After months of delay, the government this week presented a website on which farmers can calculate for themselves whether they are nitrogen peak taxers – and can therefore be bought out. The calculation tool only turns out to be so complicated that it causes great confusion, says data editor Wouter van Loon. Will this ‘peak tax approach’, which is driven by the voluntary efforts of farmers, really lead to lower nitrogen emissions?
Also read the article written by Wouter van Loon and Rik Wassens about the calculation tool for farmers. And view all articles in the NRC nitrogen dossier here.
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- Guest:
- Walter van Loon
- Presentation:
- Floor Bean
- Editorial:
- Iris Verhulsdonk & Mila-Marie Bleeksma
- Edit:
- John Paul de Bont
- coordination:
- Henk Ruigrok van der Werven