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Center for International Environmental Law

Today the fertilizer industry celebrates “Global Fertilizer Day,” but here’s the reality: chemical fertilizers are fossil fuels in disguise. 🔴 🛢️ #GlobalFertilizerDay #FoodJustice

Center for International Environmental Law

@ciel.org

Far from securing our future, chemical fertilizers tie our food system to fossil fuel extraction and trade — driving climate emissions, health risks, and food price inflation.

Center for International Environmental Law

@ciel.org

Because up to 80% of chemical fertilizer costs are tied to fossil gas, global market shocks inflate agricultural input costs. It means that when gas prices rise, food prices rise too — fertilizer companies profit while farmers and communities pay. 📈 ⚠️

Center for International Environmental Law

@ciel.org

The cost of chemical fertilizers isn't just financial. Run-off contaminates waterways and groundwater, while production and application release air pollution linked to cancer, reproductive harm, and respiratory illness.

13/10/26, 3:56 pm1 repost2 likes

Center for International Environmental Law

@ciel.org

Instead of deepening our dependence on chemical fertilizers, we must reclaim our food system by building resilient, sustainable models rooted in agroecology and food sovereignty. 👨‍🌾 🌱 👉 Learn more about the impacts of chemical fertilizers and how we can reclaim our food systems: bit.ly/4nYirn7