Zurich Pioneers European CO2 Monitoring Network

Zurich joins Paris and Munich in groundbreaking pilot project using high-tech sensors to accurately measure urban carbon emissions, supporting 2040 net-zero goals.

Key Takeaways

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Zurich is participating in the ICOS Cities project alongside Paris and Munich
Zurich aims to reach net-zero emissions by 2040, ahead of Switzerland's national 2050 goal
75% of Zurich residents voted in favor of the city's 2040 net-zero proposal

By The Numbers

2.4 million

tonnes of CO2 equivalents in Zurich (2022)

37%

reduction in CO2 emissions compared to 2012

60

locations with CO2 monitoring sensors in Zurich

They Said

"What we are doing is observation based: we look at the atmosphere and the concentrations of CO2 in the city and we combine that with models to get an independent estimate of the emissions"
— Lukas Emmenegger, Empa

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