Publication archives

Dec 10, 2020

A roadmap for the Biden-Harris administration: Re-designing farm systems for the climate crisis

Ben Lilliston

As the Biden-Harris transition team rapidly fills key cabinet positions and senior leadership, it also is setting priorities for the first 100 days. If the “Build Back Better” mantra is to become reality, particularly in advancing equitable solutions to the climate crisis, the transition team will have to think systemically — not just agency by agency.

Looking to the states on climate adaptation

Dec 7, 2020

New factsheets on EU-Mercosur deal expose risks to both regions

Karen Hansen-Kuhn

Last week, Brazil National Space Research Institute (INPE) reported the highest rate of deforestation in the Amazon since 2008. Between August 2019 and July 2020, 11,087 square kilometers were deforested in the Amazon under the Bolsonaro government. The latest figures come on top of rising deforestation rates in previous years.

Dec 4, 2020

Time for the UNFCCC to get serious about industrial livestock’s climate footprint

Shefali Sharma

Governments discussed the role of livestock production in connection to the climate crisis last week as part of the UNFCCC Climate Dialogues in lieu of the 26th Conference of Parties (COP) — the major climate conference where governments ne

Nov 25, 2020

Final Statement from Climate Action Network (CAN)—ENGO

Shefali Sharma

Download the full closing statement. 

Nov 24, 2020

Submission on the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture on Topic 2 (e)- Improved Livestock Management Systems, Including Agropastoral Production Systems

Download a PDF of the submission.

Nov 24, 2020

Why agricultural carbon offsets can’t play a role in international climate action

Tara Ritter

Today, governments at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) are discussing the role of carbon markets in international climate action. The “Article 6” 

Elusive Promises of the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project

Nov 24, 2020

Carbon Markets and Agriculture

Climate mitigation projects in the agriculture sector, particularly those focused on storing carbon in soils, are increasingly being tied to carbon markets. But the impact of these initiatives is highly questionable.