Late last year, over a hundred ocean carbon scientists from around the world met at Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) in Oostende, Belgium, to review the status of the Surface Ocean Carbon Value…
There are two new full-time additions to the Head Office – Peter Taggart, familiar to the organisation, has signed on as Communications Planner, and Annina Bergman, who has a background in…
We are pleased to announce the sessions for ICOS Science Conference 2024! This year’s conference takes place 10th-12th September 2024 in Versailles Palais des Congrès, France, and online. With the…
Some new faces have joined ICOS Carbon Portal since 2022. The Carbon Portal, hosted by Lund University in Sweden and Wageningen University in the Netherlands, is a ‘one stop shop’ for all ICOS…
The COP28 caravan has left Dubai, and while the desert dust is settling, it's time for introspection. Do we have reasons to be COPtimistic? Is this year's agreement text historical,…
In 2023, the ICOS Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) underwent some changes as two long-standing members ended their terms in the SAB after serving seven years. Dr Anna Michalak and Dr Rik Wanninkhof…
The year 2022 saw record-breaking temperatures in Europe during the summer and autumn. Close to 30% of the European continent was under severe summer drought. A study led by ICOS scientists shows…
Grassroots initiatives can effectively mobilise citizens on climate-related issues, especially when addressing young audiences. Using scientific expertise from the ICOS Cities…
With other prominent scientific voices, the Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) will participate in COP28 to deliver, once again, a clear message to world leaders: a science-based approach…
Euro-Argo, EMSO and ICOS have long been carrying out ocean observations, with each research infrastructure (RI) using its own methodologies, its own instruments, its own data gathering processes,…