Problem
Overuse of energy resources in agriculture
Other Names:
Excesive consumption of energy for food production Incidence:
In the Netherlands, which is the world’s largest producer of glasshouse grown crops, some 10,500 hectares of greenhouses used 120 petajoules (PJ) of natural gas in 2013 — equivalent to about half the amount of fossil fuels used by all Dutch passenger cars
Broader Problems:
Environmental hazards from agricultural and pastoral activities Aggravates:
Diminishing oil resources Organizations:
Agri-Energy Roundtable Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
23.02.2022 – 18:21 CET