Due to the nitrogen statements of the Council of State and the court of The Hague, Drenthe is almost locked when it comes to nitrogen permits. That is why the empire is now up to the move, concludes divorcing deputy Jisse Otter (BBB) of agriculture.
For just about all activities that release nitrogen, a permit is now required. And before the end of 2030, in half of the nitrogen -sensitive nature, no more nitrogen can come down than that nature can handle.
The left and green opposition in the Provincial States wants an action plan. Because the province of Drenthe itself does not do enough to reduce nitrogen emissions and leans back, the parties think. And how does the province deal with the judgments of the court and the Council of State? Welcome to the umpteenth nitrogen debate in the Provincial States.
Otter indicated that measures from the central government and Europe are also needed to achieve all goals. “If we put a line throughout the agriculture in our province, then we would not achieve the current nitrogen goals.”
According to Otter, there are already many nature recovery projects in Drenthe and there are also many measures in the agricultural vision. But they are not going to ensure that the nitrogen needle stroke comes under the much -discussed critical deposition value (KDW). That is the amount of nitrogen that a certain nature reserve can handle maximum.
“The KWD is even lower than just the nitrogen that comes from abroad,” PVV party leader Bert Vorenkamp still threw up as an extra oil on the fire. Let it show that there must be a line throughout agriculture, said GroenLinks and the Party for the Animals.
According to party leader Ewoud Bos van GroenLinks and PvdD Staten member Renate Zuiker, Drenthe can go a long way with less cattle, more farmers, sustainable agriculture and a good revenue model for farmers.
Zuiker: “Drenthe does not want to solve the nitrogen problem, that has even been agreed by the coalition. BBB continues to deny the problem, so there will also be no solution. We have too many animals.” She submitted a motion for reducing the herd, but it didn’t make it.
According to deputy Otter, measures from The Hague are first needed. “The Schoof government committee is now working on that.” A PVV motion with a message for that committee did it: ‘Lift the current nitrogen rules or adjust them. And abolish the controversial nitrogen calculation model of Aerius’.
States member Sam Pormes: “According to the University of Wageningen, we can achieve the goal of 2030. And if it is stated in the law and the judge points us to that, we must adhere to it.” According to him, that does not only apply to the national government. PvdA member Rudolf Bosch agrees with him. “We not only have to wait and see what Prime Minister Schoof comes with, we have to get started with this ourselves.”
But the agricultural deputy in Drenthe fears even more statements that frustrate the nitrogen approach. “And with this ruling, the judge will never mean that what we were now working on to reduce nitrogen, that those things have also come to a standstill. Such as moving a farm to a less nitrogen -sensitive area.”
CDA’er Sonja Hilgenga-Van Dam wanted to know if the Gelderland approach is also something for Drenthe. Gelderland has decided that ‘zoning’ will come around nitrogen -sensitive nature in which nitrogen emissions have to be reduced considerably. What that means exactly for farmers and other companies in those areas is not yet clear. Among other things, measures such as innovations, organic agriculture and the buying of farmers are on the table to reduce emissions.
Otter: “I don’t understand what those 250 meters will help to help nature areas. It may have a restrictive effect on the nitrogen emissions on the spot. But it is mainly about the blanket of nitrogen that comes from further away and comes in such a nature area . “
The opposition, through GroenLinks party leader Ewoud Bos, was very disappointed that ‘farmers’ VVD and BBB did not participate in the debate. “We want to wait what the committee sheaf is coming,” both group chairmen Kees Vianen and Willem Vossebeld almost shouted in unison. For the two, the nitrogen debate in the Drents Parliament did not have to be at all.