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Scientist climbing a tall observation tower in a lush green forest

A bilateral project in the framework of the Swiss-Czech Cooperation Programme was awarded to two ICOS national networks: ICOS Czech Republic and ICOS Switzerland. The INETFLUX (Innovative technologies cross scales to disentangle carbon dioxide and evapotranspiration fluxes of forests) project…

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Duane Brooks

Duane Brooks has been recently appointed “Project Controller” at ICOS.

As a Project Controller at ICOS, my focus is on the financial health and integrity of our international projects. In plain terms, I ensure that our resources are being used effectively to support our scientific mission…

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ICOS Talks

A new series of ICOS Talks webinars begins 4th March 2026, kicking off with a talk by Samuel Hammer, Head of ICOS Central Radiocarbon Laboratory.

ICOS Talks is a series of online presentations and discussions by scientists, for scientists. Held on the first week of each month from March to…

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three pictures side-by-side showing a fixed ocean station, underwater maintenance work done by divers and a man in yellow overalls lowering a carousel-like instrument into the sea

Today, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO has released the Integrated Ocean Carbon Research (IOC‐R) Report, the most comprehensive assessment to date of the uncertainties shaping the ocean carbon sink. The report urges to close key knowledge gaps in understanding the…

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Do you want to work with topics related to climate change? ICOS, the Integrated Carbon Observation System, measures greenhouse gases to better understand climate change. The data is being used by scientists as well as by governments and international organisations. ICOS is publicly funded by its…

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Mace Head station in Ireland

The World Meteorological Organization’s Global Atmosphere Watch (WMO GAW) published new measurement guidelines for observations of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) at GAW stations.

These guidelines have emerged to help address the…

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We are pleased to share that the Call for Abstracts for ICOS Science Conference is now open! The abstract submission deadline is 6th March 2026.

ICOS Science Conference 2026 takes place 15-17 September 2026 in AF Borgen in Lund, Sweden, and online. The overarching theme of this year's…

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drone picture of a vineyard in Italy

The year 2025 saw ICOS data being used in a broad range of scientific studies. Researchers used ICOS data, tools and expertise to address all kinds of scientific questions, from improving estimates of urban and national greenhouse gas emissions, to comparing instruments for ocean carbon…

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Izana station, photo by Pekka Pelkonen

In 2025, the ICOS-coordinated Horizon Europe project New Users for a Better ICOS (NUBICOS) made great progress in consolidating ICOS for the future. 

Below are a few highlights from 2025.

First results from flask sampling comparison at Mace Head

The first results are in…

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ICOS Science Conference 2026 logo

We are pleased to announce the sessions for ICOS Science Conference 2026! The conference takes place 15-17 September 2026 in Lund, Sweden and online. The overarching theme of the conference is “Science, Data, Services: Together for Climate Action”

“We received a record-high…

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