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Jun 20, 2022

IATP comment to the SEC on the proposed rule for “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors”

Dr. Steve Suppan

The following comment was summitted to Securities and Exchange Commission Secretary Vanessa A. Countryman regarding the proposed rule on the “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” on June 17, 2022.  Dear Ms. Countryman,

Jun 20, 2022

Do investors have a right to know about climate-related financial risks?

Dr. Steve Suppan

As IATP noted in a mid-April FAQ, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released for comment a nearly 500-page proposed rule in response to myriad investor requests for standardized and comparab

Jun 16, 2022

Lessons for the EU’s carbon farming plans

Ben Lilliston

As Europe considers a carbon removal framework that includes so-called “carbon farming” from the agriculture sector to meet its net zero goal by 2050, the U.S. experience with agriculture carbon offset credits should raise questions about whether such an approach is desirable or feasible. Agriculture carbon markets have floundered in the U.S.

Jun 16, 2022

What is agroecology, and how can it provide solutions to crises that plague our food systems and create food democracies?

Shiney Varghese

Introduction 

Jun 6, 2022

IATP advocacy advances help for farmers devastated by "forever chemicals”

Sharon Anglin Treat

Laissez-faire national policy has long allowed sludge from sewage and industrial wastewater to be used as fertilizer on food and feed crops, even though it contains toxic Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and hundreds of other toxic chemicals.

May 12, 2022

IATP response to the European Commission's call for evidence for the "Certification of Carbon Removals - EU Rules"

Sophie Scherger

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) welcomes the opportunity to give feedback on the planned carbon removal certification framework. We urge the European Commission (EC) to fundamentally rethink its approach on integrating carbon removals into the EU climate framework.

May 12, 2022

Rethinking the EU’s approach to carbon removals and agriculture

Sophie Scherger

In December 2021, the European Commission (EC) released its plan for EU-wide legislation that aims to certify carbon credits for CO2 removals, also referred to as the Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF).