EUROPA - Climate Change Unit

Research at JRC in support of EU Climate Change policy making

Nadia.HARMATHA@ec.europa.eu (Nadia Harmatha) — 25 Mar 2008 17:00:00 +0100

2nd Edition of Booklet now available. Developing climate change policies is definitely an area where a joint and integrated approach to the provision of S/T support is required. Since the first edition of this booklet in 2005, EU climate change policy has accelerated and, so far, it culminated with a call, in March 2007, for ambitious integrated Energy and Climate policies by the European Council. This booklet shows how research activities at the JRC have contributed to this process, in particular by giving support to the Directorate-General Environment, which is guiding the development of EU climate change policies.

Regional Climate Model: Climate Scenarios for Europe

Nadia.HARMATHA@ec.europa.eu (Nadia Harmatha) — 29 Aug 2008 15:00:00 +0100

Do we understand the present climate over Europe and can we predict its changes in the future? Which tools are available to investigate the complex relationships between natural systems and human activities? Are we able to predict the impacts of the changing climate on the environment (floods/droughts, agriculture, etc.)?

Climate and air pollution: analysis of benefits and trade-offs of emission reduction scenarios on regional and global scales

niels.jensen@jrc.it (Niels Roland Jensen) — 04 Sep 2008 16:00:00 +0100

The European Union is committed to limit the global temperature increase to 2 degrees, relative to pre-industrial levels. JRC IPTS has used the POLES model (a global energy supply, demand, prices forecasting model) to develop an energy (GHG) scenario that could meet this goal. We analyse the co-benefits for air pollution in terms of impacts of nitrogen, ozone and particulate matter on vegetation and human health. Alternatively we analyse emission scenarios that target at reducing air pollution worldwide at a level of ambition similar to the goals set by the EU by 2020, but ignoring GHG reductions. The net effect of these air pollution reductions is increased radiative forcing. Integration of these policy objectives is important to create win-win situations.

Bridging the gap: responding to environmental change - from words to deeds

Nadia.HARMATHA@ec.europa.eu (Nadia Harmatha) — 09 Sep 2008 08:00:00 +0100

The focus of the Conference was on bridging the gap between knowledge and action, or in different words, the gaps between research, policies which drive research and society in general.

Consequences of man-made Nitrogen input into the world's oceans

Nadia.HARMATHA@ec.europa.eu (Nadia Harmatha) — 22 Sep 2008 08:00:00 +0100

A large amount of nitrogen compounds are emitted into the atmosphere by humans, through the burning of fossil fuels and the use of fertilizers. Frank Dentener has co-authored a study published in Science Magazine.

Research at JRC in support of EU Climate Change policy making

Nadia.HARMATHA@ec.europa.eu (Nadia Harmatha) — 27 Oct 2008 08:45:00 +0100

2nd Edition of Booklet now available. This booklet shows how research activities at the JRC have contributed to this process, in particular by giving support to the Directorate-General Environment, which is guiding the development of EU climate change policies.