Testing the Carbon Calculator

EU wide Farm‐level Carbon Calculator

Publication: Report
Citation: Elbersen, B.S. (Ed.); Andersen, E.; Frelih‐Larsen, A.; Jones, P.; Kuikman, P.; Naumann, S.; Oñate, J; Staritsky, I.; Von Toggenburg, J. (2013). EU wide Farm‐level Carbon Calculator. Lot 2: Testing the Carbon Calculator Deliverables 2.1 and 3.2. to the Institute of Environment and Sustainability (JRC/IES). Alterra‐Wageningen.

Elbersen, B.S. (Ed.); Andersen, E.; Frelih‐Larsen, A.; Jones, P.; Kuikman, P.; Naumann, S.; Oñate, J; Staritsky, I.; Von Toggenburg, J. (2013). EU wide Farm‐level Carbon Calculator. Lot 2: Testing the Carbon Calculator Deliverables 2.1 and 3.2. to the Institute of Environment and Sustainability (JRC/IES). Alterra‐Wageningen.

Policy Options for Promoting the Use of an EU-wide Carbon Calculator

Deliverables 2.4.2 and 2.5.2

Year 2013

Testing of a Farm Carbon Calculator

Dec 2011 - Mar 2013

Data Availability at Farm Level for Farms Across EU-27

EU wide Farm-level Carbon Calculator

Year 2013

Language: English
Authorship: Ana Frelih-Larsen

Sandra Naumann

Johanna von Toggenburg

Erling Andersen (Alterra Wageningen UR)

Philip Jones (University of Reading)

Peter Kuikman (Alterra)

Juan Oñate (Autonomous University of Madrid)

Igor Staritsky (Alterra Wageningen UR)
Funding: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), International
Year: 2013
Dimension: 92 pp.
Project: Testing of a Farm Carbon Calculator
Project ID: 2660-02
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

List of abbreviations
Executive summary
1 Setting the scene of the study
1.1 Background and objectives
1.2 Outline of the report
2 Approach to data collection in survey with farmers
2.1 Overall approach
2.2 The questionnaire
2.3 Response and non-response and approach to data collection per case study
2.3.1 Germany
2.3.2 Poland
2.3.3 Slovenia
2.3.4 England
2.3.5 Spain
2.3.6 Netherlands
2.3.7 Denmark
2.3.8 Sweden
3 Willingness to use the carbon calculator and perceived benefits for the farm
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Relevance and willingness to use the carbon calculator
4 Awareness of and willingness to take up mitigation options
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Results of evaluation questions
5 Evaluation of the performance of the current carbon calculator
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Testing results of the carbon calculator with farm data
5.2.1 Calculation of emissions
5.2.2 What mitigation options were suggested?
6 Conclusions and recommendations for improvement of the carbon calculator and enhancement of its use
6.1 Recommendations for improvement of the Carbon Calculator
6.2 Recommendations for enhancement of the use of the Carbon Calculator
References
Annex 1 Questionnaire for first round
Annex 2 Questionnaire for second round (after the CC calculation results have been demonstrated to the farmer)
Annex 3 Overview of mitigation option offered by the Carbon Calculator
Annex 4 Full list of data needed for the Carbon Calculator
Annex 5 Evaluation of Carbon calculations with farm data per case region
Germany
Poland
Slovenia
England
Spain
Netherlands
Denmark
No CC data collected as no farmer was found willing to provide data
Sweden
No CC data collected as no farmer was found willing to provide data
Keywords: Agriculture

Climate

Europe, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, England, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark

evaluation

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Kuikman, P.J., E. Andersen, B.S. Elbersen, A. Frelih Larsen, P.J. Jones, S. Naumann, J.J. Oñate, I. Staritsky (2013). EU wide Farm-level Carbon Calculator: data availability at farm level for farms across EU-27. A report on Deliverable 1 to the Institute of Environment and Sustainability (JRC/IES) by Alterra - WageningenUR, Wageningen, The Netherlands. 73 pp.

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