NEWS

E-CONTRAIL Project Closure: Advancing the Science of Contrails

The E-CONTRAIL project concluded on 30 November 2025 , after two years and a half of intense research since its launch in June 2023. We are extremely proud of the progress made in advancing the understanding of contrails and aviation-induced cloudiness , a major and still uncertain contributor to aviation’s non-CO₂ climate impact. Throughout the project, the consortium produced advanced AI detection tools, radiative forcing evaluations, and predictive models. These are key co

Communication

6 days ago1 min read

E-CONTRAIL publishes its Policy Brief: Making Contrails Visible

Today is a milestone day for E-CONTRAIL. Making Contrails Visible: AI-Based Insights into Aviation’s Climate Impact using Satellite Imagery. E-CONTRAIL project Policy Brief. We are thrilled to publicly release our Policy Brief and the illustrated comic embedded within it, “A real contrail story…” summarizing the scientific results, key conslusions, and policy recommendations of the project. After two years of research, engineering, and iteration, we can now say it clearly:

Outreach

Nov 102 min read