Monitoring, reporting, verification and mitigation of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions and related air pollutants from agriculture
Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
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Call
Summary
Most of the emissions can be attributed to methane and nitrous oxide, which come from livestock production and release from agricultural soils, in particular due to fertiliser use and manure management.
Additional efforts in this area are needed to achieve the EU’s climate objectives, in particular climate neutrality by 2050.
Detailed Call Description
- focusing on methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) and including indirect sources of N2O (soil nitrification/denitrification, ammonia volatilisation, nitrogen leaching), address agricultural practices in manure management, livestock feeding and grazing, soil tillage, fertiliser use and liming in all relevant types of farming systems, including animal husbandry, with a view to developing harmonised metrics and effective mitigation measures;
- through analysis, field experiments, and demonstration activities, assess and improve the accuracy, effectiveness, efficiency and user-friendliness of MRV tools for the above GHGs, reducing uncertainties via established and novel methods and enabling use of higher tiers for reporting under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Regarding emissions related to fertilisation, this should include a life-cycle perspective addressing also direct and indirect emissions related to the production of different types of fertilisers, notably comparing organic to mineral/chemical fertilisers;
- improve understanding of linkages between direct non-CO2 GHG emissions, notably of N2O, and other pollutant emissions from agricultural practices (including ammonia), and assess and develop options for reducing trade-offs between mitigation measures for both types of emissions;
- consolidate and improve knowledge on mitigation measures for agricultural non-CO2 GHG emissions, and assess the effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration and climate change impacts on those emissions and on options for their mitigation;
- through dedicated training and outreach activities, build capacity among farmers, farm advisors and other relevant actors for widespread utilisation of improved MRV tools and GHG mitigation measures.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Expected EU contribution per project: €6.00 million
Thematic Categories
- Agriculture - Farming - Forestry
- Environment and Climate Change
- Health
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Associations
- Businesses
- Educational Institutions
- Farmers, Agriculturalists
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Services Providers
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- Training Centres
Eligibility For Participation Notes
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) may participate as member of the consortium selected for funding.
If projects use satellite-based earth observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data and services, beneficiaries must make use of Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS (other data and services may additionally be used).
A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects.
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Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Marcia Trillidou
Scientific Officer A’
Email: trillidou@research.org.cy
Dr. Mary Economou
Scientific Officer
Email: meconomou@research.org.cy