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Go to topicBetween 28 and 30 November, Liverpool hosted 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 empowering sustainable urban development.
ESA’s Space Solutions team, which helps companies to unlock the huge potential of satellite technology, attended the exhibition days to advance its efforts to support green urban development.
At the event, 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.