Green coalition lifts compensation pool for new nitrogen regulation model

The parties forming the green three-party coalition have agreed to enlarge the compensation pool for the forthcoming nitrogen regulation model that will take effect in 2027. Christian Rabjerg Madsen, minister for Nature and Animal Welfare, emphasized the need to address oxygen loss in Danish fjords and coastal zones and to provide farmers with the assistance required for transition. The compensation amount was set after Copenhagen University evaluated the agricultural expenses linked to the regulation.

Part of the increase comes from a reallocation of funds originally earmarked for a reserve, now directed toward subsidies for bio-char (pyrolysis) storage. The regulation, part of the fertiliser law, will allocate emission quotas to farmers and adjust them as new water-quality data become available. The ultimate goal is to cut nitrogen discharge by roughly 10,100 tonnes per year alongside improved wastewater treatment.