IB Geography class: Europe must push for low CO₂ bread, says fertiliser group chief

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• IB Unit 2: Global Climate change

Click to read the article below and then answer the questions:

Europe must push for low CO₂ bread, says fertiliser group chief

• State the percentage of a loaf of bread’s carbon emissions that come from the fertilisers used to help the wheat grow

• State the percentage of global greenhouse gas emissions attributed to the agricultural sector, according to the article

• Explain how the production of nitrogen-based fertilisers contributes to carbon emissions

• Suggest two reasons why Europe is lagging behind in the development of decarbonised ammonia, despite the availability of green hydrogen projects

Richard Allaway, International School of Geneva/geographyalltheway.com