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COP27 implementation decision on emissions offset markets: Will process obscure substance?

Big diplomatic decisions receive much more media and political attention than the many steps necessary to implement the decisions. So it was with the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Glasgow, Scotland.

Sage Kaplan-Goland

Interim Finance and Operations Coordinator

Sage Kaplan-Goland is IATP’s interim finance and operations coordinator.

Talking COP27 Episode 3: Time for true solutions

In this episode, hear from IATP Executive Director Sophia Murphy and Director of IATP Europe Shefali Sharma, both of whom will be traveling to Egypt for this year's COP, on the role of civil society groups at COP and the false solutions for climate and agriculture that IATP is working to discredit.

Resiliency and community among agroecological farmers in KwaZulu-Natal

This article is the fifth in a series of articles highlighting the work of our colleagues around the world to build agroecological practices, science and movements.

STORIES OF RESILIENCE BUILT THROUGH AGROECOLOGY

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Net Zero Food Systems: Fact or fiction?

November 9th, 2022

In the face of mounting climate chaos and growing demands for action, many countries, cities and agri-food corporations have responded with pledges to reach "net zero" greenhouse gas emissions. While these promises may sound ambitious, they are often followed up with few details, rely on problematic carbon offsets and exaggerate mitigation potentials.

Carbon Offsets at COP27 Slide Deck

Download a copy of the presentation from the October 27 webinar, Carbon Offsets at COP: A poison pill for the planet, farmers and communities. 

[Watch] Carbon Offsets at COP

Carbon offsets are ballooning in voluntary and compliance markets, threatening to undermine global climate goals by propping up fossil fuels and unsustainable farming practices, while harming vulnerable communities.

Note on the methodology for estimating JBS emissions in 2018 and April 2022 publications

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) estimated JBS’ emissions from livestock production for 2016 and 2021 using an emissions calculation methodology developed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called the Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model (GLEAM) and publicly available corporate data on producti

Joint Statement by IATP, DeSmog and Feedback

JBS has published a response to our joint research