UKCEH, GHG FluxNet, Terhi Riutta.
Abstract
This presentation focuses on the UKCEH Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Flux Network's efforts to monitor and understand the GHG balance of land and water surfaces, its changes, and the drivers behind them. It explores the potential for land management to enhance carbon storage and reduce GHG emissions, addressing associated co-benefits and trade-offs, as well as the permanence of carbon stocks under environmental and socio-economic changes. Looking ahead, it emphasizes the need for better integration across monitoring networks (e.g., hydrology, biodiversity, soil, and air quality), the use of cost-effective sensors for non-CO2 gases, and strategies for scaling findings to inform broader climate mitigation efforts.