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Congress finally acts on climate, next steps will decide impact

The $362 billion Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), expected to be approved this week by the House of Representatives, makes major new investments in a renewable energy transition and boosts climate-focused farm c

True or False? Evaluating solutions for agriculture and climate change

For decades, mainstream climate debates largely ignored agriculture. Now, thankfully, the climate community has woken up to the importance of agriculture and food systems in tackling climate change. This short paper challenges some of the most popular of these false solutions to the climate crisis.

The great climate greenwash: Global meat giant JBS’ emissions leap by 51% in five years

Q&A: The SEC’s proposed rule on the disclosure of climate-related financial risk

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a proposed rule on mandatory corporate disclosure of climate-related financial risks in March 2022. The proposed rule will require all publicly traded companies, including major food and agriculture corporations, to disclose their annual climate emissions and other information relevant to investors.

Millions in federal conservation program money in the Midwest go toward large farms, practices that make the environment worse

A new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) finds that in 2020, in the 12 Midwest states, over $56 million in federal conservation dollars were spent on industrial agricultural practices.

Advancing interconnected solutions to the food, energy and finance crises

The governing body of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) met in Rome on April 8, 2022 in an Extraordinary Session

WEBINAR: Carbon Farming — Why carbon markets won't work for farmers and the climate

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Emissions Impossible Europe

Executive Summary At a time when governments must dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, global meat and dairy giants in Europe are increasing emissions by ramping up production and exports.

The EU must act on Big Meat and Dairy’s emissions

In our new report, Emissions Impossible Europe: How Europe’s big meat and dairy are heating up the planet, IATP has calculated the emissions of 35 of the largest meat and dairy corporations with headquarters in the European Union (EU) and Switzerland. The findings are alarming.

Is a climate-resilient, racially-just Farm Credit System feasible?

The Farm Credit System (FCS), a Government Sponsored Enterprise, is sometimes called the “mini-Fed” because like the Federal Reserve Bank system the FCS is obligated to ensure the “safety and soundness” of its operations, which account for about 42% of all U.S