Links to recent activities and guidelines by the European Commission on this topic:
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Source: www.dlr.de/ipa/
QUANTIFY, an Integrated Project coordinated by the DLR-Institute of
Atmospheric Physics, was recently started with a kick-off meeting in
Landshut. It deals with the climate impact of transport and is funded
until 2010 by the European Commission within the 6th research framework
programme. QUANTIFY also includes the DLR Institute of Transport Research
(Berlin) and the Research Flight Facility Oberpfaffenhofen. In total,
35 participants and 4 associated members from 16 European countries and
the U.S.A. are cooperating in QUANTIFY. The research topics are organized
in 8 closely linked subprojects. They focus on quantification of the
impact of air, sea and land traffic on the global climate. Accompanying
measurement campaigns with research aircraft are an innovative part of
QUANTIFY. Further goals are the dissemination of results through a web
portal with eLearning function, a summer school, and the organisation of an
international conference.