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#Emissions from fertilizers, a hard-to-abate industry, surpass emissions from aviation and shipping combined, according to ATOME #CEO Olivier Mussat. The University of Cambridge's 2023 study reveals 48% of the world's #crops rely on #synthetic #fertilizers. Addressing fertilizer emissions is crucial for achieving global net zero goals by 2050. #Green #fertilizer, produced using renewable energy sources, significantly reduces the carbon footprint compared to traditional methods. #FertilizerEmissions #NetZero2050 #GreenFertilizer Read more in this article by David Blackmon for Forbes https://lnkd.in/e8F_s3rz

🌽 Exciting collaboration alert! CF Industries, the world’s largest ammonia producer, and POET, a leading biofuel giant, are teaming up on a pioneering pilot project. Their goal? To demonstrate how low-carbon ammonia fertilizer can significantly cut the carbon intensity of corn production and ethanol. ✨ As global demands for low-carbon fuels rise, the use of low-carbon ammonia in U.S. corn farming could reduce ethanol's carbon intensity by up to 10%. This move aligns with stricter low-carbon fuel standards, highlighting a crucial step towards sustainable agriculture and cleaner energy. “We look forward to demonstrating these benefits not just for ethanol production but for corn growers as well,” said Bert Frost, EVP at CF Industries. This initiative promises a quantifiable method to decarbonize bioethanol inputs, paving the way for a more sustainable agricultural sector. Christian Mcilvain, President of POET Grain, emphasized their commitment to educating producers about their grain’s carbon impact. “This initiative not only offers a low-carbon ammonia option but also educates farmers on their farm’s carbon score and its impact on grain value,” McIlvain added. The partnership plans to establish a robust low-carbon fertilizer supply chain, tracking and certifying carbon intensity reductions from CF Industries’ Donaldsonville Complex to POET’s bioprocessing plants across multiple states. Farmers can expect support through local POET grain merchandisers. Using green ammonia technology from CF Industries’ newly installed electrolyzer, which produces zero CO2 emissions, this project sets a high standard for sustainable agriculture and cleaner energy solutions. 🌍🌾 #LowCarbonFertilizer #SustainableAgriculture #CleanEnergy #ClimateAction https://lnkd.in/gzwX2pgY

One of the largest global opportunities to reduce carbon and greenhouse gas emanates out of fertilizer production and subsequent farm use. Genesis Fertilizers continues to make incremental progress to build a fertilizer plant to deliver on producing low carbon fertilizer! Investment into this initiative is possible! #carbon #climate #climateandhealth #cdc #greenhousegas #climatechange

Coming out of COP29 Azerbaijan, our CEO Petter Østbø reflects on the various market interventions needed to radically accelerate the industrial transition - carrots, sticks and insurance. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩. 𝙒𝙚 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙩. "Atlas Agro is poised to fundamentally change how nitrogen fertilizer is produced with the world’s first at-scale green nitrogen fertilizer plants in the U.S. and Brazil. The idea is simple – local, green nitrogen fertilizer production powered by renewable energy. But decarbonizing nitrogen fertilizer production will require the construction of 800 new green fertilizer plants, each costing more than a billion dollars, and taking three to five years to build. Today there are zero. Without a radical acceleration of new projects, we will not decarbonize in time. While on a longer time horizon, the direction is clear, banks may not be able underwrite projects at the speed or scale we need before there is clear market and regulatory signals demanding green production. Market interventions are needed to bridge the perceived risk of green products and stimulate demand for decarbonization." READ MORE: https://lnkd.in/ghr6nMta

Cà Mau Fertilizer: “A Community-Centric Enterprise” on a Steadfast Journey Towards Carbon Neutrality https://ift.tt/uFCSGV4 Launched in late April, the Saigon Times CSR 2024 program has received hundreds of inspiring stories from Vietnamese and foreign-invested enterprises nationwide. Ninety impressive stories, published on Saigon Times CSR and Saigon Economy Online, highlighted the positive impacts that companies have contributed to the local community. Among them, Ca Mau Fertilizer stood out with its story of a resilient journey towards the goal of carbon neutrality. The company’s practical and meaningful activities over the years have made a significant contribution to the development of sustainable green agriculture and Vietnam’s commitment to achieving Net Zero by 2050. Accordingly, Ca Mau Fertilizer sets a target to reduce emissions by 7% by 2030, equivalent to 60,000 tons of CO2 per year. This is a challenging target that requires great effort and high focus in all strategies and activities of the company. To achieve this goal, Ca Mau Fertilizer has developed several strategies for green and sustainable production and business, including: developing a smart agricultural ecosystem with environmentally friendly fertilizer products, applying advanced fertilizer production technologies, researching CO2 recovery from natural fuel and flue gas in technology clusters, studying the transition to renewable energy sources, proactively establishing the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Committee to evaluate and promote the company’s activities according to international standards, etc. Ca Mau Fertilizer’s social security activities in Ca Mau include tree planting, scholarship granting, and solidarity house donation. These efforts have helped Ca Mau Fertilizer reduce energy consumption and improve the efficiency of its factory operations to a capacity of 115-116%. The Ca Mau Fertilizer Plant has been recognized by Haldor Topsoe, a leading European licensor, as being among the “Top 10% of plants with the lowest energy consumption in the world” and the group of 10% of plants with the highest global capacity. Ca Mau Fertilizer has also affirmed its pioneering role in creating value for customers, not only in providing high-quality products but also in standing side by side with farmers and agents. The company has implemented numerous workshops, advanced cultivation models, and direct technical support, as well as online consulting activities to help farmers improve productivity and sustainable production… In addition to production and business activities, Ca Mau Fertilizer also demonstrates its responsibility to the community through comprehensive social security programs, with an annual budget of nearly VND 100 billion allocated for this field. This includes supporting farmers in areas affected by natural disasters, building infrastructure, rural bridges, solidarity houses, hospitals, schools, and scholarship programs for children in...

Fast pyrolysis of organic wastes has the potential to reduce gaseous emissions and particulate matter compared to waste incineration. Fast pyrolysis converts organic material to a primarily liquid product (bio-oil), which can be burned more cleanly than solid wastes, while still providing heat/power. Pyrolysis reactors can operate without external power by burning pyrolysis products to generate process heat needed to dry feedstock and operate the reactor. The potential of processing organic wastes using pyrolysis was evaluated by determining the total emissions for a pine-fed, fast-pyrolysis system with on-site utilization of pyrolysis products. Emissions were measured during the operation of three different burners fueled by pyrolysis bio-oil, char, and gas. Fast pyrolysis is a substantially oxygen-free, thermochemical reaction that converts large molecular weight solids (typically biomass or plastics) to a majority liquid oil product (60–80%), often referred to as bio-oil or pyrolysis oil. Secondary products include solid carbonaceous char and a gas stream composed of CO2, CO, CH4, and other light hydrocarbons. Fast pyrolysis is generally considered to occur at temperatures above 500 °C with heating rates greater than 100 °C/s and residence times on the order of a few seconds, which ultimately favors bio-oil production. In contrast, slow pyrolysis occurs at temperatures between 300 and 750 °C with heating rates between 1 and 30 °C/min and residence times on the order of minutes to hours, which ultimately favors char production. Therefore, fast-pyrolysis is preferred over slow pyrolysis to maximize liquid product yields and ensure the ability to process large volumes of organic waste. The products of pyrolysis, especially bio-oil and char, can be used immediately to generate heat and power or stored for later use.

Today CF Industries revealed a groundbreaking collaboration with POET to pilot the utilization of low-carbon ammonia fertilizer. This initiative aims to diminish the carbon intensity of corn production and ethanol. The increasing demand for ethanol with reduced carbon intensity is anticipated to surge to fulfill low-carbon fuel standards. #LowCarbonAmmonia #Sustainability

Corteva Agriscience, bp partner on crop-based biofuel feedstocks for sustainable aviation fuel https://lnkd.in/dTBEGXSE #millinginsights #grains #flour #fortification #storage #silo #investments #wheat #Canola #gmo #foodsafety #durum #oilseeds #edibleoils #commoditytrading #newproduct #acquisition #bakingindustrynews #financialstatements #snacknews

Methane in, organic fertilizer out. While it's a little more nuanced and complex than that, the crux of our solution is to lean into natural biological systems to reduce methane for valuable outputs. Thanks to C&EN for covering our methane-to-value approach. https://lnkd.in/egR6-aC5

👩🌾 🌱 Nitrogen-based synthetic fertilizers are a huge source of agricultural emissions. How can these emissions be reduced? Read my blog on CarbonChain and the article below on Chemical & Engineering news to learn how fertilizer emissions originate and how the industry is developing cleaner technologies ⬇ ⬇ https://lnkd.in/evZvDDbG