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' environmental assessment agency PBL stated that stricter nitrogen and climate rules will make farming nearly impossible in some places. Farmers feel threatened in their survival and the persistent uncertainty about the nitrogen policy is forcing them to take action, farmers' protest groups Argactie and Farmers Defense Force said.

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Greenpeace takes Dutch state to court over nitrogen failings
1 month, 1 week ago

Greenpeace takes Dutch state to court over nitrogen failings

Dutch News  

Greenpeace and the Dutch state will face each other in court on Tuesday afternoon with the campaign group arguing the Netherlands is not doing enough to protect the natural environment from the impact of excessive nitrogen. The case is a “last chance to save the most vulnerable habitats because if nitrogen emissions don’t go down, we risk losing unique plants …

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 …

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 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 …

Netherlands investing €227 million in sustainable agriculture through 2040
2 years ago

Netherlands investing €227 million in sustainable agriculture through 2040

NL Times  

Enabling farmers in the Netherlands to be able to transition their businesses to make the sector greener and more sustainable by 2040 is the key factor to the agricultural agreement that the Cabinet wants to conclude with farmers, nature organisations, and other governments and stakeholders. The government also wants to make agreements with the fifty largest nitrogen polluters 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 …

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 …

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  

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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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