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Apparently the European Union has its own version of the Green New Deal:
Not everyone likes it, here's a critique:
By Marcus Holtkoetter: Altenberge, Germany
The European Commission has a plan to eliminate modern farming in Europe.
The details emerged last month, as part of a “European Green Deal” announced
late last year that calls for the continent to become “climate neutral” by 2050.
The commission speaks of “turning climate and environmental challenges into
opportunities.” It also talks about “making the transition just and inclusive
for all.”
It should have added three words: “except for farmers.”
That’s because the EU Commission just released its “Farm to Fork” strategy,
which is the agricultural portion of the European Green Deal. It announces a
series of unrealistic goals: In the next decade, farmers like me are supposed
to slash our use of crop-protection products by half, cut our application of
fertilizer by 20 percent, and transform a quarter of total farmland into
organic production.
Not everyone likes it, here's a critique:
By Marcus Holtkoetter: Altenberge, Germany
The European Commission has a plan to eliminate modern farming in Europe.
The details emerged last month, as part of a “European Green Deal” announced
late last year that calls for the continent to become “climate neutral” by 2050.
The commission speaks of “turning climate and environmental challenges into
opportunities.” It also talks about “making the transition just and inclusive
for all.”
It should have added three words: “except for farmers.”
That’s because the EU Commission just released its “Farm to Fork” strategy,
which is the agricultural portion of the European Green Deal. It announces a
series of unrealistic goals: In the next decade, farmers like me are supposed
to slash our use of crop-protection products by half, cut our application of
fertilizer by 20 percent, and transform a quarter of total farmland into
organic production.
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