Question 21848 — research and innovation

Summary

Mr Jean-Luc Lagleize draws the attention of the Minister for Higher Education, Research and Innovation to the future of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in the context of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union. The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is an independent intergovernmental organization composed of 22 Member States and 12 States cooperators. The missions of the ECMWF are to produce weather forecast data and monitor the Earth system, perform research and technical activities for forecast improvement, and maintain a weather data archive. To do this, the center provides weather data twice a day, analyzes air quality, monitors the composition of the atmosphere, monitors the climate, analyzes ocean circulation activities, and makes hydrological forecasts. The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is thus both a research institute and a 24/7 operational service, which develops the models then produces and disseminates numerical forecasts to its Member States. These data are made fully available to researchers and national meteorological services of the Member States. ECMWF also offers a catalog of forecasting products that can be purchased by businesses around the world or other commercial customers. Its supercomputing facility and associated data archives are among the largest in Europe, and member states can use 25% of the capacity for their own research. The Center develops software specialized in the processing of meteorological data, which are shared tools, made available to Member States. It also provides a variety of courses, workshops and seminars, dedicated to training in numerical forecasting for researchers from Member States. The organization was established in 1975 and today employs nearly 350 people from more than 30 countries. The Center is one of six members of the coordinating organization which also includes the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Council of Europe (COE), the European Space Agency (ESA), the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). The center coordinates and implements atmosphere services (atmospheric chemistry, air quality) and climate change (reanalyses, forecasts climate change indicators) of the European Copernicus environmental monitoring program. The Center is located in Reading, United Kingdom and, in the context of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, is currently considering a relocation of some of its activities, in particular those linked to and funded by the European Union, within the framework of the Copernicus atmospheric monitoring programme. He It therefore appears crucial that France positions itself to host these strategic activities. The city of Toulouse in Haute-Garonne also has many advantages for hosting these activities of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Firstly, Toulouse is the headquarters of Météopole, the scientific, technical and operational heart of Météo-France since 1982. Secondly, Toulouse is the French and European space capital and has a unique ecosystem in the world in this sector with manufacturers, renowned research centers, but also a dense network of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), mid-sized companies (ETIs) and start-ups. Thus, he draws his attention to the future of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) in the context of the release of United Kingdom of the European Union and asks it to study with particular attention the advantages of Toulouse's candidacy for hosting this institution.

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