Introducing Yara Green Fertilisers
Green fertilisers are nitrate-based mineral fertilisers with exactly the same chemical and physical composition as fertilisers produced with fossil fuels (natural gas, coal, oil), but with a much lower carbon footprint because they are produced with renewable electricity (hydro, wind, solar). That means green fertilisers are a fossil free, impactful and effortless way to decarbonize food production.
Green Fertilisers - a game changer
The food we eat is responsible for about 25 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and some of that comes from fertilisers which are crucial to grow food for the worlds population. Yara’s ambition is to grow a nature positive food future; to lead a food system transformation through actions that reduce emissions, protect nature and improve livelihoods. Green fertilisers are changing the game. We need them to decarbonize the food value chain.
How are Green Fertilisers produced?
Ammonia is the building block of all mineral fertilisers. Today ammonia is produced using hydrogen from fossil fuels. To produce green fertilisers, the hydrogen needed to make ammonia will come from water using electrolysis based on renewable electricity. After extracting the hydrogen to create green ammonia, all other processes will remain the same. This includes the use of a best available technology (BAT) catalytic process that reduces greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) during production.
What is the Carbon Footprint of Green Fertilisers?
Today, Yara’s nitrate-based mineral fertilisers produced in the European Union and Norway already have a carbon footprint about 50 to 60 percent lower compared with most non-EU fertilisers thanks to a catalytic cleaning process developed by Yara.
Yara’s Green Fertilisers are fossil free; produced from water and air using renewable electricity, fully avoiding fossil resources. This lower the carbon footprint by a further 75 to 90 percent.
What are the effects of Green Fertilisers?
Switching to green fertilisers will have a high impact on the carbon footprint of the end product. Depending on country, year and seasonal changes, carbon footprint can be reduced by:
Up to
30%
for crops
Up to
20%
for food
What are the benefits of Green Fertilisers ?
Impactful - Lower the carbon footprint across the food value chain
Fossil Free - Decarbonize the food system and reduce our dependency on fossil sources.
Effortless - A simple way for farmers and food companies to reduce the carbon footprint of crops and food without changing operations, agricultural practices, or the process value chain.
Dale Turner
Head of Value Chain Partnerships
Gareth Flockhart
Key Account Manager - GB
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
FACTS Qualified Advisor (FQA)
Natalie Wood
Agronomy Operations Manager - Arable Specialist
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
FACTS Qualified Advisor (FQA)
Philip Cosgrave
Agronomist - Grassland Specialist
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
FACTS Qualified Advisor (FQA)
