Climate impact of fertilization - alignment of fertilizing efficiency and soil improvement with lower emissions

Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers account for 2.1% of global GHG emissions (Menegat et al., 2022), mainly from production (38.8%), field use (58.6%), and transport (2.6%). Reducing this footprint is both a challenge and an opportunity for innovation.

RITTMO evaluates your products and helps you align fertilizing efficiency and soil improvement with lower emissions.

We focus on "C/N cycle" coupling by establishing:

• Soil dynamics: mineralization studies, carbon cost of fertilization, nitrogen losses, and carbon storage.
• Ammonia volatilization (NH₃): experimental tests in controlled microcosm systems to quantify nitrogen losses.
• Nitrous oxide (N₂O) & other GHGs: measuring cumulative CO₂, N₂O, and CH₄ emissions via microGC, under adaptable experimental conditions.

With RITTMO, assess your climate impact to strengthen innovation, credibility, and competitiveness.