Climate

Transatlantic coalition calls for consultation, transparency and sustainability in U.S.-EU regulatory dialogues

The past as prologue.

Africa’s land use problem: Is Green Revolution agriculture a solution or a cause?

The following article was originally published on The Elephant on December 3, 2021. 

IATP comments to the Council on Environmental Quality on the "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions"

To read the full comment, please download a PDF of the comment.  Dear Chair Mallory:

CLARA Statement on COP26 Outcomes

IATP is part of the Climate Land Ambition and Rights Alliance (CLARA). This year, IATP participated in CLARA’s Net Zero Files and in remote support of CLARA members in Glasgow at COP26, including on the Article 6 negotiations.

New research shows 50 year binge on chemical fertilisers must end to address the climate crisis

The rising costs of synthetic nitrogen (N) fertilisers, triggered by a spike in natural gas prices, has governments panicking about a catastrophic global food crisis. At the same time, new research shows that synthetic N fertilisers are a major driver of the climate crisis, responsible for 1 out every 40 tonnes of GHGs currently pumped into the atmosphere.

Carbon tariffs and fertilizers: Wrong fit for purpose

One of the most vexing issues in international climate debates is how to balance each country’s ambitions and responsibility. Clearly, all nations need to pull out all the stops to reverse the deepening climate crisis.

Growing not just more but growing it well: World Food Day

Every year on 16 October, the United Nations marks World Food Day. Around the world, national governments and local communities join in the celebrations and events, held to mark the founding of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization and a moment in history when, in 1946, governments came together to commit to a united effort to end the scourge of hunger.