Hoe de leidende positie van Nederland in het onderzoek naar klimaat en luchtkwaliteit te versterken [how to act now and expand the Dutch leading position in climate science and air quality]
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The Dutch Clear Air consortium aligns efforts to retain and extend the Dutch worldleading position in earth observation for climate and air quality. Climate change and air pollution are the main global challenges of our time as recognised by the 195 countries that signed the 2015 Paris Agreement, and affirmed by the millions of deaths due to air pollution each year (WHO, 2018). In this White Paper KNMI, TNO, SRON and TU Delft show how the Netherlands can play a key role in providing global to local information needed to limit the impact of climate change and to improve air quality in order to meet national climate goals and achieve the emission reduction targets of the European Green deal. The Netherlands is in a unique position to take advantage of decades of Dutch excellence in research and spaceinstrumentation for atmospheric chemistry (OMI, TROPOMI): our position in the small satellite industry and innovative artificial intelligence techniques. Aligning this expertise will advance the forefront of atmospheric science with direct impact on our ability to predict and influence the atmospheric composition, which has societal benefit and will lead to economic growth. Knowledge leaders KNMI, TNO, SRON and TU Delft work, together with a broad array of involved parties, on a R&D roadmap for Earth observation for climate and air quality and bundle their expertise in Clear Air. This centre of excellence comprises world leading climate and air quality research, design and development of innovative spaceborne observing systems, a data centre based on advanced retrieval algorithms and artificial intelligence techniques, and yields actionable data for scientific, governmental and industrial communities.
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TNO Identifier
962788
Publisher
Nederlandse Clear Air
Collation
20 p.
Place of publication
Delft