For the first time, independent monitoring data from #ICOSCities confirms that GHG emissions in Paris have decreased by 25% in the last decade, aligning almost perfectly with the 26% CO₂ reduction reported by Airparif (2015–2022). 👉 Read more in FLUXES: www.icos-cp.eu/fluxes/4/det...

ICOS celebrates 10 years as an ERIC! 🎉 Join the anniversary events in Helsinki, 25–27 Nov 2025. 👉 RSVP by 9 November: icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve... #ICOS10 #ResearchInfrastructure

🏙️ Cities are where climate action becomes reality. National targets set the goals, but cities turn them into measurable impact. The new FLUXES on #urbanemissions shows how real-time data helps cities track progress and move closer to #netzero. 👉 Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/fluxes/4

How can live action role-play be a tool in developing data services for city policymakers? Organised by the Horizon Europe project #ICOSCities, participants' game roles explored how urban climate data can be used in policymaking. Read the full story: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

🌍 The latest issue of FLUXES on #UrbanEmissions is out now! Discover how real-time emissions data helps cities track progress and accelerate their path to net zero. 👉Learn more: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

The ICOS newsletter for October is out now! This month, we launched the ICOS Curve interactive data tool, shared more about the ICOS 10 Year Anniversary Seminar, and delved into the importance of long-term measurements. Read more: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7815...

⏰ Just a few days left until FLUXES goes live! Discover how cities turn data and innovation into real climate impact in the next issue of FLUXES on #UrbanEmissions. 👉 Request your copy here: www.icos-cp.eu/fluxes4preor... #ClimateAction #Decarbonisation #SustainableCities #GreenhouseGases

Travelling to Helsinki for the ICOS 10-year anniversary week? Join us after the celebrations for an excursion to ICOS Ocean & Ecosystem station Tvärminne or Ecosystem station Hyytiälä 🌲🌕 ➡️ Register by 9th Nov: www.icos-cp.eu/icos-10-excu... Photos courtesy of University of Helsinki & Alf Norkko.

ICOS celebrates its 10-year anniversary this year, but some of our stations have around for decades before this. Long-term #greenhousegas measurements are needed to analyse both long-term #climate trends and extreme events. 🌎🌪️ 👉 Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

We warmly congratulate Nina Buchmann, a central figure in the #ICOSSwitzerland network, on receiving Honorary Membership of the British Ecological Society (BES)! 🎉 Congratulations from all of us at ICOS! 👏 @nbuchmann.bsky.social @ethz.ch Read more: ethz.ch/staffnet/en/...

Final reminder - call for session proposals for ICOS Science Conference 2026 closes this Friday 24th October 2025 at noon (12:00 CET)! Submit your proposal here: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve... #ICOS2026SC

The next FLUXES on #urbanemissions launches 3 Nov! Explore the four key themes: 1️⃣ Cities as climate change innovators 2️⃣ Decarbonising cities 3️⃣ Urban emission monitoring 4️⃣ Tools for climate action assessment 👉 Learn more: www.icos-cp.eu/fluxes/4 #climateaction

A study using 26 years of data from the ICOS Ecosystem station Davos, Switzerland, paints an uncertain future ahead for the carbon sink potential of a Norway spruce forest🌲 The lengthy time series of flux data was critical for enabling this study. Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

🆘 Global greenhouse gas concentrations reached record levels in 2024! 📈 World Meteorological Organization #GHG Bulletin, which includes ICOS data, shows CO2 increased by 3.5 ppm in 2024 - the largest one-year increase. https://wmo.int/publication-series/wmo-greenhouse-gas-bulletin-no-21

🚨Coming soon: FLUXES Volume 4 launches on 3 Nov! This issue explores urban greenhouse gas emissions and how cities can lead the way in mitigating climate change. 👉 Be the first to read it! Subscribe to the ICOS Newsletter: https://www.icos-ri.eu/fluxes/4 #UrbanEmissions #ClimateAction

Just over a week remaining to submit a session proposal for #ICOS2026SC 📆 The deadline for submissions is noon (12:00 CET) on Friday 24th October 2025 Submit your proposal here: https://www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-events/news/call-icos-science-conference-2026-session-proposals-open

Join us on 22 October 9:00-11:30 CEST for a webinar on innovations in hydrosphere measurement techniques, organised by ICOS and #EMSO, in framework of #ENVRINNOV and GEORGE project. More: https://www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-events/events/webinar-innovation-hydrosphere-measurement-techniques#EMSO

Bert Gielen (ICOS Ecosystem Thematic Centre) at @esa.int 7th Sentinel-2 Validation Team Meeting 🛰️ Bert presented improved measurements of Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (fAPAR) at ICOS sites within the @horizoneu.bsky.social project #NUBICOS

The GEORGE Technical Forum is wrapping up today with conversations around data. The participants were introduced to QuinCe, a quality control software by @icos-ri.eu. 💻 Any institution can access QuinCe for quality control of pCO2 data. 🌊 👉 Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/event/1274

“This well-designed engine of the ICOS research infrastructure is now operational, and we can optimise its usage. Co-designing observation-based services with users is a key activity in the future." ICOS Director General Werner Kutsch in @iriscc.bsky.social panel on the future of RI services

New essential guidance for #cities! 🏙️ The new Urban Emission Observation & Monitoring Guidelines are here. With 70% of global #GHGs from urban areas, cities need robust tools to measure emissions & track reduction progress. Q&A and guidelines: h1.nu/1h4pQ #ICOSCities

The IRISCC Second Open Call for Access is now open! Researchers across Europe and beyond can apply for sponsored access to Europe’s top research infrastructures tackling climate-related risks. 🗓️ Deadline: 28 November 2025
 🔗 Open Access Call: https://www.iriscc.eu/article/2nd-open-call-for-access

The ICOS newsletter for September is out! This month, registration opened for the ICOS 10-year anniversary, ICOS ocean instruments were compared in a major study, and the #ICOS2026SC call for session proposals opened. Read more: https://preview.mailerlite.io/preview/781507/emails/166240379396424820

The ICOS Ocean Thematic Centre has published the results of the largest intercomparison study of its kind, comparing 27 instruments for surface ocean pCO₂ measurements. One method was proved most reliable. ➡️ Read the study by Steinhoff et al: ow.ly/glBV50X4g8S

🎺Call for session proposals for ICOS Science Conference 2026 is now open!🎺 The theme of the conference is “Science, Data, Services: Together for Climate Action”. Submit your session by 12:00 CET October 24, 2025. More info: icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve... #ICOS2026SC

The programme for the ICOS 10-year Anniversary Seminar is now published! This public event on 27th November will look back on the past decade, celebrate achievements of the community, and give an outlook on future perspectives. 👉 See the full programme & join us: icos-cp.eu/anniversary-...

... endless cable meters for a side by side PAR sensor comparison. 20 sensors from the below canopy setup, 2 from the mast, 8 spare & on top 35 extra for a fPAR comparison between @icos-ri.eu & @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social GBOV within #NUBICOS @icossweden.bsky.social @lund-university.bsky.social

ICOS is featured in an extensive article in Quanta Magazine. The piece highlights the different aspects of climate science, the work of scientists, as well as the beautiful, remote environments where this work takes place. 🏔️🌲🚢 Read the full piece: www.quantamagazine.org/photos-captu...

We are in Brussels for the European Research and Innovation Days. ICOS is here to meet EU policy makers and discuss our work on innovation, in particular in the #ENVRINNOV project, but also to meet ESFRI representatives and other RI colleagues. #RiDaysEU #EU_RIs @envri.bsky.social

New European Obspack available! 🗣️ The ICOS Atmosphere Thematic Centre has published the European Obspack, an extensive dataset including atmospheric observations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) in Europe. Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

Two Italian ICOS stations - Torgnon grassland and Torgnon larch forest - have been recently upgraded! Supported by the Horizon Europe project #NUBICOS, this represents a joint effort between ICOS Italy and local partners. Read the full story: icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

Hello from the ICOS Atmosphere station Mace Head in Ireland! 👋 Our crew visited this unique coastal site, where some of the cleanest Atlantic air is measured, to film for the #ExploreICOS series. Stay tuned! Learn more about the station: icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

This year marks 10 years of ICOS ERIC! 🎉 Join us in Helsinki, Finland, on 27th Nov 2025 for the Anniversary Seminar at the University of Helsinki Main Building. The seminar is open to all, however registration is required. 👉 Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve... #ICOS10

Hello from the ICOS Associated Ecosystem station Clara Raised Bog in Ireland! 👋 A camera crew visited this unique peatland site this week to capture some footage for the #ExploreICOS series. Stay tuned!

The ICOS newsletter for August is out! This month, we welcomed two new colleagues to the Head Office, showcased several publications making prominent use of ICOS data and looked back at a decade of ICOS Science Conferences. Read more: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7815...

The ICOS Science Conference, organised by the ICOS community biennially since 2014, is open to scientists and other experts working in greenhouse gases. To continue the #ICOS10 celebration, have a look back at key highlights from the past conferences: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

Join us in welcoming our two newest additions to the ICOS Head Office! 🎉 Saija Korppi-Tommola has been appointed as our new Head of Administration, and Beatriz Abelenda is joining us as a Marketing and Communications Specialist. 👉 Read more here: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

In June, Land-Surface Temperature (LST) instruments were installed at Abisko-Stordalen Palsa Bog in Swedish Lapland as part of the #NUBICOS project🌡️ An essential climate variable, LST measurements are key for calibrating and validation remote sensing data. Read more www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

A study, using ICOS data and published earlier this year in Nature, found that a third (34 %) of the Arctic-boreal zone is was a source of carbon. When emissions from fire were added, the percentage grew to 40%. Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

The ICOS Atmosphere station Hegyhátsál in Hungary produces greenhouse gas data that can be used by scientists everywhere. Being part of ICOS has also been beneficial for the station. “Joining ICOS helped us maintain the Hungarian scientific capacity in this field of science”, says László Haszpra

Nice cloud formation seen from the Hyltemossa.bsky.social tower yesterday! We were lucky and all the rain and thunderstorms passed us, while it was calm and sunny. @icossweden.bsky.social @icos-ri.eu @actris.bsky.social @lufluxes.bsky.social @lund-university.bsky.social

Geike De Sloover @geikedesloover.bsky.social uses terrestrial laser scanning at ICOS Ecosystem sites to measure forest biomass🌲🌳 Scanning forests rather than cutting and weighing trees opens the potential for long-term time series of forest biomass. Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

The ICOS Atmosphere station Finokalia in Greece has currently the longest time series of CO2 and CH4 observations in the East Mediterranean. “We are able to observe air masses from Europe, the East and the South.” Watch the full #ExploreICOS video: icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

🌲A new study from @uni-freiburg.de shows recurring years of heat and drought since 2018 have caused long-term damage to a pine forest in southwestern Germany. The longitudinal observational study was conducted at ICOS Ecosystem station Hartheim. Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

Over the past 10 years, ICOS has used the knowledge and expertise of its community for scientific and societal benefit, whether on the local scale of the ICOS Summer School, to the global stage of COP summits. 👉 Read more: icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

Great presence of @icos-ri.eu at the International Conference on Urban Climate (#ICUC12) today in Rotterdam. Presenting latest science on modelling, observing, and attributing urban greenhouse gas emission reductions using ICOS infrastructure in Paris, Munich, Zurich Berlin, Heidelberg & Heraklion.

The ICOS Newsletter for June is out! In June, we kicked off our series of retrospective stories celebrating #ICOS10, detected smoke plumes from North-American wildfires, and marked 500,000 data downloads in 2024. Read more: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7815...

The ICOS Ecosystem station Berlin Rothenburgstrasse is well suited for urban greenhouse gas measurements. “It's not that different from measuring in a rural area, but you have more challenges making sense of the data." Watch the full #ExploreICOS video: icos-cp.eu/exploreicos-...

🌲The 8th ICOS Summer School concluded successfully in May this year! Find out how the students combined a fortnight of lectures, practical exercises and presentations with rowing and relaxing in Finnish nature🚣‍♂️ Read the story: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

ICOS has reached the milestone of more than 500,000 data downloads in 2024. 🎉 The positive trend has continued through the first six months of 2025. ICOS data is used in all but six countries in the world. 🌍 👉 Read the full story: icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve... #ICOS10