Research at JRC in Support of EU Climate Change Policy Making

This fourth edition of "Research at JRC in Support of EU Climate Change Policy Making" describes JRC research activities and results that contributed to EC policy initiatives on climate change.

This booklet further presents a wide range of activities that need to be addressed in order to contribute to a sound science base for future policy action. The full series of the report contains information on the JRC's work in the field since 2003.

Download the reports from:
[ Durban, 2011 ] - [ Copenhagen, 2009 ] - [ Bali, 2007 ] - [ Montreal, 2005 ]

Measuring Air Pollution over the Mediterranean Sea from a cruise Ship

...in assisting the CCU with their measurements of Air Pollution (ozone and black carbon) in the Mediterranean Basin.

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EDGAR, Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research

The EDGAR v4.0 provides insight in 36 years (1970-2005) global past and present day anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants by country and on spatial grid.

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Evaluating the efficiency of environmental policies in Europe and in the world

What is the actual impact of air pollution locally and on global scale? What can be expected from the implementation of emission ceilings and other measures that are gradually being implemented? How will policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions help to further improve the air quality? What is the optimal mix of measures to obtain the desired targets in terms of air quality and climate?

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Ecosystems and their role in fighting Climate Change

To understand and quantify the carbon balance of a mediterranean forest ecosystem and its vulnerability to climate change, the JRC-IES has a test site in San Rossore (Pisa, Italia).

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Regional Climate Model: Climate Scenarios for Europe

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.)?

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

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.

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Determining the impact of air pollution on climate

Air pollutants like aerosol particles play an important role in the Earth's climate, because the interfere with the radiative transfer through the atmosphere.

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Assesment of global air pollution

The TM5 model is a 3D atmospheric chemistry-transport ZOOM model. It allows the definition of arbitrary zoom regions, which are 2-way nested into the global model. Thus simulations at relatively high spatial resolution (currently 1x1 degrees longitude-latitude) can be performed over selected regions, with boundary conditions always provided consistently from the global model.

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GHG in AFOLU data: Green House Gases in Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses

Related to implementation of the Kyoto Protocol, provides an overview on policies and bodies; a toolbox for estimating GHG and Carbon fluxes and stocks based on research, models and data.

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The CCAQU report series

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On the occasion of the COP 17, the JRC issued the fourth edition of ‘Research at JRC in Support of EU Climate Change Policy Making’ which describes JRC research activities and results that contributed to EC policy initiatives on climate change since 2009. This booklet further represents a wide range of activities that need to be addressed in order to contribute to a sound science base for future policy action.	EN	download
The report describes the results of scenario studies evaluating the impacts on air quality and climate of air pollution and climate policies, through a coupling of the POLES energy model, the EDGAR database, and the atmospheric chemistry transport model TM5.	EN	download
Atmospheric Monitoring and Inverse Modelling for Verification of National and EU Bottom-up GHG Inventories	EN	download
Che mostra in un'unica prospettiva cosa sia il Clima, come la vita fondamentalmente dipenda da esso, come l'uomo lo stia cambiando, e quali siano le opzioni tecniche e politiche per mantenerlo favorevole ai futuri nove miliardi di uomini sul nostro pianeta	IT	download
L´aria è ciò che noi respiriamo inconsciamente minuto dopo minuto, giorno dopo giorno. L´aria è un elemento necessario per la nostra vita. Comunque, possiamo cominciare la sua storia partendo lontano dalla nostra esperienza quotidiana nel sistema solare.	IT	download

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CCAQU Seminars

when	where	what	who	doc
16/12/2011 14:15	Library 29A	Durban: did climate negotiations succeed or fail?	Giacomo Grassi, JRC-IES-CCAQU-Ispra.	link
15/12/2011 16:00	Library 29A	What could sustainability mean?	Julian Wilson, JRC-IES-CCAQU-Ispra.	link
13/12/2011 10:30	Library 29A	Variability of surface ozone concentrations at urban and rural sites in Greece and atmospheric conditions associated with high and low ozone concentrations in the boundary layer and the lower troposphere over the eastern Mediterranean	Pavlos D. Kalabokas, Academy of Athens, Res. Center for Atmos. Physics and Climatology, Athens, Greece.	link
01/12/2011 16:00	Library 29A	Aerosol optical properties: from ground-based measurements to lidar measurements	Mariana Adam, JRC-IES-CCAQU-Ispra.	link

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We are part of the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), and work within its institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES). We provide scientific support for the development and monitoring of European policies in the area of regional and global air pollution and climate change: the Kyoto protocol and beyond.

JRC The mission of the JRC is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.