Low-Carbon fertilizers
Sustainability
Low-carbon fertilizers
GHG emissions from agriculture
Nitrogen fertilisers generate greenhouse gas emissions during manufacturing and after application in the field. Reducing the footprint of their production is one way to lower emissions associated with agricultural supply chains.
FertigHy is developing CAN-27 fertilisers using hydrogen produced through water electrolysis powered by low-carbon electricity. This approach aims to reduce manufacturing emissions compared with conventional production based on natural gas. Product carbon footprints and comparisons require a clearly defined assessment boundary and reference product.
A lower manufacturing footprint does not automatically reduce emissions after fertiliser application. Field emissions, including nitrous oxide (N₂O), also depend on soil, weather and nutrient management. Efficient fertiliser use remains essential.
Enhancing Sustainability Across the Food Sector
Fertiliser production contributes to the emissions embedded in agricultural raw materials. Lowering these emissions can support the decarbonisation of food and beverage value chains.
FertigHy’s approach combines a lower-carbon product with work on how its environmental benefits can be connected to customers’ sourcing. This requires more than a product footprint: the fertiliser’s use, the relevant supply-chain boundary and the allocation of benefits must also be documented.
The appropriate implementation model depends on each customer’s crops, sourcing arrangements and reporting requirements.
Scope 3 emissions
Food and beverage companies may be able to reflect lower fertiliser production emissions in the footprint of the agricultural products they source. This depends on the applicable accounting framework and evidence linking the intervention to their value chain.
A credible approach requires a substantiated product carbon footprint, a defined baseline, appropriate traceability and clear rules for allocating environmental benefits and preventing double claiming.
A verified emission reduction or environmental attribute certificate does not automatically qualify as a reduction in a customer’s Scope 3 inventory. Any reporting claim must meet the relevant methodology and assurance requirements.
Clear rules for credible climate claims
Connecting lower-carbon fertiliser production to customer climate reporting requires clear rules for traceability, the allocation of environmental benefits and independent verification. The supporting evidence must define the assessment boundaries, establish who is entitled to report the benefit and prevent double claiming.
Any claim must meet the applicable accounting methodology and reporting requirements. A verified product carbon footprint or environmental attribute alone does not automatically establish eligibility for a reduction in a customer’s Scope 3 inventory.
Sustainable development goals
Our company is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is dedicated to contributing its part to achieve them…
Sustainable Agricultural Practices
Lower-carbon fertiliser production complements efficient nutrient management. FertigHy supports an approach that combines lower production emissions with fertiliser application suited to crop needs and local growing conditions.