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Go to topicBetween 28 and 30 November, Liverpool held a series of events to mark its recently awarded status as UN's very first accelerator city for climate action, giving ESA the opportunity to showcase how satellites advance understanding of the global climate system and also empower sustainable urban development.
At the events, Liverpool signed an agreement to join ESA’s Space for Smart and Green Cities Task Force, enabling the city to being working with the agency on innovative satellite-enabled projects focus sustainable urban solutions.
ESA Space Solutions also presented other new and upcoming opportunities for collaboration, including Space for Sustainable Connectivity and Liveable Cities and Space for Sustainability in Sports and Mass Events. They also participated in a workshop with industry to provide an overview of space-based applications and technologies.