Are you an atmospheric scientist? ICOS Science Conference 2026 contains a variety of atmosphere sessions, from quantifying anthropogenic emissions to remote sensing for climate action. Interested? Abstract submission closes in one month on 6th March 15:00 CET! icos-ri.eu/sc26 #ICOS2026SC

🎉 ICOS would like to congratulate Dr Eric Kort on his appointment as the new Director of the Atmospheric Chemistry Department at the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft for Chemistry in Mainz. Dr Kort has served on the ICOS Scientific Advisory Board since 2023. Read more: https://ow.ly/bFi050Y9h7o

#ICOSCities project is featured in Nature as part of a story on the smart sensors. 🏙️ The article features Lukas Emmenegger talking about ICOS Cities’ groundbreaking ‘top-down’ monitoring of emissions in Zurich, Paris and Munich. 👉 : https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00306-4

🏙️ Cities are not just emission hotspots, they are uniquely positioned to lead the transition to a low-carbon future. With control over infrastructure and essential services, they can turn climate ambition into practical action. 👉 https://www.icos-cp.eu/fluxes/4/from-hotspots-to-innovators

The ICOS newsletter for January is out now! Last month, we opened the Call for Abstracts for #ICOS2026SC and delved into how ICOS experiences and expertise contributed to the new @wmo-global.bsky.social #GAW measurement guidelines. Read more: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7815...

Happy World Wetlands Day! 🌱 The ICOS network currently includes 16 wetland stations across Europe, providing long-term and openly accessible greenhouse gas data from these important ecosystems. Scroll through the pictures below to see more pictures from our beautiful wetland stations! 👇

Calling all ecosystem scientists! ICOS Science Conference 2026 features a variety of sessions exploring the greenhouse gas cycle in terrestrial ecosystems. Wish to be involved? Submit your abstract by 6th of March! More info: icos-ri.eu/sc26 #ICOS2026SC

Late last year, @wmo-global.bsky.social #GAW programme published new guidelines for measuring carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. Experiences in setting up the ICOS network and Atmosphere station specifications fed into the final guidelines. Read the story: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

📣 Call for Abstracts for ICOS Science Conference 2026 is now open! Deadline for submissions is 6th March 2026, 15:00 CET. Submit your abstract: https://www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-events/news/call-abstracts-icos-science-conference-2026-now-open #ICOS2026SC

To complement Paris’s emission inventories, #ICOSCities researchers from LSCE deployed a dense network of greenhouse gas concentration and flux sensors at varying heights across central Paris, creating the largest and longest deployment of CO₂ sensors over any city. 👉 www.icos-cp.eu/fluxes/4/det...

📣 Only a few days left to submit an abstract to one of the ICOS sessions at @egu.eu General Assembly in May! 📣 Have a look at the sessions proposed by ICOS community and project partners in the link below. Deadline for submissions Thursday 15 January 2026 13:00 CET. #EGU26

New paper out by Abin Thomas et al. on anomalous carbonyl sulfide (COS) fluxes, measured at the @hyytiala.bsky.social site after a thinning of the forest in 2019-2020. 👉Read more: www.nature.com/articles/s41... @helsinki.fi #ICOSFinland

The year 2025 saw ICOS data being used in a broad range of scientific studies, including: 🏙️ requirements for urban CO₂ monitoring 🚢 large-scale intercomparison of ocean pCO₂ instruments 🌐 research into network expansion and synergy 👉 Read our summary of the highlights: https://ow.ly/GFTC50XTknr

Making use of data from 38 stations in Europe, ICOS can report that the CO₂ level in the atmosphere increased with 3.08 ppm in 2025. This value exceeds the average over the past 10-20 years of about 2.5 ppm/year. This information is available through #ICOSCurve tool. ➡️ https://ow.ly/pBWo50XSTA3

ICOS celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2025, but some of our stations have been measuring greenhouse gases for decades before this. Long-term measurements are needed to analyse both long-term climatic trends and extreme events. 🌎🌪️ 👉 Read more: https://ow.ly/fXVH50XNx0U

The ICOS Curve interactive tool shows #CO2 levels and trends accurate to the previous month. Updated daily, it pulls in observation data on carbon dioxide from 38 ICOS Atmosphere stations in the Northern Hemisphere. Interact with the ICOS Curve here: https://ow.ly/e1cS50XNwZk

2025 saw the @horizoneu.bsky.social project #NUBICOS make great progress in consolidating ICOS for the future. Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve... @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

We are pleased to announce the sessions for ICOS Science Conference 2026! ✨ A record number of sessions were proposed by the ICOS community, read more: https://ow.ly/i0Cg50XLj3P Abstract submission opens in January. #ICOS2026SC

Season’s Greetings from all of us at ICOS ✨ As the year comes to a close, we’d like to take a moment to thank our community for your trust, collaboration, and continued support throughout the year. Wishing you a peaceful holiday season and a bright start to the year ahead!

Valencia shows why #climatechange is no longer abstract for cities. Record 44.5°C heat, droughts, and floods have become part of recent reality. At the same time, the city has been working on climate mitigation and is stepping up its adaptation efforts. 👉 Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/fluxes/4/cli...

Submit an abstract to one of the EGU26 sessions that are organised by the ICOS community and project partners. The abstract submission deadline is Thursday, 15 January 2026, 13:00 CET Learn more about ICOS Sessions: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve... #EGU26 @egu.eu

The last ICOS Newsletter of 2025 is out! In this edition we looked back at #ICOS10, saw two more stations receive the ICOS label, and granted the first Ingeborg Levin Early Career Scientist Award. Read the newsletter here: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7815...

ICOS participates in the global efforts to build redundancy in global carbon measurement networks with its scientific expertise and 38 Atmosphere measurement stations. In November 25, the median CO2 in Europe was 435.38 ppm. insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...

As part of the #ICOSCities project, Zurich now has 60 atmospheric sensors measuring real-time CO₂ levels across the city. For the first time, authorities can compare live atmospheric data with the traditional emissions inventory. 👉 Read more in FLUXES: www.icos-cp.eu/fluxes/4/tra...

New #ExploreICOS video out from the ICOS Ecosystem station Clara Raised Bog in Ireland! 🌱 As a newly labelled station within #ICOSIreland, Clara Raised Bog helps researchers understand how peatlands store and release carbon and respond to climatic extremes. ➡️ Watch the video: ow.ly/p3eJ50XFCFH

🌍 Zurich’s low-cost CO₂ sensors on lampposts, rooftops and antenna masts create a dense urban greenhouse gas monitoring network that reveals when and where emissions happen – helping cities spot hotspots and guide climate action. Read more in FLUXES: www.icos-cp.eu/fluxes/4/cit...

The ICOS ERIC 10-year anniversary was celebrated last week in Helsinki, Finland. The week brought together ICOS scientists, funders and invited guests. Thank you everyone for the successful #ICOS10 week! 🎉 👉 See more event highlights and pictures: ow.ly/ss7O50XBKxI

VLIZ recruits: a Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) Data Engineer. Are you passionate about leveraging data to advance marine sciences and contribute to EU & global initiatives such as @icos-ri.eu & @socatco2.bsky.social? Join us! Apply no later than 4 January 2026. 🔗 www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz...

After completing ICOS’ thorough standardisation and quality assurance process, two ICOS stations — Capodimonte Ecosystem station in Italy and El Arenosillo Atmosphere station in Spain — have now received the status of ICOS labelled stations. Congratulations!

ICOS is pleased to announce that Dr Anna Virkkala is the first recipient of the Ingeborg Levin Early Career Scientist Award🎖️ Her research focuses on terrestrial carbon cycling, climate change, and Arctic ecosystems. Read the story: icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

New #ExploreICOS video out from the ICOS Atmosphere station Mace Head! This station on the west coast of Ireland is one of the world’s few stations with unobstructed access to clean, well-mixed Atlantic air. 🌎 ➡️ Watch the full video: youtube.com/watch?v=SoLW... #UniversityofGalway #ICOSIreland

One final big thank you to everyone who joined the ICOS 10-year anniversary celebrations this week in Helsinki, Finland! 🥳 The week of scientific talks and celebrations was a real success, and we are excited to start the next decade of ICOS with every one of you🌟 More highlights coming soon! #ICOS10

Hannele Laine presents a view of the next decade of ICOS at the ICOS 10-year Anniversary Seminar. What is needed? 🔹A strong station network 🔹The ability to evolve alongside new scientific advances 🔹Continued engagement in global initiatives 🔹Impactful climate services for policymakers #ICOS10

The ICOS 10-Year Anniversary Seminar is underway! ICOS Director General Werner Kutsch delivers today’s first keynote, charting the journey of ICOS and how the Research Infrastructure and its community now form a part of the value chain from observations to climate action. #ICOS10

Day 2 of the ICOS 10-year anniversary week kicked off with the Super MSA – the first cross-domain meeting of ICOS Atmosphere, Ecosystem and Ocean MSAs. A huge thank you to the presenters and participants for the discussions, and to the MSAs and chairs for organising a great programme. #ICOS10

Great discussions continue here at #ICOS10! PIs from the ICOS domains discussed ‘a day in the life of an ICOS PI’ ☁️🌲🌊 Their work is done in pursuit of excellent science, a core priority of ICOS’s stakeholders as raised in the ‘Science and its Stakeholders’ panel discussion.

The ICOS 10-year anniversary week is in full swing! A packed hall here at the University of Helsinki, as ICOS Director General @wlkutsch.bsky.social and representatives from the ICOS Central Facilities open this morning's Information Day programme. #ICOS10

The ICOS 10-year anniversary week kicks off tomorrow in Helsinki, Finland! 🥳🇫🇮 We are excited to welcome the ICOS community & guests for a packed programme of scientific discussions and shared celebrations marking this milestone. See the full #ICOS10 programme: icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

"Long-term measurements are fundamental to understand how climate change proceeds, and its cause-and-effect relationships. We need both surface and satellite measurements,” says Hannele Laine, the future Director General of ICOS in Finnish national radio: areena.yle.fi/1-76201691

🔎 While the data validates Paris’s emission reductions, further efforts are needed to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. #ICOSCities researchers say the current plan can meet 2030 targets, but falls short of the 2050 #netzero goal. 👉 Read more in FLUXES: www.icos-cp.eu/fluxes/4/par...

The Global Carbon Budget 2025 report is out today, which warns that the remaining carbon budget to limit global warming to 1.5°C is “virtually exhausted.” Thank you to the ICOS community for their work in this global voluntary effort. Find the data supplement here: www.icos-cp.eu/science-and-...

Recent installations from the @horizoneu.bsky.social project #NUBICOS are helping enhance use of ICOS data for the remote sensing community. Additional sensors for measuring #fAPAR were installed at several ICOS Ecosystem forest sites across Europe🌲 Read the story: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

“For a city to truly tackle its greenhouse gas emissions, it must first know what it’s up against,” says Dr Werner Kutsch, Director General of ICOS. Science gives cities the tools to turn climate goals into measurable progress. 👉 Read more in FLUXES: www.icos-cp.eu/fluxes/4/flu...

🛰️How do satellite-based observations help us monitor greenhouse gas emissions? This webinar by EU projects AVENGERS, EYE-CLIMA and PARIS will explore the state of CO2 and CH4 satellite observations. 📅 Thursday 4th December, 15:00 CET 🔗 Register here: www.cmcc.it/lectures_con...

A first for Europe – the new ICOS Curve interactive tool shows #carbondioxide levels and trends across Europe. Updated daily, the ICOS Curve is being used at today’s #COP30 Earth Information Day 2025. Interact with the ICOS Curve here: icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

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...