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opted for space debris by the Interagency Debris Committee in 2002, the International
Code of Conduct (CoC) aimed at ensuring space sustainability, safety and security, and the
measures recommended by the Group of Governmental Experts on Transparency and Con-
fidence Building Measures in Outer Space Activities (GGE).
The chapter concerning the sustainability of space activities, debated within the
COPUOS, which has set up an ad hoc working group, is not limited to space debris issues,
but also covers space weather, space traffic management, and other issues. That being said,
the sustainable approach of the COPUOS still remains limited in terms of applicability to
the Earth-oriented approach