Is “green” ammonia a misnomer? Unpacking the green label from a food-water-energy nexus perspective in water-scarce regions

Abstract

The term ‘green ammonia’ can be misleading. For fertilisers to merit a green label, the industry must adopt a planetary boundaries framework that includes reducing carbon emissions and circular management of nutrients. It should seek to achieve net reductions in reactive nitrogen and phosphorus fuxes to terrestrial and marine ecosystems.

Keywords

Circular Economy; Water Scarcity; Fertiliser Production; Nitrogen Recycling; Wastewater

Published in

BMC Environmental Science
2024, volume: 1, article number: 5

SLU Authors

• Simha, Prithvi

  • Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • Gobabeb Namib Research Institute

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s44329-024-00005-3

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/133118