Environmental observations and the ESA-EC Earth System Science Initiative

Environmental Observations (EO) provides the necessary evidence for environmental policies, playing at the same time an important role in various economic sectors (energy, agriculture, transportation etc.) accompanied by increasing research and technological development in the relevant fields. The EU supports research and innovation for Environmental Observing Systems mainly through Horizon Europe (HE), the EU’s programme for Research and Innovation while operational observing systems at EU level are implemented through the EU Space programme, in particular its EO component Copernicus. This brochure presents upcoming funding opportunities in the field of EO in Horizon Europe (HE) work programme for 2024, in the context of the Earth System Science Initiative (ESSI) which was launched in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), also topics in support and coordination with the Group on Earth Observation (GEO), and other selected topics related to EO.