Projecttitel: VERIFY
Projectnummer: AF-EU-19044
Missie: Kringlooplandbouw
Looptijd: 2019- 2021
Projectleider: Gert Jan Nabuurs
Kennisinstelling: Wageningen University & Research

In order to meet targets for reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), sectors like primary production in agriculture and forestry are both important in the EU in terms of reducing emissions and enhancing sinks. Measuring the effectiveness of GHG emission reduction policies against agreed-upon international targets require accurate and precise estimates of emissions and their trends.  

These estimates need to be established and regularly updated using transparent methods and traceable to international standards. The H2020-VERIFY project proposes to quantify more accurately carbon stocks and the fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) across the EU based on independent observations in support of Member States inventories that rely mostly on statistical data. WEnR has as its task to develop the bottom up part of the system for agriculture and forestry. Resilient and robust production systems will be tested in the system in terms of their country wise sectoral emissions and to what degree they reach their emission reduction goals.    

The improved knowledge of GHG budgets from VERIFY will be used to improve national inventories, in collaboration with national inventory agencies. This also connects to the currently ongoing Climate Envelop work under the Dutch Climate Accord in which pilots have been started in agriculture and forestry&nature.