The federal government’s voluntary 30 percent emissions reduction target for fertilizers will not become mandatory in the future, says the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).
“The objective of the national target for fertilizers is to reduce emissions, not to establish a mandatory reduction in fertilizer use,” wrote the AAFC in an email to The Epoch Times.
“It is intended to be achieved while maintaining or improving yields,” said the AAFC. “The goal is to maximize efficiency, optimize fertilizer use, encourage innovation, and to work collaboratively with the agriculture sector.”
The Liberal government set a national nitrogen fertilizer emissions reduction target of 30 percent below 2020 levels in its latest climate plan, “A Healthy Environment and A Healthy Economy.”…