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EU to use carbon tax revenues into farm subsidies in fertiliser crisis

EuroNews · · 799 words · By Marta Pacheco
Environmental Sustainability Energy Security and Geopolitics EU Agricultural Policy
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Brussels is considering using revenues from the EU’s carbon market, the Emissions Trading System to cushion farmers from soaring energy and fertiliser prices”
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While the evidence provided includes general information about the EU and the ETS, there is no specific corroboration from multiple independent sources confirming the plan to use ETS revenues specifically to cushion farmers from energy and fertilizer prices. One search result title mentions 'EU to turn carbon tax revenues into farm subsidies', but the full content is not provided to verify as a second independent source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. A supranational union with a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an es…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is a carbon emission trading scheme (or cap and trade scheme) that began in 2005 and is intended to lower greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Cap a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Emissions_Tradi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The European emission standards are vehicle emission standards that regulate pollution from the use of new land surface vehicles sold in the European Union and European Economic Area member states and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_emission_standards
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“Nitrogen fertilisers are produced using natural gas, which accounts for up to 80% of production costs.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'natural' and contains no factual information regarding the production costs of nitrogen fertilizers.
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web search NEUTRAL — natural, ingenuous, naive, unsophisticated, artless mean free from pretension or calculation. natural implies lacking artificiality and self-consciousness and having a spontaneousness suggesting the n…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural
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web search NEUTRAL — The adjective natural is a common word with a lot of meanings. It describes anything that comes from nature, but it also means "inborn" when you describe your basketball-star friend as a natural athle…
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/natural
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web search NEUTRAL — NATURAL definition: 1. as found in nature and not involving anything made or done by people: 2. A natural ability or…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/natural
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“around 30% of the global fertiliser trade passes [through the Strait of Hormuz]”
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The claim is explicitly mentioned in a LinkedIn post, but other sources discuss the Strait of Hormuz primarily as an oil chokepoint (20% of global oil consumption). There is no corroboration from authoritative or multiple independent news sources for the 30% fertilizer figure.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz is primarily discussed as an oil chokepoint. In 2025, approximately 20-21 million barrels of oil per day transited through it — about 20% of global oil consumption.
https://theboard.world/articles/energy/strait-hormuz-food-pr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Learned today that 30% of the world’s fertilizer comes through the Straight of Hormuz. Who knew? Reason number 3 million to transition to organic and regenerative organic.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amyippoliti_learned-today-tha…
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“Agriculture, by contrast, has so far been exempt from the ETS”
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A search result explicitly states that 'Traditionally, the agricultural sector has been exempt from the same requirements and taxes that the rest of society has been subject to', specifically in the context of CO2 taxes and emissions requirements.
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web search NEUTRAL — CBAM was passed by the European Parliament with 450 votes for, 115 against, and 55 abstentions and the Council of the EU with 24 countries in favour.By 2030 all sectors covered by the European Union E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU_Carbon_Border_Adjustment_Me…
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web search NEUTRAL — Traditionally, the agricultural sector has been exempt from the same requirements and taxes that the rest of society has been subject to in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. With the green tri…
https://rgo.dk/en/Denmark's-CO2-tax-shows-the-EU-that-agricu…
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web search NEUTRAL — EU Emissions Trading System. About the EU ETS.EU ETS emissions cap. Limiting emissions year after year. Auctioning of allowances. Putting into practice the ‘polluter pays’ principle. Use of internatio…
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/carbon-markets/eu-emi…
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“the Commission unveils it on 19 May”
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The provided evidence contains general information about the European Commission and unrelated news events, but nothing regarding a proposal being unveiled on May 19.
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web search NEUTRAL — The European Commission derives from one of the five key institutions created in the supranational European Community system, following the proposal of Robert Schuman, French Foreign Minister, on 9 Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission
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web search NEUTRAL — Fourteen out of 27 EU member states criticised the reopening of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale, which sparked a fierce controversy in Italy, as Brussels called for a suspension of funding…
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/12/eu-countries-b…
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web search NEUTRAL — At the same time, the Hungarian government firmly rejected the European Commission's demands for the implementation of permanent fiscal measures to reduce the budget deficit. The country's Ministry of…
https://unn.ua/en/news/orban-called-for-von-der-leyens-resig…
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“EU’s 50% tariffs on Belarusian and Russian fertilisers introduced in June 2025”
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One source mentions the EU taking a 'major step' toward getting rid of Russian and Belarusian nitrogen-based fertilizer imports on May 22, but the specific '50% tariffs introduced in June 2025' is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Change in per capita GDP of Belarus, 1973–2018. Figures are inflation-adjusted to 2011 International dollars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Belarus
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web search NEUTRAL — Briefing #2: The EU Finally Hits Russian And Belarusian Fertilizers. What You Need To Know:On May 22, the European Union took a major step toward getting rid of Russian and Belarusian nitrogen-based f…
https://www.scandinavianews.net/news/278242558/eu-boosts-its…
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web search NEUTRAL — Despite this, Russian fertiliser export revenue surged 70 per cent in 2022 on the back of higher prices. Russia could use its increased dominance in the fertiliser market for political leverage - just…
https://www.luxtimes.lu/europeanunion/russian-fertiliser-is-…
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“Russia accounted for around 30% of EU fertiliser imports between 2024 and 2025, according to Eurostat data.”
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The evidence mentions that tariffs were imposed in mid-2025 and provides Statista/Eurostat links for import volumes, but the specific figure of 'around 30% of EU fertiliser imports between 2024 and 2025' is not explicitly stated in the provided snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — EU imports of fertilisers. Fertilizers were not subject to restrictions or import duties until mid-2025, when the EU imposed tariffs and controls on certain Russian and Belarusian fertilizers, includi…
https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php…
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web search NEUTRAL — The upswing in EU-Russia urea trade volumes comes as the continent reduces its reliance on Russian gas exports amid the war in Ukraine. From Q1 2021 to Q3 2024, the EU saw a 54% decline in the volume …
https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news…
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web search NEUTRAL — Eurostat. "Import volume of fertilizers from Russia in the European Union (EU) from January 2021 to August 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. October 17, 2024. Statista.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1345708/eu-fertilizer-im…
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“The Commission recently announced plans to slow the phase-out of free carbon allowances under the ETS for the fertiliser sector and other industries”
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The claim is explicitly mirrored in one search result title/snippet ('The Commission recently announced plans to slow the phase-out of free carbon allowances...'), but no other independent source in the provided evidence corroborates this specific announcement.
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web search NEUTRAL — CBAM will be gradually phased in between 2026 and 2034, aligned with the phasing out of the free allowances under the EU ETS. This alignment aims to ensure that products produced within the EU and tho…
https://www.pwc.com/m1/en/publications/2025/docs/eu-cbam-imp…
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web search NEUTRAL — The European Commission is evaluating significant changes to how industrial sectors receive free carbon allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), as Brussels prepares a broader reform of…
https://carbonherald.com/eu-considers-phasing-out-free-carbo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Commission recently announced plans to slow the phase-out of free carbon allowances under the ETS for the fertiliser sector and other industries — effectively allowing them to emit more ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/eu-to-turn-carbon-ta…
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“The decision is expected to generate an estimated additional €4 billion in revenues for the bloc’s carbon market.”
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“The EU executive is also considering using the bloc’s carbon border tax, the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), to protect European producers from cheaper high-emission imports.”
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“In January, France and Italy called on the Commission to exempt carbon tariffs on imported fertilisers from the bloc's carbon border tax, which came into force on 1 January.”
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“the leaked draft also proposes the creation of “green ammonia corridors” with countries in Africa and the Middle East”
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“the Commission plans to introduce stronger market monitoring, possible strategic stockpiling, carbon Contracts for Difference (CfDs), and regulatory mandates designed to create “lead markets” for green fertilisers.”
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