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...

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