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Andreas Stohl of the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics is part of the Consortium of a new European network for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences \u2013 Edu4Climate, which is coordinated by the Climate and Atmosphere Research Center of Excellence (CARE-C) of the Cyprus Institute. During its 4-year duration, Edu4Climate will also lead capacity-building actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recognizing the urgent need to address the unfolding climate crisis, twelve Higher Education Institutions from six EU countries join forces on a European Excellence Initiative Network for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences: Within a 4-year project funded with 2 million Euros by the European Commission\u2019s Horizon Europe coordination & Support Action (CSA) \u201cEuropean Excellence Initiative\u201d (EEI) programme, Edu4Climate will establish a European Higher Education Institutions Network for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Small-time window to implement solutions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

It has been estimated that mankind has a relatively small-time window \u2013 if time is left at all! \u2013 in which to implement solutions to the challenge of climate change. And air quality and pollution is a problem that is evolving rapidly, too: \u201cThere are strong connections between climate change and air pollution \u2013 above all, climate forcers and air pollutants often originate from the same sources\u201d, explains Andreas Stohl from the Department of Meteorology and Geophysics at the University of Vienna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Climate forcers and air pollutants often originate from the same sources<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTherefore it is logical to combine the goals of limiting climate change and reducing air pollution, which is responsible for about 7 million deaths each year worldwide according to the World Health Organization\u201d, says Stohl, who is head of VINAR, the Vienna Network of Atmospheric Research and now also part of the Edu4Climate Consortium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During its 4-year duration, Edu4Climate will lead capacity-building actions in several European and widening countries, strengthen the Higher Education European networks and their cooperation with surrounding national ecosystems and foster research & innovation activities to address challenges relating to air pollution and climate change. \u201cThis will be done also in support of the EU Green Deal, and with a specific focus on the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East\u201d, explains Stohl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Global climate change \u201chotspot\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region (EMME), a region within and surrounding the EU, is experiencing rapid population growth, has a complex socio-political landscape and has been recognized as a global climate change \u201chotspot\u201d. As such, the EMME region holds strategic significance for the success of EU and global climate efforts to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. \u201cIt is therefore important to understand both the sources of climate forcers in this region, as well as the processes leading to climate change there, especially also considering extreme events\u201d, adds Stohl.

Edu4ClimAte will engage Advanced European Partners to strengthen the scientific excellence of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from twin islands of sister countries (Greece, Cyprus) with a view to establish a \u201cregional hub of knowledge\u201d in air pollution and climate change research and innovative solutions, engaging their respective surrounding ecosystems from the quadruple helix in addressing societal challenges over the wider EMME.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n