About this episode
Destination Earth is a high precision digital model of the Earth. It is the EU’s flagship initiative to create a digital replica of our entire planet. "This replica is a Digital Twin in fact. It’s a gigantic task, that requires the world’s biggest computing to create the most precise data to tackle climate change.” That’s how Dr. Peter Bauer describes this 7 billion Euro project which he heads. It's part of the EU’s Green Deal to tackle climate change and it is meant to provide pinpoint evidence-based support to enable Member States to implement the green transformation. Destination Earth aims to provide the complex software and hardware environment needed for the next generation of very high-resolution prediction models. By 2030, a full digital replica of Earth and all its resources is expected to have been achieved. DestinE Actors : The EU Commission leads in coordination with Member States and Associated Countries and with the European Space Agency , the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites . Peter Bauer talks about: How Destination Earth can help the planet to heal - first digitally, then in reality How to improve our understanding of climate change and enable solutions at global, regional and local level How to predict where to live safely for the next five decades How to provide pinpoint evidence-based support to implement the Green Transformation What Destination Earth has in common with the Metaverse This immense multi-stakeholder approach Obstacles and finances including the impact of the energy crisis The search for excellent talent