The 6,000 m3 of the Paris Generali balloon are tossed from left to right above the impeccable green rectangles of the lawns of the André-Citroën park in Paris (15th century).
This Friday, the wind is blowing a little strong, the operator's “Hold on” is clicking a little nervously in the basket.
But it would take a lot more to erase the smiles of the scientists from the Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) network, who came from all over Europe to inaugurate their latest instrument.
A concentrate of technologies capable of measuring the main greenhouse gases, notably carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), which increase the global thermostat.
The world must reduce methane emissions by around 33% and greenhouse gas emissions by 43% by 2030 to meet the Paris Agreement's long-term target of 1.5°C.
COP after COP, States commit to doing better, ICOS scientists monitor these promises.
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