To mitigate the severity of climate change, the EU has adopted ambitious emission reduction targets that include land-based carbon sources and sinks. Achieving and tracking progress toward these targets requires reliable, frequently updated data to swiftly and effectively adjust policies for land management and fossil fuel emission reductions. 

NextGenCarbon aims to enhance the understanding of the European greenhouse gas (GHG) budget to support the EU's climate and sustainability targets.
The initiative addresses challenges in accurately and timely monitoring ecosystem GHG exchanges, which are critical for evaluating progress towards the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal. The project actively engages with stakeholders such as landowners, managers, the GHG modeling community, international environmental monitoring bodies, climate policy supporters, and policymakers. By delivering high-accuracy GHG budget estimates, NextGenCarbon will significantly contribute to the EU's climate mitigation efforts.

Main Objectives of NextGenCarbon:

  1. Improve and expand existing ecosystem measurements.
  2. Integrate these data into advanced modeling frameworks.
  3. Develop seamless scenario prediction systems.
  4. Provide policy guidance on GHG fluxes.

The multidisciplinary consortium includes experts in ground and Earth observation, carbon cycle and land surface modeling, data assimilation, system modeling, forest management, land-use, GHG inventories, and communication.

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Funding Acknowledgements

Funded by the European Union under grant agreement No.101184989. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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