Stakeholders are happy with the cabinet’s decision to expedite the purchase of so-called peak loaders, but crave for more clarity. They are reacting to Minister Van der Wal, who announced that he was once again delayed in the fight against the nitrogen crisis.
This spring, the cabinet will approach nearly 3,000 high-nitrogen companies with proposals to make them more sustainable, relocate or close them. Van der Wal won’t be able to announce which companies these are and what arrangements the cabinet has made for them until April. “This is an incredibly complex issue, it just takes some time,” the minister said today. said.
In November, on the advice of referee Remkes, the cabinet announced that it would take action against the best trucks. The sooner this is resolved, the more likely that farmers who, through no fault of their own, do not have a permit – the so-called PAS detectors – will still receive a permit. Non-agricultural sectors are also being asked to reduce their nitrogen emissions.
The fear isn’t gone yet
Verhagen, president of Bouwend Nederland, said: “The way to reduce emissions is now clear. This is a good thing,” he said. However, according to him, part of the released nitrogen area should be reserved for construction and infrastructure. “It would have been cynical if the cabinet’s initial measures had not led to additional living space.”
LTO Netherlands states that the cabinet today “has not yet eradicated the unrest experienced by many farmers and gardeners”. President Van der Tak believes the cabinet should clarify the matter as soon as possible. “It is impossible to ask an entrepreneur to make a decision about his future without foreseeing the consequences of that decision.”
The farmer’s organization Agractie, founded in 2019, goes a step further and speaks of “commingling these files on the same shaky basis, with large-scale restructuring and downsizing of the agricultural sector, without a clear perspective as a starting point.”
Both farmers’ associations reiterate their criticism of the government’s goal of halving nitrogen emissions by 2030. You don’t think it’s possible but the cabinet is sticking to it. The draft law describing this target and other nitrogen legislation will be published on the government’s “consultation” page next week. Then anyone can answer that.
Source: NOS
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