People don't realize that most fertilizer is produced artificially and *requires* fossil fuels as an ingredient, not just for energy. The first stage is the Haber-Bosch process, which produces ammonia (NH4). The process uses nitrogen from the air, high temperatures (using energy from somewhere, mostly fossil fuels) and pressure, and the …
People don't realize that most fertilizer is produced artificially and *requires* fossil fuels as an ingredient, not just for energy. The first stage is the Haber-Bosch process, which produces ammonia (NH4). The process uses nitrogen from the air, high temperatures (using energy from somewhere, mostly fossil fuels) and pressure, and the hydrogen produced by the steam reforming of fossil fuels.
When the cost of fossil fuels goes up, the cost of *fertilizer* goes up, too.
People don't realize that most fertilizer is produced artificially and *requires* fossil fuels as an ingredient, not just for energy. The first stage is the Haber-Bosch process, which produces ammonia (NH4). The process uses nitrogen from the air, high temperatures (using energy from somewhere, mostly fossil fuels) and pressure, and the hydrogen produced by the steam reforming of fossil fuels.
When the cost of fossil fuels goes up, the cost of *fertilizer* goes up, too.