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10.18160/D90M-Z823 Dias-Carneiro, Barbara Barbara Dias-Carneiro Baukloh, Anja Corinne Anja Corinne Baukloh Isidoro-Losada, Ana-Maria Ana-Maria Isidoro-Losada Schreurs, Miranda Miranda Schreurs 0000-0002-6617-4906 ICOS ERIC - Carbon Portal 2025 Policy Brief Policy Brief Cities Climate Action Plan 2025-12-21 2025-12-21 10.18160/C1XY-76H0 10.18160/KPB0-8GH2 10.18160/VP6A-KWS8 PDF 1.0 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International This policy brief examines the role of data collection, analysis, and use in supporting effective urban climate policy formulation and implementation. It draws on research conducted within the PAUL project (Pilot Applications in Urban Landscapes – Towards Integrated City Observatories for Greenhouse Gases, ICOS Cities). The study investigates how decision-makers in Munich, Zurich, and Paris currently use greenhouse gas emissions data to inform climate action and explores how improved or new data could enhance climate-related decision-making. Guided by three core questions, the brief assesses the current state of urban climate data practices, identifies key data-related challenges faced by city-level policymakers, and explores opportunities to strengthen data provision, analysis, and management. By examining concrete examples from Paris, Munich, and Zurich—three comparatively wealthy European cities with advanced data infrastructures—the research provides insights into both existing good practices and remaining gaps in evidence-based climate governance. European Union Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme 101037319 Pilot Application in Urban Landscapes - Towards integrated city observatories for greenhouse gases