Five climate trailblazers: UNEP’S 2025 Champions of the Earth

🌍 Earth in 2025 has over 10,000 active satellites orbiting the planet — with tens of thousands more pieces of debris moving at deadly speeds. 🚀 Key facts: • In 1970, fewer than 200 satellites were in orbit. • By 2025, that number has exploded to over 10,000 active satellites — mostly from communication mega-constellations. • There are now more than 30,000 tracked debris objects larger than 10 cm. • Millions of smaller fragments — too tiny to track — can still punch holes in spacecraft. • Some

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