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Agricultural nitrogen pollution

Nitrogen efficiency falls short of environmental targets

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Improved nitrogen efficiency alone will not halve nitrogen pollution in Europe. Comprehensive regionally adapted measures across both production and consumption are needed to truly address these challenges from farm to fork.

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Acknowledgements

A.S.-C. acknowledges AgrosceNa-NEXT PID2023-152562OB-I00 (funded by MCIU /AEI /10.13039/5011000110331 FEDER, UE) for its support.

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  1. Research Centre for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental Risks, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Alberto Sanz-Cobena

  2. Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

    Rasmus Einarsson

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Sanz-Cobena, A., Einarsson, R. Nitrogen efficiency falls short of environmental targets. Nat Food 6, 745–746 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-025-01207-x

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