The global mineral fertiliser crisis increased the pressure on the EU agricultural sector. In response, the EU Commission released a Communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers in November 2022. This Policy Brief discusses the Fertiliser Communication and critically questions whether (1) the proposed measures can contribute to combat the fertiliser crisis, and (2) whether they can make the EU agricultural sector more resilient and sustainable to comply with the Paris Agreement and the Aichi Targets to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Results show that the Fertiliser Communication falls short on both challenges. It relies on existing, insufficient policies and public support measures and fails to propose innovative and effective solutions. Moreover, existing fertiliser and fossil fuel import dependencies are maintained and shifted. To overcome these shortcomings and to comply with legally binding climate and biodiversity goals, a comprehensive governance approach for nutrient management and sustainable agriculture by economic instruments that apply to livestock husbandry and fossil fuels is introduced.

全球矿物肥料危机加大了欧盟农业部门的压力。作为回应，欧盟委员会于 2022 年 11 月发布了一份关于确保化肥的可用性和可负担性的通讯。本政策简报讨论了化肥通讯，并批判性地质疑 (1) 拟议的措施是否有助于应对化肥危机，以及 (2)它们可以使欧盟农业部门更具弹性和可持续性，以遵守《巴黎协定》和《生物多样性公约》的爱知目标。结果表明，肥料通讯未能应对这两个挑战。它依赖于现有的、不足的政策和公共支持措施，未能提出创新和有效的解决方案。此外，现有的化肥和化石燃料进口依赖得以维持和转移。为了克服这些缺点并遵守具有法律约束力的气候和生物多样性目标，引入了一种通过适用于畜牧业和化石燃料的经济手段进行营养管理和可持续农业的综合治理方法。