AFB and Carbon Market Joint WG Meeting with the Netherlands Embassy on the Progress and Prospects for Agricultural Decarbonisation

2022-12-15 | Beijing, Shanghai

On 15th December, the European Chamber’s Agriculture, Food and Beverage (AFB) Working Group and the Carbon Market Sub-Working Group organized a joint meeting on the progress and prospects for decarbonisation in the agriculture sector, where the Agricultural Counselor of Netherlands Embassy presented an overview of the agricultural sector in the Netherlands, highlighting the Dutch agricultural markets, greenhouse gas emissions, and the country's innovative land management approaches to reducing emissions.

The Netherlands Embassy identified great potential for cooperation in the decarbonisation of the agricultural sector between the Netherlands and China, as well as between the European Union and China. Both countries have ongoing greenhouse projects and are facing the challenge of achieving climate neutrality.