Farmers Face Livestock Cuts as Nitrogen Plan Falls Short - DutchNews.nl
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A monumental task. That is the verdict of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) on the nitrogen plans of the Jetten cabinet. The green number crunchers speak of an ‘implementation operation of historic scale’. And a devastating blow to farms looms: with possibly 30 percent fewer cows and 40 percent fewer pigs and chickens.
A forced reduction of the livestock population is currently necessary to cut nitrogen emissions sufficiently by 2035. Without this intervention, the cabinet's target of a 42 percent reduction in ammonia emissions in agriculture is currently still out of reach, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) expects following an analysis of the plans to resolve the nitrogen crisis. This would involve a reduction of 5 to 10 percent in the nu…
The drastic nitrogen package that the minority coalition of D66, VVD, and CDA—with the support of Pro—wants to push through parliament will hit many farmers hard and make deep cuts to livestock numbers. However, The Hague's goals for improving nature reserves are coming into view.
Due to the cabinet's nitrogen plan, emissions are falling sharply and nature is improving. But the goal, at least 42 percent less emissions, is not...
The cabinet will not force farmers to get rid of part of their livestock via a general order. That is a ‘no-go’, says Minister of Agriculture Jaimi van Essen. He is responding to a report by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) stating that the cabinet’s nitrogen plans are not sufficient to restore nature.
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