage in the energy sector

 

EU Solar Energy initiative

 

EC 2022 Strategic Foresight Report : better understanding of the twinning of the green and the digital transitions

 

Soil health – protecting, sustainably managing and restoring EU soils

 

Revising the EU rules on illegal discharges from ships

DATECONSULTATIONEARSC STATEMENT

December 2021

EARSC Green Deal Terms of Reference


 

Count your transport emissions- "CountEmissions EU"

 

EU Strategy for Space Traffic Management

 

EU renewable energy rules- review

 

Air quality - revision of EU rules

 

Sustainable EU Food system- new initiative


Position papers are powerful tools to gather the collective views and concerns of the industry and make these known to external stakeholders, in order to bring about positive changes that benefit the industry. The EARSC Position papers reflect the industry views and provide recommendations on a specific topic, which is relevant to the sector.


DATE

TOPICLink to Position Paper

 

In the context of the activities carried out by the Defence and Civil Security Working Group, EARSC has produced a Position paper on the European Union's action plan to strengthen its security and defence policy by 2030.


The paper aims to reinforce the voice of the European Earth Observation data and services industry; ensuring that the EU Space Strategy for Security and Defence leverages the EO services industry capabilities and consolidates relations with the relevant stakeholders.

The European Commission is currently working on a roadmap to address the modernisation strategy of Copernicus. EARSC has produced a Position paper on the evolution of Copernicus presenting the industry's views on the three pillars: 1- Digitalisation 2-Contribution to the Green Deal 3- Security/Resilience.

The European Earth Observation (EO) Services industry welcomes the ambitious objectives set by the New European Forest Strategy alongside other EU Policy initiatives aiming at improving the quantity and quality of Europe's forests by 2030.  Earth Observation capabilities, by delivering near-real time, consistent and tree-level information of the world's forests are a crucial tool to deliver Europe's forests goals. EARSC members are convinced that the urgency to act calls for action; it can be done now, at scale and with unprecedented precision, at high-cost efficiency. Against this context, the EARSC Position Paper on forest management (attached) strongly advocates for the systematic integration of EO data and services as operational tools in the design, implementation and evaluation of all ongoing and upcoming legislative and policy initiatives in the field of environmental protection, with particular regards to forests, biodiversity and the sustainability of supply chains.


EARSC letters are short documents providing the industry views on a policy initiative or legislation to target specific stakeholders (MEPs, Council attachés, etc). In the context of a Proposal for Regulation/Directive, the letters provide our suggestions for amendments to the text.


Date

Topic

EARSC Letter

Annex (if applicable)
June 2024

EARSC response to the "Space Council" of 23 May 2024


November 2023



November 2023
EARSC response to the Mid-term evaluation of the Space Programme


March 2023EARSC letter to MEPs on the position of the Proposal for a Regulation for a certification framework for carbon removals


July 2022EARSC letter to MEPs on the position of the EU Regulation on Methane Emissions Reduction in the Energy Sector and Amending Regulation (EU) 2019/942

April 2022

EARSC letter to MEPs on the EU Regulation on Deforestation-free Products

Annex 1: Earth Observation Technological Feasibility Assessment “Proposal for a Regulation on Deforestation-free Products” by Article

 


Technical feasibility assessment documents provide details (resolution, frequency…) on how the EO capabilities can be used in the context of a specific policy area/legislation. These documents are useful to explain the extent and scope of the EO technology.


Date

Topic

EARSC Technical Feasibility Assessment

September 2023

EARSC has updated a technical feasibility document with additional information on the role that satellites can play in the Proposal on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector. The new updates include references to the MRV (Monitoring Reporting Verification) that could include all technologies: satellites,  drones, and in-situ measurement and a proposal for a Tier monitoring Approach.

June 2023

Example of Catalogue of Earth Observation Services and Products for Local and Regional Authorities.


 

March 2023

The Strategic Roadmap developed under the FIREFORUM project reflects the research and innovation strategy, with the EC and Member State funding agencies in mind as the prime audience. Download the pdf version of the road map for the following sectors: 


November 2022Earth observation (EO) is a powerful instrument to support the reporting on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This booklet gathers an example of EO services supporting the 2030 Agenda. (Extract Nov 2022). Visit the online version at this link.

November 2022

EARSC discussion document on Soil Health responding to some of the elements of the consultation. The document highlights operational solutions currently provided by EO capabilities responding to land management practices' needs in the context of soil health.


November 2022

In the context of the Proposal on methane emissions reduction in the energy sector, EARSC is convinced that the Regulation should include satellite-based data and services, such as Copernicus data, for the measurement, reporting and verification of energy sector methane emissions. In order to better understand the current state of the technology with the existing operational solutions as well as the potential of satellite capabilities, we have prepared a technological feasibility assessment document

June 2022

Support letter for EU - MEPs & Council. Earth Observation Technological Feasibility Assessment “Proposal for a Regulation on Deforestation-free Products"


Nov 2021Examples of Earth Observation-Based Services for the EU Forestry Strategy


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