Cool Farm Tool (CFT) articles

In this second newsletter bulletin of the EcoWinery Project, you receive a quick overview of the project around the determination of PEF parameters in Cypriot grape production, carried out by the Cyprus University of Technology in collaboration with the University of Aberdeen and the Cool Farm Alliance.

Throughout 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic trumped the news and tied much of our collective and individual attention. People worldwide lost income, livelihoods or loved ones. And most of us lost a fundamental sense of certainty as we stomached the realisation that things formely taken for granted are in fact not: being with our elderly relatives, mingling with fellow humans or just moving around freely.

The biggest loss of 2020, however, may be one that is not related to COVID-19:&n

The importance of reliable data to help monitor and report outcomes and impacts has become a key topic in the field of voluntary sustainability standards in the recent years. Traditionally, impact studies have been designed to demonstrate the reach of the standard as well as the compliance to specific criteria, mainly at the level of certified site. As businesses in particular evolve their public policy commitments and seek to ensure that standards are providing the benefits they require in a

At the latest since the IPCC’s 2018 special report on Global Warming of 1.5 ºC, there should be little doubt that achieving a net-zero global economy by 2030 is essential to limit global warming to the 1.5 or 2 ºC targets of the Paris Accord. This requires immediate, substantial emission reductions and commitments by everyone - individuals, companies, organisations, governments. But how to translate the global target of net-zero emissions in ten years to the level of a single

Mike Abram from Farmers Weekly presents an insightful review of three popular whole-farm calculators. A few farmers tested the overall scope and structure of the calculators, all of which cover arable and livestock enterprises and are “self-service” options that can be used without input from a farm adviser. The tools assessed where:

• Farm Carbon Toolkit
• Agrecalc
• Cool Farm Tool

The review gives a good feeling of the data needed for