Twelve nations and the European Space Agency (ESA) have signed the Zero Debris Charter at the ESA/
EU Space Council.
About
The Zero Debris Charter is a world-leading effort to become debris neutral in space by 2030 that was
unveiled at the ESA Space Summit in Seville meeting in November 2023.
Parties: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,
Sweden and the United Kingdom have all pledged to adhere to the charter.
Need for the charter
ESA estimates that there are currently more than one million pieces of space debris larger than one cm in
Earth orbit.
Each of these objects is capable of causing catastrophic damage to space assets.
Hence quick and decisive action is required to improve the sustainability of space activities.
