Climate and global trade challenged at G20 in Osaka

Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 02 November 2016 at 01:47:02 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 29 June 2018 at 08:57:30 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 29 June 2018 at 20:59:23 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban, coastal, international summit, climate change, GreenHouse Gas emissions, Japan
Fig. 1 - S1 (29.06.2018) - vv,vh,vv colour composite - The Group of 20 meets in Osaka, Japan, this year.
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Osaka lies in the Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe conurbation called Keihanshin where over 19 millions people live between Osaka bay and U-shaped relief.
Fig. 2 - S2 (02.11.2016) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Among the 8 topics, one will deal with tensions around US/China trade.
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Fig. 3 - 11,8,2 colour composite - Another challenge is to ensure the pledges signed in 2015 for the Paris COP21 will be respected.
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Fig. 4 - 12,11,2 colour composite - Incidentally, next to Osaka is Kyoto where the 1992 protocol against GHG emissions was signed.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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