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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · 8h

💡SCIENTIST SAYS: For October's interview, we had a chat with #NGC colleague Sven van Baren, a researcher at @w-u-r.bsky.social. What are greenhouse gas inventories and LULUCF? How are they connected to #NextGenCarbon? Read our latest interview to find out ➡️ nextgencarbon-project.eu/scientist-sa...

NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · 1d

📢 The second publication from NextGenCarbon is out! "Expanding forest research with terrestrial LiDAR technology" was published in Nature Communications yesterday, with NGC colleagues @benjaminbrede.bsky.social and Martin Herold from @gfz.bsky.social among the authors.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Expanding forest research with terrestrial LiDAR technology - Nature Communications

This Review highlights how terrestrial laser scanning is transforming forest research by enabling highly detailed 3D measurements of trees, supporting applications in forest ecology, carbon monitoring, and biodiversity assessment.

www.nature.com

NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · 6d

📢 The first #NextGenCarbon scientific deliverable is out! The protocols for the Global Carbon Budget (GCB)-Trendy and the Near Real Time (NRT) Land Surface Model (LSM) simulations, were developed by the GHG Budgets, LULUCF Reconciliation & Synthesis team.
nextgencarbon-project.eu/resources/

NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · 13d

💡We would like to point out this article, which was published on July in @nature.com: #NGC colleagues Mirco Migliavacca (lead author), @anabastos.bsky.social, Philippe Ciais, and Martin Herold contributed to the writing. Read it from the link below: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Securing the forest carbon sink for the European Union’s climate ambition - Nature

Actionable research recommendations are outlined to improve the monitoring and modelling of forest resources and their carbon sink, and to better inform forest management decisions and the European Green Deal.

www.nature.com

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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · 14d

The development of the #NGC website is progressing well. You can now find all #NextGenCarbon resources, including the latest publications, reports and other project-related materials, on one page of our website. Stay tuned for updates!
nextgencarbon-project.eu/resources/

NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · 23d

Check out the latest article from #NGC partner Ben Sanderson et al, very relevant for NextGenCarbon work!

Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our finalised paper on flat10MIP is finally up in GMD! This is the experimental protocol which allows for a simple, emissions-driven evaluation of TCRE, ZEC and climate reversibility in CMIP7. Thanks so much to all who ran these simulations as a proof of concept! gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...

flat10MIP: an emissions-driven experiment to diagnose the climate response to positive, zero and negative CO2 emissions

Abstract. The proportionality between global mean temperature and cumulative emissions of CO2 predicted in Earth system models (ESMs) is the foundation of carbon budgeting frameworks. Deviations from ...

gmd.copernicus.org

NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · 27d

💡SCIENTIST SAYS - PROF. NINA BUCHMANN: In September's interview, meet Professor Nina Buchmann from Grassland Sciences in the Institute of Agricultural Sciences at @ethz.ch. Click the link below to our website to read about what Nina is working on at #NGC!
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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · 28d

💡SCIENTIST SAYS is our new monthly interview series that presents #NGC researchers from diverse fields of expertise and what kind of work they do in our project. The first interview will be published on our website tomorrow – stay tuned! 💡https://nextgencarbon-project.eu/scientist-says/

Scientist Says | NextGenCarbon

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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · 29d

Check out the latest addition to our website: the news and events section! It will keep you updated on all the latest activities in #NGC. Now, after the summer holiday season, we are looking forward to sharing more news about the project with you this autumn! 🍂
nextgencarbon-project.eu/news-events/

News and Events | NextGenCarbon

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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢 Our NGC colleague Prof. Matthias Peichl from the Department of Forest Ecology and Management at SLU is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on carbon balance and biodiversity in boreal forests as part of his research group. Last day to apply is 15 September.
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Postdoctoral position, Carbon balance and biodiversity of boreal forests | slu.se

SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

www.slu.se

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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · Sep 5

SLU - Forest remote sensing @remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social
is looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a strong scientific drive to contribute to the international research front on forest resilience in a changing climate. Apply by 12 September.

SLU - Forest Remote Sensing @remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢 We're recruiting! 🌲 We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a strong scientific drive to contribute to the international research front on forest resilience in a changing climate. Application deadline 12 September: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Postdoctoral Position in remote sensing | slu.se

SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

www.slu.se

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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our SLU - Forest Remote Sensing @remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social colleagues are looking for a Research Assistant in AI of Forest Damage Mapping. Apply by 16 September.

SLU - Forest Remote Sensing @remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social · Sep 5

📢 Open position 🎄We are seeking a Research Assistant to contribute to the development of innovative, AI-based solutions for mapping forest disturbances using satellite data and deep learning. Application deadline 16 September: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

Research Assistant Position in AI for Forest Damage Mapping | slu.se

SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life

www.slu.se

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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · Aug 24

📆Mark your calendars for this #webinar with two invited speakers, James Rae & Jessica Tierney, on Wednesday, 10 September 2025.
They will explore how past natural variations in climate and atmospheric #greenhouse #gases can help estimate Earth’s #climate #sensitivity.
👉 Register here: egu.eu/7UKU6T

Image description: laptop, notepad, pen, and a cup of coffee with text reading:" WEBINAR SERIES. Text reads: "Climate of the Past 20th Anniversary: Greenhouse Gases and Climate Sensitivity for Wednesday on 10 September 2025 at 17:00 . A call to action says "Register now!"

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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · Aug 28

There's still time to register for the conference on Earth observation for monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon removals 2025, organised by our EEAB members Neha Hunka, Lucia Perugini and NGC collaborator Mirco Migliavacca from the JRC. DL: 10 September
www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

Conference: Earth observation for monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon removals 2025

As the role of land in climate mitigation grows in importance, Earth Observation (EO) technologies are becoming indispensable for enabling accurate, timely, and large-scale monitoring of carbon fluxes...

www.eea.europa.eu

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Rosie Fisher @rosieafisher.bsky.social · Aug 20

Excited that our 'bit' of @nextgencarbon.bsky.social is to use these awesome datasets to constrain Earth system models 🤩

NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · Aug 20

💡How is the age of forests shifting globally, and what does this mean for the carbon cycle? You will find the answers in the newly published paper, to which many of our colleagues at #NGC have contributed, with @besnardsim.bsky.social as the lead author. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Global covariation of forest age transitions with the net carbon balance - Nature Ecology & Evolution

A global analysis reveals regional trends of net forest ageing but also that widespread stand-replacing disturbances, such as fire and harvest, are driving declining forest age in many areas, often ac...

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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · Aug 20

💡How is the age of forests shifting globally, and what does this mean for the carbon cycle? You will find the answers in the newly published paper, to which many of our colleagues at #NGC have contributed, with @besnardsim.bsky.social as the lead author. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Global covariation of forest age transitions with the net carbon balance - Nature Ecology & Evolution

A global analysis reveals regional trends of net forest ageing but also that widespread stand-replacing disturbances, such as fire and harvest, are driving declining forest age in many areas, often ac...

www.nature.com

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EGU Biogeosciences Division (BG) @egubg.bsky.social · Aug 13

🗞️ New article in Biogeosciences by Laura M. van der Poel et al. ⬇️

The authors combine two types of carbon dioxide data from Dutch peatlands in a machine learning model: from fixed measurement towers and from a light research aircraft.

Read more:
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...

Groundwater–CO2 emissions relationship in Dutch peatlands derived by machine learning using airborne and ground-based eddy covariance data

Abstract. Peatlands worldwide have been transformed from carbon sinks to carbon sources due to years of intensive agriculture requiring low water tables. In the Netherlands, carbon dioxide (CO2) emiss...

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EGU Biogeosciences Division (BG) @egubg.bsky.social · Aug 12

📣 You can now propose your session for #EGU26 @egu.eu!

Check out all the info about the BG program group here: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/provis...

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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · Aug 6

Publication in Nature on the basis for securing forest carbon sink in the EU sets the scene for #NextGenCarbon project work in the next years.

Giacomo Grassi @giacgrassi.bsky.social · Jul 31

Why is the European forest carbon sink declining?
How science can help reversing this trend?

A perspective paper in Nature discusses these questions, highlighting the importance to better monitor forest resources and their resilience.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Securing the forest carbon sink for the European Union’s climate ambition - Nature

Actionable research recommendations are outlined to improve the monitoring and modelling of forest resources and their carbon sink, and to better inform forest management decisions and the European Gr...

www.nature.com

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FORWARDS project @forwards-project.bsky.social · Jul 17

New deadline for #ForwardsEU grants❗

Calls G-03-2025 and G-04-2025 deadline application has been extended to 21 Sept (21:00 UTC)📣

Both aim to link ground & remote sensing data to assess climate impacts on trees and forests.

Apply at 👉 efi.int/grants-train...

@remote-sensing-slu.bsky.social

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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · Jul 22

Summer reading: Why is less carbon being absorbed by land and trees and how does that impact our climate-neutrality goals? Last year's Guardian article interviewed NGC partner and WP lead Philippe Ciais and other climate scientists: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?

The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating

www.theguardian.com

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Geike De Sloover @geikedesloover.bsky.social · Jul 16

A nice write-up came out of a chat with the ICOS team. About using laser scanning to monitor forests at ICOS sites in Sweden & Finland 🌲

Grateful for the opportunity & the good field vibes 🧡

📎 www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

props to @nextgencarbon.bsky.social , kobe & seppe ✌️

ICOS RI @icos-ri.eu · Jul 16

Geike De Sloover @geikedesloover.bsky.social uses terrestrial laser scanning at ICOS Ecosystem sites to measure forest biomass🌲🌳

Scanning forests rather than cutting and weighing trees opens the potential for long-term time series of forest biomass.

Read more: www.icos-cp.eu/news-and-eve...

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University of Exeter News @uniofexeternews.bsky.social · Jun 30

As the Exeter Climate Forum gets underway at @exeter.ac.uk and amid a heatwave, "the evidence for climate change has never been clearer", says Professor Peter Cox, Director of @gsiexeter.bsky.social.

@metoffice.gov.uk #exeterclimateforum

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Climate week in Exeter comes at 'critical time', expert says

The Exeter Climate Forum gets underway as a second heat alert in two weeks is issued.

www.bbc.co.uk

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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · Jul 2

NextGenCarbon WP7 co-lead Stephen Sitch (GHG Budgets, LULUCF Reconciliation & Synthesis), Peter Cox and Pierre Friedlingstein from the #NGC team at the @exeter.ac.uk are chairing and organising the Exeter Climate Conference, which starts today.
#NextGenCarbon#NGC #GHGbudget #climatescience

University of Exeter News @uniofexeternews.bsky.social · Jun 24

The #ExeterClimateForum will give voice to scientists whose work drives our understanding of the changing systems of our planet.

It will include the Exeter Climate Conference, the second Global Tipping Points Conference, meetings of universities and events for policymakers and business leaders.

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NextGenCarbon @nextgencarbon.bsky.social · Jun 30

📢Reminder! There is only one week left before the deadline (8 July) for applying for the open position at our sister project CONCERTO.
cmccfoundation.applytojob.com/apply/WOLrVr...

12725- Early to middle career researcher in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling - CMCC Foundation - Career Page

Apply to 12725- Early to middle career researcher in terrestrial carbon cycle modelling at CMCC Foundation in Viterbo, Italy.

cmccfoundation.applytojob.com