Provincial ag ministers ‘disappointed’ with federal fertilizer emissions target
OTTAWA – The agriculture ministers from Saskatchewan and Alberta have roundly condemned the federal government’s target to reduce emissions from fertilizer use.
The federal government has set a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer use by 30 per cent as part of its overall effort to reduce Canada’s emissions by 40 to 45 per cent by 2030.
In a joint statement, David Marit, Saskatchewan’s minister for agriculture, and Nate Horner, his Alberta counterpart, blasted the federal government for a target they say will hurt farmers.
“We’re really concerned with this arbitrary goal,” Marit says in the statement. “The Trudeau government has apparently moved on from their attack on the oil and gas industry and set their sights on Saskatchewan farmers.”