Collaboration between Sweden and Colombia to combat climate change
London, November 01, 2024, (Oilandgaspress) –––To address the urgent issue of climate change, the Minister for Climate and the Environment of Sweden, the Minister of Science of Colombia, Saab, EAFIT University in Colombia and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden present a new Combat Climate Change (C-3) UAV Project, which aims to facilitate climate research.
A successful collaboration project between EAFIT University in Colombia, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, and Saab has resulted in a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) able to collect data for climate monitoring. The project was officially launched in the framework of COP16, by Romina Pourmokhtari, Minister for Climate and the Environment of Sweden, Yesenia Olaya, Minister of Science of Colombia, Eva Axelsson, Head of Group Sustainability at Saab, and Olga Lucía Quintero, academic supervisor for the project by EAFIT.
“We are pleased to announce this landmark initiative, which not only exemplifies the robust cooperation between Colombia and Sweden but also celebrates our shared commitment to technological innovation for environmental protection and monitoring,” says the Minister for Climate and the Environment of Sweden, Romina Pourmokhtari.
The unmanned aerial vehicle will be equipped with specialised sensors and will be deployed to measure greenhouse gas concentrations, such as carbon dioxide and methane, as well as other pollutants and aerosols in the atmosphere. Furthermore, the UAV can be deployed to assess the health of the Amazon rainforest, agricultural lands, and other ecosystems, detecting any changes in vegetation patterns and soil conditions.
By correlating these measurements with ground images taken by the aircraft, the mission seeks to complement existing satellite data. The ultimate objective is to apply the measured concentrations within large-scale mathematical and AI-based prediction models, which can help better understand and manage the complexities of our global climate system.
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