Publication archives

Dec 9, 2010

From Cancún to Minnesota: The need for environmental justice

by
Andrew Ranallo
On Tuesday night, IATP's Center for Earth, Energy and Democracy (CEED) hosted an event in Minneapolis that connected the need for climate justice in Cancún with local grassroots environmental justice efforts.
Dec 9, 2010

US in the hot seat on REDD+

by
Dr. Cecilia Martinez
The event, "Launch of United States Strategy for REDD+ USAID," was held today at COP 16. As U.S. negotiator Todd Stern publicly called upon us to have “measured expectations” for an international climate agreement, officials from U.S. AID  and U.S. Treasury laid out exuberant strategies for implementation of REDD+ projects to protect forests around the world. As of yet, the U.S.
Dec 8, 2010

Bad process in climate talks, repeat

by
Ben Lilliston
Last year in Copenhagen, a handful of heads of state led by President Obama sat in a room and hammered out what became to be known as the Copenhagen Accord.
Dec 8, 2010

Measuring the climate: the whether channel

IATP's Steve Suppan is blogging from the United Nations talks on climate change in Cancun.
Dec 8, 2010

Marching in Cancún

by
IATP
  
Dec 7, 2010

Practical nutrition for physicians

Last month, the journal San Francisco Medicine published what we hope will become an annual nutrition issue, titled Food for Thought: Practical Nutrition for Physicians.
Dec 6, 2010

UN climate talks keep agriculture on the wrong track

by
IATP
At the U.N. climate talks this week in Cancún, an unfortunate trend is continuing that could have major consequences for the world's farmers. Agriculture is unique in that certain farming practices can actually sequester carbon to help address global climate change.
Dec 5, 2010

Climate change demands a new way to feed the world

by
Jim Harkness
REMARKS OF JIM HARKNESS, PRESIDENT, IATP DIÁLOGO CLIMÁTICO, CANCÚN, MEXICO Cancún, December 5, 2010 — I would first like to thank our Mexican hosts and say what an honor it is to appear with such an inspiring group of farm leaders from around the world.