The risk of a global food war is high

It is said that the Netherlands has too high nitrogen emissions. You can easily say that, but what's the strange thing? RIVM publishes lists of companies, the so-called 'peak tax collectors', that play a major role in these emissions. Time and again the list turns out to be incorrect and is adjusted again. The Aerius calculation model is also not accurate enough to designate peak loaders, according to the RIVM. If these calculations are scientifically substantiated, this should not happen.

Schiphol hardly causes any problems, according to the government. But the CBS says that the emissions are 30 times higher than what the government calculates. Schiphol does not have a nitrogen license and emitted 2019 million kilos of nitrogen oxide (NOx) in 54,2. This is in stark contrast to the largest agricultural polluter by far, emitting 100.000 kilos of ammonia (NH3). NOx does not belong in nature and ammonia does. But 100.000 kilos of emissions is terrible and 54,2 million kilos is not bad and does not require a permit. Who understands the logic? D66?

Natural areas emit nitrogen
The nitrogen emissions caused by the nature reserves themselves are not counted and are ignored, while these emissions in some nature reserves are certainly large due to the cultural-technical measures taken. Sometimes even greater than the measured Critical Deposition Value (KDW). Then it emerges that consultations between the Ministry of Agriculture (LNV) and the environmental organizations show that the LNV has asked: color the Netherlands in what your nature organizations want in terms of nature. The nitrogen map by Christianne van der Wal, the Minister of Nature and Nitrogen, is the result of this. The wish of the nature organizations, with no scientific basis.

Millions of people are already hungry 
For example, 50 PAS reporters who have acted in accordance with the law are now being prosecuted. Isn't it very logical that our trust in the government has been completely lost? And there now looms my greatest concern: a world war, caused by hunger. This war could mean the end of our existence and will certainly break out within 70 years. After all, the world now has just under 8 billion people. Millions of people are already hungry, mostly because of political unrest. In many countries there are no old age provisions, that is the children. Therefore: the more children, the better old age. The result is that the world population may grow to 14 billion people or more and this number of people the earth can certainly not handle.

A worldwide famine breaks out, resulting in war. In addition. a. The area of ​​agricultural land is decreasing every year, b. The water to feed crops is becoming increasingly scarce and c. Fertilizers such as potash and phosphate are running out, so that production per hectare decreases. Global warming is causing increasingly erratic weather, more droughts and floods. In view of these developments, we must be very careful with our farmers and preserve the areas that are ideally suited for food production. The government policy pursued is at odds with this.

Farmers can retain water
Crops grown by the farmer absorb CO2 and prevent global warming. Nature is CO2 neutral. By this I mean: what nature absorbs in CO2 in the summer through carbon dioxide assimilation, nature emits CO2 in winter through putrefaction. This is different with the farmer. His crop absorbs CO2 as it grows, but is harvested to feed us before it can rot again. His crops are therefore not CO2 neutral and only absorb CO2 and clearly combat global warming. Unlike nature.

The farmers can also retain our water through healthy soil. A created nature reserve cannot retain water, because there is no cultivation layer. Bizarre that especially agriculture is blamed, while it can actually play a very positive role for our water problem and our CO2 problem. Our nitrogen problem is no longer understandable when you put the facts in a row and is only carried by a group of nature people, media and politicians, who keep their eyes closed for the facts.

I understand very well why the Dutch flag is upside down in many places.

Jaap Major
Low Zuthem

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