Minister of Agriculture announces €2.2 billion investment to reduce nitrogen emissions

The cabinet has agreed on the first steps to tackle the nitrogen crisis. 2.2 billion euros will be set aside to, among other things, have farmers keep fewer cows or voluntarily stop their business. The nitrogen reduction will start in the nature reserves De Veluwe and De Peel, because "the need is greatest there". Where cows and farms are now, a green strip of about 250 meters must be created. The departure of the dairy farm there is voluntary, …

Minister of Agriculture announces €2.2 billion investment to reduce nitrogen emissions

The Minister of Agriculture, Femke Wiersma, is going to spend 2.2 billion euros on a starting package of nitrogen measures. The Cabinet is going to start with a regional approach surrounding the nature areas in the Veluwe and De Peel. The BBB minister hopes that this will get the stalled permit-granting process moving again. Wiersma wants the industrial sector, mobility sector, and construction sector to reduce nitrogen emissions in 2035 to be h…

The cabinet has agreed on the first steps to tackle the nitrogen crisis. More than 2.2 billion euros will be allocated to, among other things, have farmers keep fewer cows or voluntarily stop their business. The nitrogen reduction will start in nature reserves De Peel and De Veluwe, because that is where the need is greatest. Where cows and farms are now, a green strip of about 250 meters must be created. The departure of the dairy farm there is…

Eight agricultural municipalities in the Gelderse Vallei near the Veluwe are not happy with the nitrogen plans that the cabinet presented on Friday. The proposed measures "are too vague" and offer "insufficient future prospects" for entrepreneurs and governments. This is the opinion of the municipalities of Ede, Wageningen, Barneveld, Veenendaal, Nijkerk, Rhenen, Renswoude and Scherpenzeel.