COP30

Co-organized by Space4Climate, the UK Space Agency, the National Centre for Earth Observation, the Royal Meteorological Society, and The Pearl at the University of Reading.

Join to explore, from the end-user perspective, ongoing positive climate action initiatives across the UK public and private sector, identifying challenges, gaps, and best practices in strengthening collective strategic actions to achieve climate resilience between data communities and users. Gain insights into the key role that Earth Observation plays in delivering positive climate action in the UK.

• Date: November 12, 2025


• Time: 11:30-1:30 GMT


• Location: UK Pavilion Online Event

Register Now: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/48bbc5b5-8b68-4ce3-8e19-aa41cc901aee@4ffa3bc4-ecfc-48c0-9080-f5e43ff90e5f

This discussion will showcase how coordinated funding and partnership models can move cleantech from concept to commercial reality. Attendees will gain insight into strategies that align government programs, industry needs, and innovators to scale adoption and maximize environmental impact.

• Date: November 14, 2025


• Time: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm GMT


• Location: Canada Pavilion

Panelists: Stephane Germain, GHGSat; Scott Volk, Tourmaline; Patrick McDonald, Government of Alberta; Glen McCrimmin, Clean Resource Innovation Network

Methane reduction has emerged as one of the fastest, most cost-effective levers to slow global warming. Today, as Canada takes the mantle as a co-convener of the 150-country-strong Global Methane Pledge collaboration, the challenge now lies in moving from commitments to measurable results. This panel will explore what’s next for the Pledge in today’s shifting geopolitical context and highlight how leaders across the government and the private sector are driving progress through policy, international cooperation, and innovation.

• Date: November 13, 2025


• Time: 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm GMT


• Location: Canada Pavilion

En Europe, GHGSat et Veolia se sont associés pour démontrer comment la surveillance avancée des émissions atmosphériques permet d’identifier et de réduire avec précision les émissions des décharges. Avec la participation active de Suez, Séché et Paprec, leaders français de la gestion des déchets, cette campagne a permis d’obtenir des informations uniques sur l’ampleur et la répartition des émissions de méthane des décharges. Cette discussion informelle abordera l’impact de cette initiative, notamment la manière dont les nouvelles technologies de mesure peuvent guider les améliorations opérationnelles, accroître les revenus et accélérer la réalisation des objectifs climatiques. Les intervenants discuteront également des enseignements tirés qui peuvent être appliqués à d’autres pays francophones s’efforçant de mieux gérer les émissions de déchets et de respecter les engagements internationaux de réduction des émissions de méthane.

• Date: November 15, 2025


• Time: 1:00 pm – 1:45 pm GMT


• Location: Francophonie Pavilion

Panelists: Stephane Germain, CEO, GHGSat; Pedro Pradanos Zarzosa, CEO, Veolia Brasil

As GOSAT-GW successfully launched in June 2025, NIES and MOEJ are promoting climate science outreach both domestically and internationally, while also encouraging the utilization of GOSAT-GW data by the private sector. This seminar provides an overview of the current status of GOSAT-GW and the Japan GHG Center, as well as prospects for private sector use of the GOSAT data.

• Date: November 17, 2025


• Time: 10:00am-11:15am pm GMT


• Location: Japan Pavilion

Panelists:

1. Kentaro Doi, Vice Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, MOEJ


2. Hiroshi Tanimoto, Director of Earth System Division, NIES


3. Clement Albergel, Head of the Actionable Climate Information Section, European Space Agency


4. Keisuke Yano, Senior Deputy Manager, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc


5. Daniel Kashmir, CEO, Momentick


6. Takumi Hashizume, Managing Director, MUFG


7. Stephane Germain, CEO, GHGSAT


8. Masayuki Kondo, Associate Professor, Hiroshima University

Methane traps more than 80 times the heat of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. It is the second largest contributor to global warming after CO₂, but it dissipates from the atmosphere much faster. Near-term methane reductions deliver measurable climate benefits within years rather than decades, making it the most time-efficient lever available to policymakers and operators.

The Global Methane Pledge is a voluntary international commitment, signed by more than 150 countries, to collectively reduce global methane emissions by 30% by 2030 compared to 2020 levels. It was launched at COP26 in Glasgow in 2021 and remains the primary international framework for coordinated methane action across sectors.

Satellites provide independent, facility-level methane measurements across large areas at daily frequencies. They identify emission sources that ground-based methods and self-reported data miss, and they provide the verifiable records that national inventories, regulatory frameworks, and international accountability systems require.

The International Methane Emissions Observatory is a UNEP-led initiative that integrates satellite data from multiple providers to monitor methane emissions globally and engage operators and governments on identified emissions. GHGSat has contributed data to the IMEO since 2020.

GHGSat launched two new satellites during COP30, bringing its constellation to 16. The company announced a partnership with Petrobras and MAVIPE Space Systems to monitor methane across Brazilian energy operations. GHGSat was also named by the Canadian government as part of Canada’s national methane strategy at COP30.