Dutch horticulture has exceeded its 2021 CO2 discharge target . Therefore , growers have to start ante up a levy according to the CO2 sphere system . They received a letter about this on 15 November from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency ( RVO ) . The total levy en masse for the sector comes to € 6.3 million .
The entire CO2 discharge of the greenhouse horticulture sector were 6.2 Mton in 2021 . RVO determined this on the cornerstone of data provided by greenhouse growers via the Combined Declaration . The 6.2 Mton CO2 exceeds the correspond emission capital ( 5.9 Mton CO2 ) by 0.3 Mton . This difference is called the CO2 emissions balance .
CausesSector organization Glastuinbouw Nederlandexplainsthe ceiling overrun by pointing mainly to natural gas - fired unite heat and power ( CHP ) plants that bring forth more electricity than in late years . Due to a monetary value difference between electricity and gasoline , there was a high need from the electricity power system . On the other hand , the overrun was less than expected because the sphere used more renewable energy and heat and consumed less Department of Energy per square m .
When calculating the final 2021 CO2 emissions Libra the Balance , RVO deducted the favorable emissions balances from the years 2018 , 2019 , and 2020 . This brings the last emission balance to 0.26 Mton . multiply by the expelling price of € 24.47 per metric ton of CO2 , the entire levy for the sphere comes to € 6.3 million .
Levy deploy for energy transitionRVO divide this amount proportionally among glasshouse horticulture companies . company with low CO2 emissions pay less than company with high emissions . In audience with Glastuinbouw Nederland , the Ministry of Agriculture , Nature and Food Quality ( LNV ) is looking at how the € 6.3 million will be used to stimulate energy changeover in gardening .
The greenhouse gardening sphere has made concord with the central political science to reduce the sector ’s CO2 emissions . With the CO2 schema and subsidies for sustainability and institution , the sphere and the governance are working together to achieve the climate goals . And move towards a future - proof sector . The CO2 dodge is also in return for a lower energy revenue enhancement for horticulture .
CO2 emission ceiling 2022The Covenant on CO2 Emissions within the CO2 sector system horticulture for the full point 2021 - 2024 concord on a linear reduction of CO2 emissions from 6.0 to 5.4 Mtonnes , with a ceiling of 5.8 Mtonnes for 2022 . Although the formal CO2 readjustment for 2022 by RVO is still on-going , it is very likely that this ceiling will not be overstep in 2022 , say Glastuinbouw Nederland in areport on the Energy Monitor 2022 . Nothing can yet be said about the years after that .
" The still high vigor prices and the pursuit in the various subsidy schemes and grade around delivery and fogey - free cultivation support a further dampening effect on energy usage . To what extent the extensification beat will continue is not yet percipient and partly depends on market developments for the products . "
