At COP21 in 2015, leaders from around the world agreed to limit the rising temperature of the earth by 1.5°c by 2050. In order to remain on target, we must halve emissions by 2030. We have seven years to make good on this promise.
At this year's COP28 UAE policy makers, innovators and climate disruptors alike have a great opportunity to “rethink, reboot, and refocus the climate agenda”.
We’re all experiencing the effects of climate change first hand, whether that’s extreme temperatures, unprecedented water shortages or excessive wildfires…
There’s a lot we can do, and COP28 is meant to be our call to action;
“We must reduce emissions. We must fix climate finance and make it more available, affordable, and accessible. We must protect nature, lives, and livelihoods and ensure sustainable, fair, socio economic development for all.”
- Dr. Sultan Al Jaber President Designate, COP28 UAE.
Data-led decision making is fundamental to the mission to repair and regenerate our planet, as is the ability to monitor progress and hold countries and organisations to account on climate goals.
At SatVu we believe in the power of technology, and the insights we can gain from it to continue driving sustainable environmental, social and corporate governance – a key weapon in the world’s ‘climate fighting’ arsenal.
Our revolutionary HOTSAT-1 satellite captures thermal images in the highest resolution currently possible, 3.5m GSD NADIR, providing independently validated, unbiased qualitative data to help organisations hold themselves accountable to their ESG goals.
SatVu is already working with public, private, academic and not-for-profit organisations to provide thermal data helping to monitor a wide range of environmental challenges.
Applications include:
COP28 inspired us to showcase how our technology can be used in the fight against climate change. We recently captured thermal images of both the COP venue in Dubai and the nearby Ruwais oil refinery. These images offer a new way of visualising the built and natural environment, this time in the United Arab Emirates.
Images captured by HOTSAT-1 also offer insights into built environments, which can help governments and organisations to better visualise and understand the impact of climate change on urban areas. This can include thermal data showing waste heat sources and the impact of the urban heat island effect.
What can we see?
High resolution infrared images offer a huge amount of insight into industrial activity, such as the output, production and operational status of energy infrastructure.
What can we see?
These two images show the value of high-res thermal imaging in climate monitoring. The data from HOTSAT-1 can help to inform the goal setting, actioning and delivery of climate change mitigation and ESG measurements, in line with the commitments made at this year’s COP.
