Joining forces for science

The European Commission’s Deputy Director General for Research and Innovation, Patrick Child, (right) and ESA’s Director of Earth Observation Programmes at ESA’s Living Planet Symposium discuss their institutions’ common goal of working together to advance Earth-system science. The EC’s Horizon Europe and ESA’s Future Earth Observation (FutureEO) programmes both aim to provide concrete contributions to address environmental challenges. The alignment of the scientific actions funded under both programmes offers a unique opportunity for Europe to safeguard that the complementary roles of both institutions jointly advance Earth-system science and its contribution to responding to global environmental challenges.