Publication archives

Jul 15, 2024

IATP comment on the Bunge-Viterra merger

by
Claire Stockwell
Ben Lilliston
IATP Europe sent the following comment to the European Commission Directorate-General for Competition on July 12, 2024. Dear Mr. Loriot,
Jul 15, 2024

Respecting rights in the USMCA corn dispute

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
The trade dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on genetically engineered (GE) corn and glyphosate, a pesticide that GE corn is designed to resist, recently entered a new phase. The dispute is turning from the governments’ submissions and rebuttals to a dialogue with the panelists who will ultimately decide the case.
Manoomin and maize
Jul 11, 2024

Slicing, dicing, securitizing: more strategies to scale voluntary carbon markets

The following article was published by CLARA on June 20, 2024. IATP is a member of CLARA. 
Carbon pollution caused by a large boat.
Jul 9, 2024

Comment to USDA on Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program

by
Ben Lilliston
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, Land Stewardship Project, Missouri Rural Crisis Center, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Food and Water Watch and the National Family Farm Coalition welcome the opportunity to respond to the USDA’s request for information for a proposed Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Program.
Jun 27, 2024

2023 Annual Report

Read IATP's 2023 annual report. Download a PDF of the report here. 
2023 Annual Report Cover
Jun 24, 2024

Next steps on the USMCA corn case: What the panelists should ask

by
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
This week the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dispute over Mexico’s restrictions on genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate enters a new phase. A public hearing will be held on June 26 and 27 in Mexico to consider the arguments made by both sides.
Field workers weeding maize plots at Agua Fria Station
Jun 20, 2024

Takeaways from Mexico’s final rebuttal on the USMCA GM corn case

Mexico’s closing argument in its ongoing dispute with the United States over its restrictions on genetically modified (GM) corn and glyphosate residues in tortillas was published in translation June 19.
Maize lines
Jun 20, 2024

Tracking climate accountability

by
Sophie Scherger
Ben Lilliston
Dr. Steve Suppan
The pressure is mounting for corporations to be transparent about their contribution to the climate crisis. Legal actions against major livestock companies for false climate claims are on the rise, with the New York Attorney General suing the world’s largest meat producer JBS for misleading consumers about the company’s net-zero plans as the most recent example.
climate change in california