FOCI Project - final dissemination webinar on non-CO2 forcers and their impacts

27 October 2026, 9:00-12:00 CET (online)

 

Join us for the final dissemination event of the EU-HORIZON FOCI Project (Non-CO₂ Forcers and their Climate, Weather, Air Quality and Health Impacts). During this online event, FOCI partners will present key results and achievements from the project, highlighting advances in understanding the impacts of non-CO₂ climate forcers, improvements to climate modelling tools, and insights to support future mitigation and adaptation policies. The event welcomes any researchers, policymakers, climate service providers, and other stakeholders who are interested in project findings and their relevance for climate and air quality decision-making.

FOCI aims to bridge knowledge gaps on the impacts of non-CO₂ climate forcing pollutants (also known as short-lived climate pollutants) such as black carbon (soot), brown carbon, methane (CH4), tropospheric ozone (O3), and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). While the causes and processes connected to greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO₂) are well known, including their ability to trap and heat the earth’s atmosphere, and their environmental and health impacts, there is less information on the effects of many of these non-CO₂ forcings. 

FOCI will assess the environmental and health impacts of these non-CO₂ forcers, including how and where they arise. To achieve this, researchers use sophisticated computer models to simulate the interactions between various components of the Earth’s systems. Such components, including the earth’s atmosphere, will be studied to understand and predict the impact of non-CO₂ forces on the earth’s climate system using the global Earth System Models (ESMs) and Regional Climate Models (RCMs). Findings from the research will inform the development and adaptation of climate-related policies and strategies. 

 

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