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      Sustainability in space

      Businesses are already putting sustainability at the forefront of what they do on Earth and in the years ahead, the same will be applied to our activities in space as they become more accessible. Issues such as space debris and the potential risks of opening up space travel and exploration will become front of mind and solutions will have to found.

      Additionally, space tech, Earth Observation and studies of other planets could hold the answer to understanding terrestrial sustainability and identifying best practice to sustain our activities on Earth.

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      30 Voices on 2030 – The future of space

      The future of space. Communal, commercial, contested.

      When you see the Earth from space, it feels like the Earth is our spacecraft and the people that inhabit it are its crew. Such a view convinces us we need to look after our Earth and protect it.

      Pamela Melroy



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      Key predictions

      Sustainability in space will benefit sustainability on Earth.

      There will be a ‘CFC moment’ in space which will trigger a moratorium on space debris.

      Space ecology will be imperative for our millennial generation.

      Space will get its own legal jurisdiction.

      Space will be forced to accelerate quickly as an operational domain for armed forces.

      A Master’s of Space Ecology will be offered at universities.



      The speakers

      Agnieszka Lukaszczyk

      Senior Director for European Affairs, Planet

      Nikolai Khlystov

      Lead for Future of Mobility Platform, World Economic Forum

      Nobu Okada

      Founder and CEO, Astroscale

      Steven Freeland

      Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University



      Explore the full webinar series

      In our 30 voices on 2030 report, we asked space experts about the possibility of humans living, working and going on holiday in space.

      In our 30 Voices on 2030 report, we asked space experts about technological advancements in deep space exploration and where they could take us.

      In our 30 Voices on 2030 report, we asked space experts about business investment in the space industry and the business models shaping around it.

      In our 30 Voices on 2030 report, we asked space experts about the data collected from space coming back to earth and how it might be regulated.



      Contact us

      Jacob Hacker

      Space Industry Lead, Director

      KPMG Australia

      KPMG can help connect, support, and advise industry, government, and academia on domestic and global space endeavours.