One million euros and we’re receiving a share of it!

Great news: at Urban Carbon Control, we’ve been awarded a Citylab010 grant to test our sensors and software in the city of Rotterdam.

And to think we almost didn’t submit our application, because we wondered whether a city jury would recognise the value of measuring CO₂ fluxes.*

These fluxes help us understand climate change more accurately, because they show exactly where CO₂ warms the climate – and where nature counteracts it. This gives the City of Rotterdam the ability to make decisions based on data, not assumptions.

What has been a no‑brainer for us from the very beginning, clearly isn’t obvious to everyone yet. Last year it sometimes felt like pushing a boulder uphill.

But wow  – our doubts were completely unfounded.

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From the jury report: Urban Carbon Control introduces an innovative method of precision‑carbon mapping. It provides insight into less visible green corridors and potential CO₂ storage locations.

With these insights into emissions and urban greening, the project can contribute to more effective climate policy and a more sustainable living environment for Rotterdammers. The jury especially values the future potential of this plan, supporting policy decisions with long‑term positive effects on climate, health and quality of life.

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We’re proud, grateful and excited that we can now take a real step forward in professionalising our work.

Thank you Gemeente Rotterdam and CityLab010 for this opportunity – we’ll make the most of it.

*) CO₂ fluxes are flows of CO₂ between natural or industrial areas. They show where CO₂ comes from and where it goes.

Photo credits: Robèrt Kroonen
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