Edinburgh Scientists Support Europe’s First CO2 Monitoring Satellite

Edinburgh Scientists Support Europe’s First CO2 Monitoring Satellite

MicroCarb satellite will map urban CO₂ emissions with detail previously unachieved, also monitoring natural carbon sinks and plant fluorescence.

UK and France launch revolutionary city-scanning satellite to monitor CO2 emissions - Harwell Campus

Back UK and France launch revolutionary city-scanning satellite to monitor CO2 emissions August 1, 2025 Share Tweet Energy and environment, Space and satellites Harwell Campus organisations have played a key role in the launch of Europe’s first urban area CO2 emissions monitoring satellite in a collaborative mission between the UK and France in an attempt to further understand how the world’s climate is …

Carbon-monitoring satellite to shed light on photosynthesis launches

A new satellite designed to monitor atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) that Leicester scientists played a central role in has been launched.  By harnessing an algorithm designed by University of Leicester scientists, we will also be able to directly monitor photosynthesis by Earth’s vegetation, using an indicator known as solar induced fluorescence (SIF). The MicroCarb mission, developed in partnership with France’s space agency CNES, will become …