Denmark increases funding for nitrogen regulation
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Parties involved in Denmark’s “Green Three-Party Agreement” agreed to raise the compensation pool for new nitrogen regulation to 1.92 billion kroner by 2027.
This represents an increase of 692 million kroner from the originally agreed-upon amount. The nitrogen regulation aims to improve Denmark’s aquatic environment by restoring life to its fjords and coastal waters, though the model has faced criticism from the agricultural sector.
Christian Rabjerg Madsen, Denmark’s Minister for Nature and Animal Welfare, stated the increase will help address oxygen depletion and revitalize coastal areas while also providing necessary assistance to farmers as they adjust. The compensation amount was determined following an assessment by the University of Copenhagen regarding the costs to agriculture from the nitrogen regulation.
Of the additional funds, 500 million kroner will come from the government’s draft budget and 192 million kroner will be reallocated from a reserve for pyrolysis, a process for creating biochar, due to delays in opening related tenders. The new model will give farmers quotas for nitrogen discharge into fjords and coastal waters, adjusting based on measurements and farmland restoration.
