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Adema: Schiphol may still buy nitrogen rights
For the time being, the cabinet will not stand in the way of Schiphol if the company wants to buy up nitrogen rights from agricultural companies. Minister of Agriculture Piet Adema write that in a letter to the House of Representatives. He thus returns to a statement he made earlier this week in response to questions from Member of Parliament Thom van Campen (VVD).
Adema then answered questions as a substitute for fellow minister Christanne van der Wal, who was in Brussels. "Currently, initiators can apply for a nature permit in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and, if necessary, take measures to mitigate or compensate negative effects; we do not hold initiators accountable for using these options. To ensure that the current legislation and regulations do not lead to undesirable situations, the cabinet has announced that it wants to get a better grip on the licensing process by tightening up regulations on external net metering, the acquisition of land and the use of nitrogen banks. My colleague, the Minister of Nature and Nitrogen, will inform the House as soon as there is more to report about this process."
Earlier, Van der Wal indicated that he would need at least six months to investigate whether it is possible and desirable to create barriers between agricultural emissions (ammonia) and traffic and combustion emissions (NOx). Van der Wal has this week, by the way announced that the Central Government Real Estate Agency may purchase land for a national land bank. This can be helpful in finding alternative grounds and/or establishment options for entrepreneurs who have to relocate their business for nature.
Klaas van der Horst
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