{"id":6,"date":"2020-12-14T13:07:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T13:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/h195.it.helsinki.fi\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T08:31:51","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.acccflagship.fi\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finnish Flagship: Atmosphere and Climate Competence Centre ACCC\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XVcEyRJK6jc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ACCC Flagship video by Academy of Finland. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC) is a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aka.fi\/en\/research-funding\/programmes-and-other-funding-schemes\/flagship-programme\/accc--atmosphere-and-climate-competence-center\/\"> Finnish Flagship <\/a> constituted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.helsinki.fi\/en\/inar-institute-for-atmospheric-and-earth-system-research\">University of Helsinki<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuni.fi\/en\">Tampere University<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uef.fi\/en\">University of Eastern Finland<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.ilmatieteenlaitos.fi\/\">Finnish Meteorological Institute<\/a>. We are working to address two of the most urgent global Grand Challenges: climate change and deteriorating air quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACCC consortium brings together the top-level science of the ACCC research partners (UH, FMI, UEF, TAU) and the needs and expertise of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acccflagship.fi\/index.php\/accc-stakeholders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">key stakeholders<\/a> to co-create knowledge-based solutions. Our<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>mission at ACCC is to contribute toward achieving carbon neutrality in Finland, EU and global societies, as well contribute to mitigate air pollution  to sustain a healthy atmosphere. At ACCC we are finding ways to mitigate CO<sub>2<\/sub> emission sources and reliably verify them. We assess the climate neutrality of mitigation measures and air quality management actions. We contribute to the solutions that help businesses reach the Paris climate targets, to mitigate and adapt to climate change, and thus support the <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/strategy\/priorities-2019-2024\/european-green-deal_en\">EU Green Deal<\/a> commitments and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/content\/undp\/en\/home\/sustainable-development-goals.html\">UN SDGs<\/a> (sustainable development goals).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our vision<strong> <\/strong>is <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-nv-c-1-color\">safe climate <\/span><\/strong>and<strong> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-neve-link-color-color\">clean air.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2954\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acccflagship.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/All-updated-Apr21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1015\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The ACCC Flagship is funded by the Research Council of Finland with the following grant numbers: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>University of Helsinki<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Finnish Meteorological Institute<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>University of Eastern Finland<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Tampere University<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>337549 (07\/2020-04\/2023)<\/td><td>337552 (07\/2020-04\/2023)<\/td><td>337550 (07\/2020-04\/2023)<\/td><td>337551 (07\/2020-04\/2023)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>357902 (01\/2023-12\/2024)<\/td><td>357904 (01\/2023-12\/2024)<\/td><td>357905 (01\/2023-12\/2024)<\/td><td> 357903 (01\/2023-12\/2024)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>359340 (09\/2024-06\/2026)<\/td><td>359342 (09\/2024-06\/2026)<\/td><td>359343 (09\/2024-06\/2026)<\/td><td>359341 (09\/2024-06\/2026)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>374287 (01\/2026-06\/2028)<\/td><td>374289 (01\/2026-06\/2028)<\/td><td>374290 (01\/2026-06\/2028)<\/td><td>374288 (01\/2026-06\/2028)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Flagship status runs from 2020 to 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atmosphere and Climate Competence Center (ACCC) is a Finnish Flagship constituted by the University of Helsinki, Tampere University, University of Eastern Finland and the Finnish Meteorological Institute. 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