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The newly developed Climate Plan Mapper provides city stakeholders with a clear representation of what the future would look like in terms of carbon emissions - if the cities’ climate plans are successfully implemented. The tool also serves as a means to bridge the gap between scientific…

EVENT TITLE: PAUL - ICOS Cities workshop ORGANISERS: Heidelberg University and ICOS ERIC LOCATION:  Institut für Umweltphysik, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, D-69120 Heidelberg MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/t2Pm8tsCtogXgK8dA DATES: October 5 & 6 2023

This is a hybrid…

A recently published ICOS Cities article demonstrates how climate action plans, carbon emission inventories, and urban development plans can help design optimal atmospheric monitoring networks. 

ARTICLE: From political pledges to quantitative mapping of climate mitigation…

Munich wants to be climate neutral by 2035 and Zurich by 2040 – this puts pressure on the cities to collaborate with civil society, science and business sectors. A recent ICOS Cities case study highlights the importance of transparency, inclusive access and real impact in climate governance in…

In the end of March, the ICOS Cities project brought together scientists and city representatives from all over Europe in a hybrid meeting in Zurich, sharing the first results of the European scientific co-operation.

A mix of presentations, workshops, panel discussions and dinner…

The 120 meter high eddy covariance tall tower Hardau, overlooking the city centre of Zurich, has now been operational for six months. The ICOS Cities research team has detected interesting CO₂ flux patterns both seasonally and spatially.

Alongside carbon dioxide (CO…

TIME: WEDNESDAY 25 JANUARY 2023 AT 4 PM CET VIDEO RECORDING: PLAY VIDEO PRESENTATION: OPEN PDF

THE TOPIC Many cities around the world have set ambitious emission reduction targets and are developing climate action plans. To properly follow-up on the mitigation effects a reliable…

The ICOS Cities 2023 annual meeting is held 28 – 30 March 2023 in Zurich and Dübendorf, Switzerland.  

VENUE: EMPA HOW TO TAKE PART: Event registration SOCIAL EVENT: ETH Dozentenfoyer ICOS CITIES TALKS: More information and registration to webinars The agenda will…

Cities are important emission hotspots and play a big role in emission reduction efforts. Therefore, observing and verifying greenhouse gas emissions from densely populated urban areas is crucial.

One of the objectives of the ICOS Cities project (Pilot Applications in Urban Landscapes)…

The ICOS Cities project is designing new ways to observe greenhouse gas emissions in cities. Paris, Munich and Zürich are the first cities to test the measurement methodologies. As part of the project, ICOS Cities Talks is launched – a webinar series with experts discussing climate change and…