Agriculture

The agri industry cause significant emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases. AirClim supports a shift towards nature friendly farming and healthy food.

The European Union could slash greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and peatlands by up to 60% by 2050, according to a new report from Agora Agriculture.

A historic political agreement in the Danish Parliament has brought the Green Tripartite Agreement to life. 

Ammonia contributes to 50% of fine particulate matter in Europe. But it also has independent health effects, such as an association with early-onset asthma in children under six.

Ground-level ozone is an invisible air pollutant that causes significant damage to crops worldwide. Tackling methane emissions, one of the precursors, could be the key to curbing rising background levels of ozone.

At the beginning of the year, Ursula von der Leyen initiated a Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture.

The Danish government is proposing a climate tax on livestock emissions. Farmers will pay 16 euros per ton of CO2e in 2030, with the rate increasing to 40 euros by 2035.

Restoring ecosystems and limiting emissions from farming could curb hidden costs from the food system by around 500 billion US dollars a year. Combined with healthy diets and tackling poverty, the benefits are many times greater.

Denmark’s high court has ruled against Danish Crown, Europe’s largest pork producer, in the country’s first climate lawsuit ...

As concerns about the impact of industrial farming grow, a visionary company in southern Germany has developed a tool to recognise and incentivise sustainable practices.

In the face of heatwaves and growing concerns about water scarcity, Sun'Agri, a French agrivoltaics specialist, has published insights on the positive impact of temperature regulation, water resource management and crop yields under agrivoltaic installations.

The EU has signed the Global Methane Pledge but action to slash methane emissions in the energy and agriculture sectors is lagging behind. Urgent measures are needed to reduce methane emissions while at the same time much more action is also needed to reduce all other greenhouse gas emissions.

Public money for public goods is the principle behind the new Environmental Land Management schemes in England – the jury is still out on whether it can sustain farmers’ livelihoods while also protecting the environment.

The Danish-Swedish dairy giant Arla Foods can no longer market its products with the expression “Net-zero climate footprint” according to a ruling by  ...

Greenhouse gas emissions from Ireland’s farming sector must drop by 25 per cent by 2030.

The European Union is unlikely to deliver on its pledge to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030 without cutting livestock numbers, reveals a report released in June.