NPL to lead on greenhouse gas measurement capability

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A consortium led by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has been awarded £5m in funding to develop the UK Greenhouse Gas (GHG) measurement capability in support of the UK’s net zero transition.

Alongside the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS), Bristol University, and the James Hutton Institute, NPL will work to improve the UK’s current capability to determine when and where greenhouse gases are being emitted.

The investment is funded by the National Environment Research Council (NERC), part of UKRI, and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). It is aligned to the Building a Green Future strategic theme set out in the UKRI strategy.

It will focus on development of ground-based instrument networks that provide essential capability for monitoring the sources and sinks of greenhouse gases in the UK. It will also support the assessment and advancement in using space-based measurements of atmospheric greenhouse gases.

The UK government has committed through the Climate Change Act 2008 to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and the Sixth Carbon Budget brings greater clarity and guidance on the UK’s pathway.

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