{"id":3694,"date":"2025-01-14T14:42:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T11:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acccflagship.fi\/?p=3694"},"modified":"2025-01-14T14:42:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T11:42:57","slug":"2-million-euros-in-funding-for-in-depth-research-into-climate-impact-of-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acccflagship.fi\/index.php\/2025\/01\/14\/2-million-euros-in-funding-for-in-depth-research-into-climate-impact-of-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"2 million euros in funding for in-depth research into climate impact of agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A new research project pursues a comprehensive understanding of the climate impact of food production and agriculture. Led by the University of Helsinki, the project will investigate direct greenhouse gas emissions and climate-cooling aerosols. It has received \u20ac2 million in funding from Business Finland and partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New research will shed light on the formation of climate-cooling aerosols in agriculture and strive to identify the total climate impact of crops and livestock. (Image: Joonas Kolehmainen)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As the climate impact of food production is significant, it is important to achieve climate neutrality in agriculture and the food industry. While the climate impact of greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture is better established, the contribution of atmospheric particles, or aerosols, to the total climate impact of agriculture remains less clear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aerosols originate both naturally and from human activity. They cool the climate by influencing the formation and properties of clouds and further the solar radiation reaching Earth\u2019s surface. In other words, aerosols offset part of the warming effects of greenhouse gas emissions. However, the processes behind aerosol formation and their intricate interactions remain shrouded in uncertainty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis uncertainty means that the total contribution of agriculture to climate warming is likely to have been overestimated. Assessments of the climate impact of agriculture must consider both greenhouse gases and aerosols,\u201d says the project leader, Academician Markku Kulmala<\/strong><\/a> of the University of Helsinki\u2019s Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research (INAR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reviewing the total impact of crops and livestock<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coordinated by the University of Helsinki, the three-year research project \u2018Towards climate positive agriculture\u2019 (CARBON+) will be launched in January 2025. It will shed light on the formation of climate-cooling aerosols in agriculture and strive to identify the total climate impact of crops and livestock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy obtaining measurements of aerosol particle formation in agriculture and combining them with greenhouse gas data, we can understand the climate impact of food production in more detail,\u201d says Associate Professor Anna Lintunen<\/strong><\/a> of INAR, who heads one of the work packages included in the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe research project seeks to promote climate neutrality in agriculture and the food industry, which will help mitigate climate change and increase the export value of the Finnish food industry,\u201d notes Development Manager Virpi Kling<\/strong> of Valio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With \u20ac1.2 million in research funding obtained from Business Finland and additional support from collaboration partners, CARBON+ has raised a total of \u20ac2 million. It is part of Valio\u2019s Food 2.0 project for creating a future food system based on circular economy. Industry partners for CARBON+ include the food companies Atria, HK Foods and Fazer, the technology companies Gasmet, Airmodus, MegaSense and Airel, as well as Climate Analytics Finland. Research partners in this project headed by the University of Helsinki include the Natural Resources Institute Finland and the Finnish Meteorological Institute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new research project pursues a comprehensive understanding of the climate impact of food production and agriculture. Led by the University of Helsinki, the project will investigate direct greenhouse gas emissions and climate-cooling aerosols. It has received \u20ac2 million in funding from Business Finland and partners. 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