by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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Proper management of soil and natural manure accounts for 55 percent of the European agricultural sector’s climate mitigation potential<\/strong>, a report<\/a> released by the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development says. The study mentions the targets set by Brussels for achieving zero balance in the sector’s net emissions.<\/p>\n In 2019, the European agricultural sector generated 429 million tons of CO2<\/strong>, or 11 percent of the total emissions recorded in the EU. Over the past 30 years, the authors say, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by 108 million tons<\/strong>. The decline, however, occurred entirely between 1990 and 2005. Since then, they point out, the amount of emissions has remained stable.<\/p>\n