Background The Living Planet Symposium 2025 (LPS25) is the latest in ESA’s triennial series of global events on Earth observation. Held every three years, these symposia have grown in both size and scope, focusing on key environmental issues. In response to the intensifying climate crisis, LPS25 will center on the theme of moving “from observation …

In a rapidly shifting geopolitical context—marked by trade tensions, challenging energy transitions landscape, and policy uncertainty—the need for high-quality environmental data is greater than ever. Digitized, transparent, and independently verifiable environmental metrics can serve as stabilizing assets. High-integrity environmental data is foundational to understanding the state of the global environment and to producing science-based tools …

  The European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), the European Space Agency (ESA), and ECMWF with CAMS are hosting the Seventh Joint Training Course on Atmospheric Composition, focusing this year on Advanced Atmospheric Composition Products & Applications, with an emphasis on aerosols.   What to Expect Participants will gain insights into atmospheric …