Project: Metrology for high-impact greenhouse gases

The measurement of greenhouse gases is pivotal to the understanding of changes to the Earth's climate and the influence of human activities. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has identified a series of high impact greenhouse gases that are critical for global monitoring, which require measurements traceable to the SI units. This project will develop high accuracy reference standards and novel methods for measuring the isotopic composition of the gases. This will improve the data used to compile national greenhouse gas inventories and help demonstrate compliance with legislation such as the Kyoto protocol and European air quality directives. The results will also lead to a stronger understanding of how greenhouse gas emissions influence regional air quality and impact on public health. The stable and accurate data will provide a transparent basis on which to implement policies to help control greenhouse gas emissions.

Acronym	ENV52 HIGHGAS (Reference Number: ENV52)
Duration	01/06/2014 - 31/05/2017
Project Topic	Metrology
Project Results (after finalisation)	See Website
Website	visit project website
Network	EMRP
Call	EMRP Call 2013 - Energy and Environment

Project partner

Number	Name	Role	Country
1	NPL Management Limited	Coordinator	United Kingdom
2	Cesky Metrologicky Institut	Partner	Czech Republic
3	Dansk Fundamental Metrologi A/S	Partner	Denmark
4	Ilmatieteen Laitos	Partner	Finland
5	Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais	Partner	France
6	Eidgenössisches Institut für Metrologie METAS	Partner	Switzerland
7	Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy	Partner	Finland
8	Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt	Partner	Germany
9	Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu	Partner	Türkiye
10	VSL B.V.	Partner	Netherlands
11	Eidgenoessische Materialpruefungs- und Forschungsanstalt		Switzerland