ICOS Cities talks are finally back! We kick off the season with two talks focusing on the Olympic Games from a climate positive angle. Make sure to sign up already to not miss this opportunity - below you can find the links for more info and registration.
WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2024…
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THE TOPIC: Brisbane, Australia will host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032—the first to be contractually obliged to be Climate Positive. This commitment can be achieved through a combination of two levers: emission…
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Dr Jia Chen will represent ICOS and Germany in the IPCC Scoping Meeting for creating the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. She will contribute with insights regarding the monitoring of greenhouse gas and air pollutants.
“I feel honored to have been selected to be a…
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The city of Paris is at the centre of the ICOS Cities project as one of the pilot cities together with Zurich and Munich. Our local scientists were recently portrayed in media outlets, ranging from TV to radio and press.
In 2024, ICOS Cities is conducting an intensive measurement…
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An ICOS Cities project team recently embarked at a Helsinki high school to support young students in learning about climate change through coding. Helsinki is part of the ICOS Cities city network, where tools and services developed within the project are tested.
The ambience in the…
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The newly developed Climate Plan Mapper provides city stakeholders with a clear representation of what the future would look like in terms of carbon emissions - if the cities’ climate plans are successfully implemented. The tool also serves as a means to bridge the gap between scientific…
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EVENT TITLE: PAUL - ICOS Cities workshop ORGANISERS: Heidelberg University and ICOS ERIC LOCATION: Institut für Umweltphysik, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, D-69120 Heidelberg MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/t2Pm8tsCtogXgK8dA DATES: October 5 & 6 2023
This is a hybrid…
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A recently published ICOS Cities article demonstrates how climate action plans, carbon emission inventories, and urban development plans can help design optimal atmospheric monitoring networks.
ARTICLE: From political pledges to quantitative mapping of climate mitigation…
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Munich wants to be climate neutral by 2035 and Zurich by 2040 – this puts pressure on the cities to collaborate with civil society, science and business sectors. A recent ICOS Cities case study highlights the importance of transparency, inclusive access and real impact in climate governance in…
Read moreIn the end of March, the ICOS Cities project brought together scientists and city representatives from all over Europe in a hybrid meeting in Zurich, sharing the first results of the European scientific co-operation.
A mix of presentations, workshops, panel discussions and dinner…
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