Aplicação de tecnologias espaciais para o cumprimento dos objetivos de desenvolvimento sustentável : o caso da China

Abstract

The end of World War II caused a rearrangement in political debates regarding the environment and the use of outer space. On the one hand, the unbridled growth of post-war industrialization and urbanization has resulted in emphatic responses from nature through the spread of environmental disasters, which has evidenced discussions about a possible development without environmental impacts. On the other hand, outer space became a stage for a military race between two great powers during the Cold War, compromising the potential of space knowledge and technology transfer process to developing countries. The convergence of these debates occurred through the UN, responsible for promoting sustainable development and international space cooperation, which currently play an important role in meeting the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals. In this context, China stands out in both segments, in addition to being one of the most impacted countries by natural disasters resulting from a vertiginous development. The country also has its own understanding of sustainability, the ecological civilization. Thus, in the 2030 Agenda venture, China demonstrates a sharp performance through the application of its space technologies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.