ICOS 10 Year Anniversary - Community Stories

The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of ICOS becoming a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC). This milestone celebrates the establishment of ICOS ERIC in November 2015, when the European Commission granted the status after many years of preparatory work. 

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The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of ICOS becoming a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC). This milestone celebrates the establishment of ICOS ERIC in November 2015, when the European Commission granted the status after many years of preparatory work.

The ICOS Science Conference, organised every second year by the ICOS community, is a global event open to scientists and other experts working in greenhouse gases and biogeochemical cycles. The conference was first held in 2014 to bring together students and researchers across the ICOS…

Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions are not solely confined to Europe – the effects of climate change are being felt the world over. Sharing data, knowledge and expertise on dealing with climate change on regional and global scales is therefore crucial. It's for these reasons that ICOS…

Throughout the ten years of ICOS ERIC, the number of data downloads has increased steadily, as the influence of ICOS has grown and more users have found their way to ICOS data. In 2024, ICOS reached the milestone of more than 500,000 data downloads.

The positive trend has continued into…

ICOS data provides vital insights into the impacts of major global events on greenhouse gas emissions and the carbon cycle. From quantifying the atmospheric emissions of the Nord Stream pipeline leak to assessing carbon uptake during extreme droughts and measuring the reduction in CO₂ emissions…

This year, ICOS celebrates its 10-year anniversary as an ERIC. In the decade that has passed, the ICOS network of greenhouse gas measurement stations has expanded from eight countries to sixteen. In 2015, the ICOS network consisted of 90 stations in Belgium, Germany, Finland, Italy, Netherlands…

The year 2025 marks the 10 year anniversary of ICOS being granted the status of an ERIC, European Research Infrastructure Consortium. This status was awarded to ICOS by the European Commission in November 2015, following years of dedicated work during the preparatory phase.

To celebrate…