North Brabant is working on an update to the nitrogen approach (BOS 2.0): ‘But it is not a panacea’ | Stal-en-Akker.nl

This concerns the Brabant Nitrogen Development Approach (BOS) 2.0. To this end, the Provincial Executive has established a draft BOS 2.0 that they will discuss with the Provincial Council and social partners in May and June. The measures must ensure a balance between sufficient nature restoration and sufficient nitrogen reduction, so that economic and social development becomes possible again.

The Provincial Executive is planning to adopt BOS 2.0 in August. The Provincial Council can then request a decision-making theme meeting about this in September. In October, the GS will definitively adopt BOS 2.0 and make a proposal to the Provincial Council for the financial consequences.

What does the BOS entail?

The first BOS was established in 2020. The starting point was to reduce nitrogen emissions in all sectors, strengthen nature and allow economic and social initiatives to move forward again. BOS 2.0 continues the line of ‘reduce, strengthen and progress’ and makes some measures and expected results more concrete, the province writes. All sectors must contribute to reducing nitrogen emissions.

“While discussing BOS 2.0, I will explain to our partners that the provincial approach is not a panacea,” says Deputy Wilma Dirken (Space, Housing, Nitrogen and Safety). “We were and remain largely dependent on national policy and financing to structurally tackle the nitrogen problem. I do see opportunities to keep Brabant open in some regions in the long term.”