EXPLAINER: Why are Dutch farmers protesting over emissions?
2 years, 5 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why are Dutch farmers protesting over emissions?

Associated Press  

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Farmers protested around the Netherlands as lawmakers voted Tuesday on proposals to slash emissions of damaging pollutants, a plan that will likely force farmers to cut their livestock herds or stop work altogether. The government says emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, which livestock produce, must be drastically reduced close to nature areas that are part of a network of protected habitats for endangered plants and wildlife stretching across the 27-nation European Union. The government has published a map with reduction targets across the country based on proximity to areas designated as part of the EU’s Natura 2000 network of vulnerable and endangered plant and animal habitats. During a protest Monday, a group of farmers at a Dutch Natura 2000 region near the German border put up flags and a “Welcome to Germany” sign to symbolically make it part of the neighboring country.

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Dutch greenhouse gas emissions cut by 7.9% last year over high gas prices
1 year, 3 months ago

Dutch greenhouse gas emissions cut by 7.9% last year over high gas prices

NL Times  

Last year, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands were 7.9 percent lower than in 2021, mainly due to the high gas prices resulting in lower consumption, the RIVM reported on Friday. Due to the decrease, greenhouse gas emissions were 30 percent lower in 2022 than in 1990, achieving the climate target the court set for the Netherlands in a lawsuit …

Netherlands promises stricter nitrogen rules as nature continues to deteriorate
1 year, 3 months ago

Netherlands promises stricter nitrogen rules as nature continues to deteriorate

NL Times  

In the coming years, nitrogen standards will become stricter than they are now, reports the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality after research by the Wageningen University & Research. Farmers action group: Stricter rules “unfeasible” and “rigid” The farmers’ action group Agractie maintains that the Netherlands’ focus on nitrogen “leads to a standstill” and “does nothing” for nature. PAS …

Intensive Dutch livestock farming causes €9 billion in health, climate damage per year
1 year, 5 months ago

Intensive Dutch livestock farming causes €9 billion in health, climate damage per year

NL Times  

Intensive livestock farming in the Netherlands causes at least 9 billion euros in damage to health and the environment every year, according to calculations by economist Max van der Sleen for the environmental group Mobilization for the Environment. That makes the damage caused by livestock farming three times higher than its added value, which amounts to 3 billion euros according …

Dutch farmers on collision course with Brussels over compulsory farm buyouts
1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch farmers on collision course with Brussels over compulsory farm buyouts

The Telegraph  

Brussels has warned furious Dutch farmers that compulsory farm buyouts are the only way for the Netherlands to meet its EU climate targets. Climate chief Frans Timmermans said the European Commission would explain the green laws to Caroline van der Plas, the leader of the Farmers-Citizen Movement. Farmers oppose prime minister Mark Rutte’s plans to reduce livestock numbers and buy …

Dutch greenhouse gas emissions down 9% in 2022 achieving court ordered target
1 year, 9 months ago

Dutch greenhouse gas emissions down 9% in 2022 achieving court ordered target

NL Times  

Last year, the Netherlands emitted 9 percent less greenhouse gasses than in 2021, Statistics Netherlands reported on Wednesday. In 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that the Netherlands’ greenhouse gas emissions must be at least 25 percent lower than in 1990 every year. According to the statistics office, citizens and businesses made “significant cutbacks” in their gas usage due to the …

Gov't plans not enough to drastically reduce nitrogen in nature reserves: PBL
1 year, 9 months ago

Gov't plans not enough to drastically reduce nitrogen in nature reserves: PBL

NL Times  

As things stand now, the government will not achieve its goal of drastically reducing nitrogen emissions around nature reserves by 2030. Agriculture will have to reduce ammonia emissions by at least 18 to 33 kilotonnes in the next seven years to achieve the target, the PBL said. Inland shipping still emits too much nitrogen oxides, but the sector does not …

Dutch gov't wants banks, supermarket to do more to solve nitrogen crisis
2 years ago

Dutch gov't wants banks, supermarket to do more to solve nitrogen crisis

NL Times  

Agriculture Minister Piet Adema wants to force banks and supermarkets to play a more significant role in solving the nitrogen crisis. According to the Dutch media, Adema wants to force banks to reduce farmers’ outstanding loans by 10 percent to create financial room for them to stop or make their businesses more sustainable. Rabobank, traditionally a bank big in the …

Dutch government under fire in debate over emissions cuts
2 years, 4 months ago

Dutch government under fire in debate over emissions cuts

The Independent  

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Dutch Farm Protests: Govt Plans To Cut Down On Emissions Faces Fierce Backlash
2 years, 5 months ago

Dutch Farm Protests: Govt Plans To Cut Down On Emissions Faces Fierce Backlash

News 18  

Bales of hay lie burning along Dutch highways. Unveiling a map detailing nitrogen reduction targets last month, the Dutch government called it an “unavoidable transition.” It said the coming year would finally bring clarity for Dutch farmers, “whether and how they can continue with their business. We anyhow have to wait for decades for nature to improve seriously.” Farmers have …

Farmers' dangerous protests on highways unacceptable, Dutch PM says
2 years, 5 months ago

Farmers' dangerous protests on highways unacceptable, Dutch PM says

NL Times  

Prime Minister Mark Rutte understands that farmers are upset by the government's nitrogen policy, but causing dangerous situations on the roads is unacceptable, he said in a brief press conference at the Ministry of General Affairs on Tuesday. “If we don’t act now, eventually the whole country will be locked up.” The Cabinet is in “intensive” talks to find a …

Thousands of Dutch farmers protest, fearing government cuts
2 years, 6 months ago

Thousands of Dutch farmers protest, fearing government cuts

Associated Press  

STROE, Netherlands — Thousands of farmers gathered in the central Netherlands Wednesday to protest the Dutch government’s plans to rein in emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia, driving their tractors across the Netherlands and snarling traffic on major highways. Farmers hooted their tractors’ horns as they drove onto the field, where a banner on a truck read, in Dutch, “What …

Dutch farmers clog roads on way to anti-government protest
2 years, 6 months ago

Dutch farmers clog roads on way to anti-government protest

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of farmers gathered in …

Traffic expected as farmers protest against Dutch nitrogen policy
3 years, 5 months ago

Traffic expected as farmers protest against Dutch nitrogen policy

NL Times  

After a six months long break, farmers in the Netherlands are again protesting against the government's plans to reduce nitrogen emissions in the country. The Dutch government needs to reduce nitrogen emissions in order to create room for new construction after the Council of State declared the cabinet's Nitrogen Approach Program invalid in 2019. One such report from the Netherlands' …

Farmers protest today; traffic problems expected
4 years, 5 months ago

Farmers protest today; traffic problems expected

NL Times  

Farmers from across the country will be gathering in Bilthoven on Wednesday to protest against the government's nitrogen policy at the RIVM. Similar bans were put in place in Groningen, in Flevoland for an expected protest at the Lelystad Airport, and in the region of De Gooi en Vechtstreek, which includes the home of several broadcasters in Hilversum, "We are …

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