Objective

Climate-friendly viticulture through identification of climate change mitigation potentials and development of recommendations for viticulture practice

Methodology

• Quantitative survey of demographic, farm-specific, natural and viticultural practices and winemaking methods
• Interviews with winegrowers and farm managers, digitalisation of data and life cycle assessment (LCA)
• Use of econometric models to examine the inputs and influencing factors determining wine carbon footprints
• Identification and assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of production methods evaluated in the project to support climate-friendly viticulture

Climate effect under consideration

Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in viticulture