Background Nitrogen Mood
The week of Remkes II and Staghouwer's successor
In terms of nitrogen, it was the week of the final touches for the Remkes II report. It will be presented next Wednesday. His peers suggest that the new report will be a lot more concrete and surprising than the first.
With the title 'Not everything is possible everywhere', that did not suggest much direction either. A lot has changed since the delivery of that nitrogen report in 2020. The discussion has hardened further, while the credibility of the government's efforts has not become stronger. On the other hand, the opponents of agriculture have also started shouting louder.
Requirements for TBOs and care for peak loaders
The title of the new report is still unknown. Remkes will not call it 'What else is possible where'. Such a level of concreteness is up to politicians and administrators. It will remain in outline, but reportedly with surprising angles. This is how Remkes would have been inspired by NewMobalthough that is also denied. NewMob recently called for the large site management organizations (TBOs) to also be measured against the environment. Berenschot, who assists Remkes, has taken a good look at it. A way of buying out peak loaders of nitrogen that can withstand the competition test would also be sought – based on Aerius.
After the presentation of the Remkes report, the political discussion about what to do with it follows. Will the House of Representatives agree on its recommendations? If so, there may be a way out of the current nitrogen impasse. If not, then the problems threaten to become bigger than for the repetition exercise of Rutte's old rock.
Letter from Bleker to Remkes?
Although the new report was almost finished, there were still all kinds of less official conversations and contacts of all kinds of agricultural organizations with Remkes this week. There was also speculation about a letter that NMV chairman Henk Bleker would have sent to him on behalf of the G8.
The final draft of the new Remkes report will remain under wraps for a while. The draft decision on the Dutch derogation directive was published this week. Although it is no longer a surprise that the derogation will end by 2025, there were still some surprises in the piece. For example about the fertilization-free zones, those new fertilization standards and the fertilizer ceilings. How the Netherlands lost a new derogation is still the subject of speculation.
To the king
In addition to the new Remkes report, more news can be expected next week. It is said that a permanent successor to Staghouwer will make an appearance at the king on Monday. He will soon be able to start working on the plan to be presented on Wednesday to provide supplemental or counter-gas to nitrogen minister Van der Wal.
Klaas van der Horst
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