Zero Pollution for our cities
The Project
Through co-creation with stakeholders Net4Cities will facilitate the realization of the zero-pollution vision by 2050. During the project, air and noise pollution monitoring infrastructure will be advanced and expanded in 11 European cities, including transportation hubs such airports and ports, to conform with upcoming directives and provide data for health impact assessments.
As the transport sector is still a major contributor to environmental degradation, including air and noise pollution, project activities are designed to have long-lasting impact through both mid-, and long-term pathways, providing a roadmap for greater uptake in European cities by offering tailored, transferrable, evidence-based support for implementing effective management strategies for reducing transport-related emissions.
Partner cities
in 10 countries
Partners
in the consortium
New ultrafine particle instruments
to be installed to expand AQ monitoring capacity
Noise and traffic stations
to be established
Partner cities in the Net4Cities project
These 11 European cities were selected to represent the diversity in European urban, social, transport, and climatic environments. Learn more about them by clicking below!
Consortium
News & Events
Milestones & Progress at 2nd Consortium Meeting in Berlin
On March 11 and 12, 2025 we will be welcoming the Net4Cities consortium to Berlin for our 2nd consortium meeting. A lot has happened, and we will meet to reflect, discuss, and plan for the next phase of the project.
Net4Cities UFP and LDSA Webinar – recording available!
Screenshot of the webinar, from left to right: (top) – Erika von Schneidemesser (RIFS – project coordinator), Seán Schmitz (RIFS – co-coordinator, research associate), Saskia Drossaart van Dusseldorp (ZHAW – research associate), (bottom) – Aki Pajunoja (Head of Airmodus), Martin Fierz (Naneos – CEO and founder)
Net4Cities to host UFP / LDSA Webinar
As part of its core goals in the project, Net4Cities plans on installing over 20 new ultrafine particle (UFP) instruments and over 30 new lung-depositable surface area (LDSA) UFP instruments
Blog
Braving the Cold: Expanding Berlin’s Environmental Monitoring Network
Discover how we braved the cold to install new air quality, noise, and traffic monitors, boosting real-time data for a cleaner, smarter future.
Laura Gualda: „Don’t ignore any spark of interest you have!“
Laura Gualda is in her second year of PhD in Transport Systems Engineering at the Technical University of Munich. She works as a research associate in the MI-TRAP project, developing models to estimate traffic and its related emissions in urban areas. Her STEM story is about overcoming the fear of not being good enough for science. And following that spark of interest anyway.
Susana Lopez-Aparicio: „If you find a passion for research, do not give up“
Susana Lopez-Aparicio is as a Senior Scientist at the Climate and Environment Research Institute NILU, in Norway. As part of the Net4Cities team, she leads the unit that synthesises key outcomes from the project to support local, regional and national Zero Pollution strategies.
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