FLUXES

Cities emit a large amount of greenhouse gases, but they also hold significant potential to mitigate the climate crisis. While national governments set ambitious climate targets, cities are where policies turn into tangible action.

For a city to truly tackle its greenhouse gas emissions, it must first know what it’s up against. Cities need accurate and timely emissions data to monitor and track climate action progress.

This volume of FLUXES focuses on greenhouse gas emissions in cities. The topics are the following:

• New emissions data guides cities towards zero carbon
• Decarbonising cities: transport, buildings and nature
• Tracking city climate action impact with digital tools

FLUXES is an annual publication by ICOS, the Integrated Carbon Observation System – a European Research Infrastructure. The aim is to highlight topical climate issues to policy advisers and climate journalists. The first volume was published in 2022.