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IATP letter to the FCA on the bank liquidity reserve rule

Download a PDF of the letter to Kevin J.

UN climate talks must prioritize strong commitments to cut real emissions by 2030, not net zero promises

MINNEAPOLIS/BERLIN—On the eve of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the Parties (COP26), the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) urges the United States and other governments to commit to major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, rather than weak 2050 “net zero” commitments.

Voluntary CO₂ emissions offset trading: The CFTC must examine risks of deceptive emissions reduction reporting

The role of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions credit trading to achieve the objectives of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been debated since the authorization of international emissions trading in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC.

Letter demanding no water privatization in the infrastructure plan

218 organizations, including IATP, signed onto the following letter. Download a PDF of the letter.  

Throwing good money after bad: Failing Green Revolution program readies billion-dollar fund drive

According to an anonymous inside source, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is preparing a campaign to raise $1 billion in the coming months to fund its promotion of industrialized agriculture through 2030.

IATP Input Letter on SEC Climate Change Disclosures

Download a PDF of the comment letter. 

Making Money Move for Agroecology

IATP is among the groups the have endorsed the following policy brief. Access the policy brief in French and Spanish on CIDSE's website. 

A new leader for a new era: A WTO Agenda for the 2020s

Written for and originally published in IISD Trade and Sustainability Review, Volume 1, Issue 2, March 2021. 

WEBINAR: Water Financialization 101

On Wednesday, March 24 at 10:30 a.m., the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Blue Planet Project, Food & Water Watch and Transnational Institute hosted a webinar about water futures and financialization. 

Futurizing water prices: How, why and who may benefit?

Whether you are an industrial, agricultural, commercial or household user of water, here is a line that is very unlikely to appear on your next bill: “financial innovation management fee.” Nevertheless, like the claims to trade stocks from your phone without fees, the cost of “financial innovation” could be hidden in water bills. How could financial innovations — new financial products promising benefits for those who understand what they are and how to use them — affect those water bills?   