This is our time: Innovations to combat climate change

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Its consequences – including extreme weather, drought, forest fires, and rising sea levels – can already be seen worldwide. These threaten the stability of ecosystems, our food supply, and our habitat. TNO is working on several solutions that could help reduce greenhouse gas levels, with innovations such as alternative energy sources or CO2 filtering from the atmosphere using satellites.

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Tracking sources of greenhouse gases with satellites

"TNO creates the first public overview of global greenhouse emissions. That is crucial, because companies and governments often look to each other when it comes to climate policy." Anton Leemhuis, Business Director Earth Observation.

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Eleonie van Schreven’s work on small satellites with a big impact

''We can tell from the light’s colours which gases it has come into contact with. For example, we know that CO2 absorbs certain colours. The more of those colours are missing, the more CO2 is present in the atmosphere. This allows us to measure greenhouse gases accurately.'' Eleonie van Schreven, Systems Engineer at TNO.

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Carbyon: the TNO spin-off innovating in CO2 filtration technology

"Our ultimate mission is to remove billions of tonnes of CO2 from the air to keep our planet liveable. This will take some time, but I’m confident we can do it." Hans De Neve, Founder and CEO Carbyon.

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