Ingemar Pongratz
Ingemar Pongratz är forskare med lång erfarenhet av offentlig finansiering och EU finansiering. Ingemar Pongratz har erfarenhet av att planera, adminstrera rapportera och kommunicera EU projekt och EU finansierad forskning. Ingemar Pongratz har framgångsrikt skrivit EU projekt ansökningar som har sammanlagt resulterat i över 500 Millioned SEK för organizationer och företag som har utnyttjat Pongratz Consulting tjänster.
Ingemar Pongratz tog emot Communication Star priset 2011, för bästa EU-projekt kommunikation insats. Ingemar Pongratz har även skrivit Pathfinder ansölan som valdes ut som ett av finalisterna till Descartes Priset för bästa EU forsknings sammarbets projekt. Ingemar Pongratz har organiserat flera möten, workshops och EU Parlamentsdebatter inom ämnet toxikology och har sammarbetat med organizationer som WWF och OECD.
Ingemar Pongratz är även aktiv som förskare och arbetar med att lansera Fenix Scientific som skall arbeta med nya behandlings metoder för autoimmuna sjukdomar.
Ingemar Pongratz har publicerat över 40 vetenskapliga artiklar och har handlett 14 doktorander och Post-docs under sin tid som forskare, då han var verskam inom molekylär biology, molekylär toxikologi och molekylär nutrition.
Ingemar Pongratz is a consultant with a long proven record of EU project development, project coordination and EU Communication.
Previous project experience include FP6 instruments such as STREPS, Integrated projects and Network of Excellence, FP7 collaborative projects and Marie Curie networks and programmes. Ingemar Pongratz has successfully secured over 50 Million EUR (500 Million SEK) to Pongratz Consulting clients and organizations in several EU funded activities.
All projects included consortia development, proposal administration and planning, negotiation, coordination, planning of communication activities within the consortium and with project stakeholders.
In addition Ingemar Pongratz has long track record in EU project Communication and has collaborated with several organizations to communicate EU funded research results to the general public and consumers. Ingemar Pongratz has also organized several workshops, seminars and EU Parliament debates. For this wok Ingemar Pongratz received the Communication Star Prize from the European Commission in 2011. Ingemar Pongratz has also a strong background in research has a degree in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Biology and has provided seminal research findings in the area of molecular toxicology and molecular nutrition. Ingemar Pongratz has 40+ scientific papers in peer reviewed scientific journals, sevral book chapters and is Editor of one book, which highlights the effects of Chemical Contaminants in Food.
Ingemar Pongratz has successfully supervised several postdoctoral researchers and several Ph D students, all the way to Thesis defence.
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Methane and climate change
Methane and climate change
Dammtorp by Ingemar Pongratz
By Ingemar Pongratz
Recently, the United Nations (UN) environmental programme has released a study regarding Methane and climate change. Methane is a short lived gas that drives climate change. In fact, methane is a stronger driver of climate change compared to for example CO2. The UN Environmental programme states that reducing or even eliminating anthropogenic methane emissions is a key element to reach the climate goals stated in the Paris Agreement.
According to the UN study that main sources of methane emissions are linked to:
Agriculture is responsible for 40% of the anthropogenic methane emission. Waste management accounts for 20% ca and fossil fuel accounts for 35% of the total emissions of methane.
Interestingly, the study points out that reducing methane emission from waste management and fossil fuel production is associated with rather low costs or even negative costs, meaning that methane emission could be used to increase industry revenue. The study points out that reductions can be readily achieved with already available technology. In fact, in the fossil fuel sector, reductions in methane emission are associated with considerable economic gains for fossil fuel producers. These companies could utilize and sell methane which could be used heat production and other purposes.
However, reducing methane emission in the agricultural sector is considerably more difficult. The main source of methane from the agricultural sector is connected to the gut and intestinal health, namely enteric fermentation and manure handling (32% emissions). An additional source is connected to rice production (8% of the emissions).
The UN study highlights that methane emissions should be reduced with around 30% to be able to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement to limit the increase of temperature to 1.5°. Much of this reduction can be achieved in the fuel and waste sector with available technologies. However, reductions in the agricultural sector are more difficult to achieve.
Better animal husbandry is a key element to reduce methane emissions due enteric fermentation. In addition, improved manure management is also a low hanging fruit to reduce methane emissions from the agricultural sector. However, the UN highlights that healthier feed and improved animal conditions are necessary to reduce methane emissions dur to enteric fermentation. New strategies and products that reduce methane productions in livestock (ruminants in particular) are required.
Ingemar Pongratz is a life science entrepreneur active in the agritech sector. Ingemar Pongratz has established Fenix Scientific AB / Pongratz Consulting. In addition, Ingemar Pongratz established Letavis AB. Letavis is a Life Science company that has developed several solutions to improve animal gastrointestinal health. In addition, Letavis has developed strategies that considerably increase plant growth. Our products are based on research and are safe and friendly to the climate. The different Letavis solutions are currently being rolled out to the market. If you are interested in knowing more about Letavis and our products please contact us.
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