A Dutch court ordered the government on Wednesday to drastically cut nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands by 2030, in a ruling that could hurt construction and will pressure farmers to reduce livestock.
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Netherlands ordered by court to slash nitrogen emissions by 2030
A Dutch court ordered the government on Wednesday to drastically cut nitrogen emissions in the Netherlands by 2030, in a ruling that could hurt construction and will pressure farmers to reduce livestock.
Kenworth to limit availability of manual transmissions
Emissions limits require the brand to impose auto transmissions on most buyers
Back in the day, truck drivers were often referred to as gear jammers, because they would have to manually shift their way through 10, 13, 15 or more gears. That moniker seems to have faded into history, and one reason may account for that more than any other: industry figures estimate 90 to 95 per […] Read more
Brazilian meatpacker JBS says net-zero emissions pledge was ‘never a promise’
The world's largest meatpacker, JBS, became in 2021 the first of its peers to commit to cutting or offsetting all its emissions by 2040, and to ending illegal deforestation across its long supply chain that starts in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon.
Syngenta working with McDonald’s to reduce gas emissions from cows
Agrochemicals and seeds company Syngenta is working with fast food giant McDonald's Corp and one of its meat suppliers to supply a type of corn which it says will reduce the gaseous emissions from cattle.
World will miss Paris climate target as nitrous oxide rises, report says
N2O emissions are driven primarily by agricultural fertilizer and manure
Failing to curb emissions of nitrous oxide will make it impossible to meet the main goal of the Paris climate agreement to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to the first major global assessment of the pollutant released on Thursday.
Canada’s agricultural policies are falling short of health and sustainability goals
Canada's current agricultural policies are not serving the well-being of the public. Canada's agricultural program payments and subsidies are not aligned with the government's dietary guidelines and health goals.
Les Henry: Nitrogen fertilizer. Where from here?
A look at emissions
Nitrogen fertilizer is much in the news this winter with the feds talking about seriously reducing its use to save the planet. This piece appears here at this time because I have just read Kevin Hursh’s March 1, 2022, column in The Western Producer with headline, “Have your say on reducing fertilizer emissions.” He makes […] Read more
Increase fertilizer efficiency to reduce emissions
Soil nutrition experts discuss how to go about it
In a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Trudeau government took steps in 2021 to lower emissions from on-farm fertilizer use. These measures included setting a voluntary emissions reduction target of 30 per cent from 2020 levels by 2030, which has some producers worried their farms may suffer if it means having to cut […] Read more
General Mills’ interest in regenerative agriculture
From testing a sample farm’s GHG emissions to running a pilot project for oat growers
General Mills recently commissioned a study into the regenerative agricultural practices of a farm supplying grass-fed beef for some of the company’s products. The study was conducted by environmental sustainability consultants, Quantis, at White Oak Pastures, a 3,000-acre family farm in Bluffton, Georgia. The farm owner, Will Harris, began to shift the farm from conventional to […] Read more
Ontario proposal aims to double ethanol blend in fuel
Government move would boost corn market in the province
An Ontario government proposal could dramatically increase the amount of Ontario corn going into ethanol production and help bring consistency to the basis price for corn in the province. The government has posted its proposal to increase ethanol content in the province’s gasoline from five to 10 per cent to the Environmental Bill of Rights […] Read more
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