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Europe and Space: Time to Accelerate IEEE Radar Conference, 22 March 2022
citizens to monitor compliance and the results of their
efforts at local and global scales. New quantum sensors
will enable measurements of essential Earth processes at
unprecedented precision. The Space for a Green Future
accelerator constitutes a decisive step to act and directly
contribute to the decarbonization challenge. It will deliver
space solutions for smart green transportation reducing
CO2 emissions by supporting autonomous transport soluSpace
allows for efficient disaster relief.
of crisis, helping prevention, improving response, and
minimizing the crisis impact.
The PROTECT accelerator will ensure Europe's abilSpace
is indispensable for the Green Transition.
tions or improved air traffic management, and it will support
smart management of energy grids for more efficient
use of renewable energy.
The Rapid Resilient Crisis Response accelerator will
improve Europe's response to crisis events related
to climate change as those events are dramatically
increasing in frequency, severity, and impact. It will
help save lives and reduce the cost of crisis to the citizens
and society. It will enable more timely and resilient
action in extreme weather events but also during
climate-induced emergencies and natural disasters. It
will help to ensure uninterrupted supply of clean water,
energy, and food, and will allow the re-establishment
of critical telecommunications and transport infrastructures
as well as industrial supply chains. It will stimulate
more commercial service offers for all phases
ity to protect assets from space debris and space weather
interferences. For this, it will establish the information
and timely warnings that Europe needs to prevent disruption
of economically vital space and ground infrastructure
and guarantee European independence in accessing and
operating in space. The PROTECT accelerator will build
on existing initiatives, enhance competitiveness of the
The threat by space weather and space debris is growing.
European space sector and follow a coordinated European
approach. As one of the objectives, it will foster the sustainable
use of orbits by preparing the technology for
debris-free spaceflight, including active removal and inorbit
servicing technologies. It will contribute to the establishment
ofan operational space debris system. And it will
establish an operational Space Weather System enabling
reliable solar event detection, risk analysis, and coordinated
communication.
The three accelerators proposed are well chosen as the
Space enable reliable communication on a global scale.
priorities for Europe's collective efforts to increase the
use ofspace for the benefit of its citizens, the environment,
and the economy. In addressing fundamental European
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