“The Nitrogen Crisis: A Discussion with Science Journalist Arnout Jaspers and Professor Jan Willem Erisman”

Nitrogen. For a few years now everyone has been talking about that colorless and odorless gas that is all around us. Politicians are at each other’s throats because nitrogen would harm our nature too much. As a result, construction projects have come to a standstill or are delayed, and farmers have to radically adapt or stop their businesses. But how big is the nitrogen problem in the Netherlands? And is it really that bad with our nature? In This is the Day a conversation with Arnout Jaspers, science journalist and author of the recently published book De Stikstof Fuik, and with Jan Willem Erisman. He is professor of Environment and Sustainability at Leiden University