GEMMA programme to develop greenhouse gas inventory

GEMMA (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement and Modelling Advancement) is being led by the National Physical Laboratory in partnership with the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), Met Office, National Centre for Earth Observation and Bristol University.

The team aims to create an integrated network to monitor all sources and sinks of greenhouse gases in the UK.

According to NCAS, the information database will play a driving role in helping to achieve emission reduction targets nationally, and support global efforts to limit climate temperature rise.

In a statement Tom Gardiner, principal research scientist at NPL, said: “The GEMMA programme aims to use the latest developments in atmospheric measurements and modelling to determine the contributions of the different GHG sources and sinks to the overall UK inventory and how these change with time.

“It will be delivered through a unique collaboration that brings together key expertise from the academic and public sector research community, building on the strong UK capabilities in GHG measurement and inventory verification. The output from the two-year project will deliver a blueprint for a long-term framework to provide a detailed, measurement-based assessment of the UK’s progress towards delivering Net-Zero.”