As the world's nations consider strategies to tackle climate change, little attention has been given to the intersection of energy intensive industrial agriculture and global distribution systems combined with trade agreements. "When all of the energy demands of these systems are aggregated, agriculture is likely to emerge as the single greatest source of global greenhouse emissions, and by a substantial margin". This report is as timely today as when it was published in 2002.

IATP's current analysis carries the subject even deeper. Also see:

- "The Meaty Side of Climate Change": Three of the world’s largest meat companies – JBS, Cargill, and Tyson Foods  emit more greenhouse gases than France and nearly as much as some of the big oil companies.

-"From the Ground Up. The State of the States on Climate Adaptation for Agriculture": In-depth look at how each state's climate adaptation plans treat agriculture and food systems and how unprepared we are.