Greenhouse gas mitigation for organic and conventional dairy production (MIDAIR)

Objective

As part of the post-Kyoto process, GHG mitigation options within agriculture must be explored. MIDAIR aims to identify region and system specific, cost-effective GHG mitigation measures and strategies for organic and conventional dairy production in Europe. First MIDAIR provides a description of GHG emissions from dairy production within five regions; both modelling and targeted measurements to fill gaps of knowledge are performed to describe GHG emissions at this level of resolution. Secondly, the developed models are extended to identify cost-effective mitigation measures and strategies, assisted by data from studies of various specific management options. The GHG mitigation potential for all dairy regions in Europe is quantified by up-scaling. Agronomic, environmental and socio-economic consequences of complete and partial adoption are assessed and recommendations are given to farmers, scientists and policy makers.

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-2. - Key action Global Change, Climate and Biodiversity

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

INSTITUT FUER ENERGETIK UND UMWELT GMBH

Address

Torgauer Strasse 116
04347 Leipzig
Germany

Participants (14)

CENTRO RICERCHE PRODUZIONE ANIMALI SA

Italy

Address

Corso Garibaldi 42
42100 Reggio Emilia

CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Sweden

Address

Fysikgarden 3
412 96 Goeteborg

DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Denmark

Address

Dias Research Centre Foulum
8830 Tjele

ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRE OF THE NETHERLANDS

Netherlands

Address

Westerduinweg 3
1755 ZG Petten

FEDERAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE

Germany

Address

50,Bundesallee 50
38116 Braunschweig

FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE IN ALPINE REGIONS

Austria

Address

Altirdning 11
8952 Irdning

INSTITUT FUER LAND-, UMWELT- UND ENERGIETECHNIK DER UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN

Austria

Address

Nussdorfer Laende 29-31
1190 Wien

INSTITUTE OF GRASSLAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

United Kingdom

Address

Plas Gogerddan
SY23 3EB Aberystwyth

INSTITUTE OF SOIL BIOLOGY - ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Czechia

Address

Na Sadkach 7
370 05 Ceske Budejovice

MTT AGRIFOOD RESEARCH FINLAND

Finland

Address

E-house
31600 Jokioinen

RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAET BONN

Germany

Address

Karlrobert-kreiten-strasse 13
53115 Bonn

SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

United Kingdom

Address

Wrest Park, Silsoe
MK454HS Silsoe,bedford

THE GOULANDRIS NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

Greece

Address

Levidou 13
14562 Kifisia / Athina

UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART

Germany

Address

Hessbruehlstrasse, 49 A
70565 Stuttgart