The objective of the CCI programme is to realize the full potential of the long-term global Earth Observations archives that ESA together with its Member States have established over the last 30 years, as a significant and timely contribution to the ECV databases required by the UNFCCC.

The CCI comprises fourteen parallel projects geared to ECV data production, plus a dedicated climate modelling user project for assessment of the products, a portal providing all key products under one roof, a toolbox to facilitate the combining and analysis of the products, and a visualization tool supporting outreach.

The ESA Climate Change Initiative open data portal