14 June 2014 event ‘Space: the new view on climate change’ was held at the Royal Society in London. From left: Andrew Shepherd from the University of Leeds; Volker Liebig, Director of ESA’s Earth Observation Programmes; Stephen Briggs, Chairman of the GCOS Steering Committee; Christopher Merchant from the University of Reading; David Parker, Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency; David Willetts, UK Minister of State for Universities and Science.