Earth Observation: Unlocking the $700 Billion Opportunity
you are currently viewing:Earth Observation: Unlocking the $700 Billion OpportunityJune 9, 2026-Earth observation (EO) is becoming a critical source of intelligence for leaders navigating a world increasingly shaped by climate risk,geopolitical shifts and supply chain disruption. Written in collaboration with Deloitte,this report shows that,while EO already contributes an estimated $440 billion to global GDP (gross domestic product),a further $263 billion in annual value remains unrealized across data acquisition,processing and deployment. Unlocking progress across these three domains will determine whether EO moves from a high-potential capability to system-level impact. Source: World Economic Forum |
June 18, 2026-A visualisation of selected lawsuits from over 100 filed against AI companies as of June 2026.
Most are copyright claims by authors, record labels, newsrooms, academic publishers and um, Disney who say major AI models like OpenAI's ChatGPT and 'Claude have been trained illegally on their creative and commercial output.
June 8, 2026--The U.S. is on track to record nearly $1 trillion in climate disaster losses this decade alone. Just six years into the 2020s, the cost of climate-driven natural disasters like tropical cycles and droughts has already approached the total seen over the entire 2010s.
June 5, 2026--China has recently enacted the its Ecological and Environmental Code (the Code), marking a significant step in embedding environmental considerations within the country's economic framework. It's only the second national code since the Civil Code in 2020 and sits just under China' constitution in legal hierarchy.