CORDIS · 815384 · H2020

Beyond EPICA Beyond EPICA Oldest Ice Core: 1,5 Myr of greenhouse gas – climate feedbacks

Coordinator: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (IT)

To better constrain the long-term response of Earth's climate system to continuing greenhouse gas emissions, it is essential to turn to the past. A key advance would be to understand the shift in Earth's climate response to orbital forcing during the 'Mid-Pleistocene transition' [MPT, 900,000 (900 kyr) to 1.2 million years (1.2 Myr) ago], when a dominant 40 kyr cyclicity gave way to the current 100 kyr period. It is critical to understand the role of forcing factors and especially of greenhouse gases in this transition. Unravelling such key linkages between the carbon cycle, ice sheets, atmos…

EU contribution
€11.0M
Total cost
€11.0M
Period
2019-06-01 → 2026-05-31
Framework
Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)
Funding scheme
RIA
Call
H2020-LC-CLA-2018-2019-2020
Status
SIGNED

About Horizon 2020 (2014–2020)

Horizon 2020 was the EU's flagship research and innovation programme for 2014–2020, with a budget of around €77 billion. It bundled FP7's strands with the EIT and the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme, introduced a stronger societal-challenge orientation, and pushed the funding logic toward closer-to-market innovation. New calls closed in 2020 but funded projects continued through 2024.

EU contribution: €11.0M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 7 years from 2019-06-01 to 2026-05-31.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

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Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon 2020 (2014–2020) programme, under the RIA funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €11.0M toward a total project budget of €11.0M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon 2020 (2014–2020), call H2020-LC-CLA-2018-2019-2020.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE (IT).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2019-06-01 to 2026-05-31 — approximately 7 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 815384.