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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

As of 2016, the use of mineral fertilizers, which includes nitrogen-based fertilizers produced from natural gas, accounted for 39 percent of the agriculture sector’s emissions in Europe. The main ingredient in fertilizers is ammonia, which is produced from natural gas.

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Emporia’s energy management system prepares for the bidirectional EV charging future

Charged

I spent 25 years buying and selling commodities, primarily focusing on North American energy—natural gas, crude oil, and then some electricity. Shawn: When we launched the company back in 2018, this was a huge part of the business model. Then I founded and sold a couple of different companies.