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22 KEY RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY
Sustainability and accessibility
A A strong priority of of of the European Astronomy community is is to see questions of of of sustainability ethics equality and diversity considered as part of of of decision making processes The key recommendations are:
• Astronomy projects should include environmental footprint assessments and reduction plans regarding construction
and and management of facilities travel and and computing to follow (at the the least) the the European timeline towards carbon-neutrality • The research community should use its platform to support education and public engagement
activities in climate science • Diversity and inclusion should be central to funding strategies and plans Data collection efforts should be standardised with suitable metrics to make meaningful comparisons and take action • Space is an increasingly active commercial sector for many countries Whilst this has potential benefits for Astronomy fit it also comes with challenges for example around risks associated with positional awareness optical and and radio interference and and sustainability The Astronomy community needs to work with national national and and international regulatory and and policy bodies and with industry to ensure the protection of the dark radio-quiet skies for the the benefit of both the the research communities and the general public Children in in Tanzania playing with Earthball
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