Our future at stakes at COP24 in Katowice

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 25 January 2018 at 05:59:02 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 10 August 2018 at 21:39:19 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 23 October 2018 at 15:53:19 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 16 November 2018 at 03:00:01 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Climate change, atmosphere, GreenHouse Gas, renewable energy, ozone, Paris Agreement, France, USA, China
Fig. 1 - S1 (25.01.2018) - vv,vh,vv color composite - For COP24, states will translate Paris Agreement in detailed plans to cut GHG emissions.
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CO2 reached 405ppm in 2017, from 280ppm in 1750. Last time Earth hit this level, the temperature was 2-3°C warmer & sea was 10-20m higher.
Fig. 2 - S2 (23.10.2018) - 11,8,2 - USA are World's 1st power & 2nd GHG emitter but may exit from Paris agreement for an economic edge.
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Fig. 3 - 10.08.2018 - Niue emits 46T GHG/capita (3rd after Kuwait & Brunei) but aims to be fully organic & use 80% renewables by 2025.
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Fig. 4 - 16.11.2018 - 4,3,2 - Dacheng in China (2nd power & 1st GHG emitter), mass-produces banned CFC11 ozone-depleter reports say.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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