jul 12, 2022 - Dutch farming protests spread across EU, highlighting costs of climate goals -Washington Examiner 2022, July 12
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Dutch farming protests spread across EU,highlighting costs of climate goals
-Washington Examiner 2022, July 12
Thousands of farmers in the Netherlands protesting proposed emissions reduction rules targeting their fertilizer and livestock were joined this weekend by groups in Germany, Italy, Spain, and Poland amid fears that the so-called “anti-farming” policies could soon spread to their countries as well.
Similar rules have caused unrest in other countries, notably Sri Lanka, which was forced to repeal its ban on all chemical fertilizers after less than a year and now faces massive political upheaval.
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