growing climate threats<\/a>.<\/p>\nThe technology was launched today by EU Executive Vice-President Margrethe\u00a0Vestager\u00a0and the Finnish Minister for Employment, Arto Satonen.<\/p>\n
Vestager commented: “The launch of the initial DestinE is a true game changer in our fight against climate change. DestinE will provide us with a highly accurate twin of the Earth.<\/p>\n
“It means that we can observe environmental challenges, which can help us predict future scenarios \u2013 as we have never done before.<\/p>\n
“This first phase shows how much we can achieve when Europe puts together its scientific excellence and its massive supercomputing power. Today, the future is literally at our fingertips.”<\/p>\n
How does DestinE work?<\/h3>\n DestinE, launched in 2022 by the European Commission, partners with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), the European Space Agency (ESA), and the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).<\/p>\n
Now operational, the system will continuously evolve and, by 2030, should complete a full digital twin of the Earth.<\/p>\n
The initial system features of DestinE include the Core Service Platform, which provides user access to services, tools, and applications.<\/p>\n
It also includes two high-resolution digital twins: one focused on climate change adaptation and another on weather-induced extremes, enabling scenario analysis and testing.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the DestinE Data Lake offers seamless access to data from these digital twins and numerous other sources, including Copernicus, the EU’s Earth observation programme.<\/p>\n
This initiative will enhance Europe’s preparedness for natural disasters, climate change adaptation, and the assessment of potential socioeconomic and policy impacts.<\/p>\n
EU funding support<\/h3>\n The Digital Europe programme has allocated over \u20ac315m in funding. The first phase, now complete, and the ongoing second phase, each received over \u20ac150m.<\/p>\n
The third phase’s funding will be determined by the final Digital Europe programme for 2025-2027, which is in progress.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Horizon Europe has provided further funding for developing additional digital twin capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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