PAGE21 Project
PAGE21 - Changing Permafrost in theArctic and its Global Effects in the 21st Century,
project aims to understand the interactions between the global climate system and
the frozen ground. It will quantify the permafrost thaw, measure the carbon and
nitrogen emissions from permafrost zones and investigate the emissions’ effects on
the environment.
The research outcomes will be fed into global assessments and international
climate monitoring programs, in which most of the consortium members are already
actively participating in leading roles. Several members of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 5th Assessment Working Group I will participate
in PAGE21, ensuring a high visibility and a strong impact of the project results on
global policy discussions on emission reduction targets.