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Protecting and restoring peatlands is the largest agricultural solution for the province of Utrecht at 620 kton CO₂-eq of reduction plus 17 kton of sequestration per year.

The province of Utrecht counts about 2,500 farms (2020), of which an estimated 2,000 derive all or most of their income from the farm itself.

Six solutions give Utrecht’s agriculture and land use a combined potential of 1,320 kton CO₂-eq per year by 2030: peatlands, plant-rich diet, silvopasture, cutting food waste, afforestation and regenerative agriculture.

The agriculture and land use sector emits 1.13 Mton CO₂-eq per year in the province of Utrecht.

The recirculating shower captures used water, filters it, reheats it and pumps it around again.

Wastewater leaves the home at an average temperature of 27 degrees Celsius.

Smart thermostats can deliver the province of Utrecht a reduction of 67 kton CO₂-eq per year by 2030, assuming a doubling of the average market growth since 2016.

Heat pumps are the largest renovation solution for the Utrecht built environment at 378 kton CO₂-eq per year.

A label jump for all Utrecht buildings with energy labels G through C delivers a reduction of 250 kton CO₂-eq per year by 2030.

Only Zuid-Holland (1,380) and Noord-Holland (1,084) are more densely populated than Utrecht at 916 inhabitants per km².