Abstract
Project will contribute to climate neutrality with development of agriculture-related solutions for capturing CO2 from the air and deploying it into the soil. This will be done by introduction and uptake of “carbon farming” practices, business models, monitoring solutions and policies for storing GHC as soil organic carbon (SOC). Project will result in enhanced role of agricultural sector to reduction of greenhouse emissions and contribution to climate neutrality of Central Europe. Carbon farming concept is very new (2020), therefore techniques, business models and policies still need to be designed and tested. WP1 will test 6 carbon farming techniques in 9 CE countries and develop transnational guide for carbon farming TECHNIQUES as solution for mainstreaming it to 45 farmers. WP2 will test 5 types of carbon farming business models in 9 CE countries and develop transnational carbon farming BUSINESS MODELS ready made for upscaling. WP3 will develop standardized carbon sequestration monitoring methodology and upscale carbon farming policies. Main beneficiaries will be farmers and agriculture support institutions, receiving solutions for carbon farming. Policy makers will benefit with proposed solutions, environmental NGOs and SMEs will be included within business models. Carbon farming is very new concept, therefore transnational learning about it is more effective, the learning by each partner separately. Secondly, specific knowledge about CO2 sequestration modelling is hard to find, therefore UNIBO will transfer unique knowledge to other partners. Project will have strong uptake potential, because it is first project to capture CO2 from agriculture in CE and third project in the whole EU considering this topic. Transferability will be guaranteed with proposing novel solutions and high number of associated partners interested in uptake. Sustainability will be supported by Carbon Farming Cluster supporting EU carbon farming policy process 2023-2030.
Project details
Unibo Team Leader: Claudio Marzadori
Unibo involved Department/s:
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari
Coordinator:
Kmetijski Institutslovenije- Agricultural Institute Of Slovenia(Slovenia)
Other Participants:
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - Università di Bologna
(Italy)
Total Eu Contribution: Euro (EUR) 1.800.024,00
Project Duration in months: 36
Start Date:
01/04/2023
End Date:
31/03/2026
This project contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.
