Publication archives

Jun 22, 2020

Letter to the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Ben Lilliston
Tara Ritter
Karen Hansen-Kuhn
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) thanks the Committee for seeking input on the climate crisis, the most critical challenge of our time. IATP is a 34-year-old non-profit 501(c)3 organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. IATP works to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.
Jun 15, 2020

Milking the Planet

by
Shefali Sharma
Executive Summary
Milking the Planet cover
Jun 15, 2020

Time to hold agribusiness accountable for its climate footprint

by
Shefali Sharma
IATP’s new study on Big Dairy makes the connection between emissions and the rural crisis
Milking the Planet cover
Jun 4, 2020

Senate climate bill prioritizes markets over the climate

by
Tara Ritter
Today, Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Mike Braun (R-IN) and Lindsay Graham (R-SC) introduced the Growing Climate Solutions Act, a bill that would create a certification program through USDA to facilitate farmer participation in voluntary carbon mark
Farm field
May 29, 2020

IATP Statement on the Death of George Floyd

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IATP
The death of George Floyd in the custody of a Minneapolis police officer on Monday night profoundly saddened all of us at IATP. Minneapolis is the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy’s home, and we are grounded in our community.  We continue to deeply feel and grapple with the immense injustice of Mr. Floyd’s death and the evolving events that have followed in ou
May 21, 2020

Shocking the markets: Excessive speculation and climate change

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
On May 13, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) issued a warning to the trading platforms, clearing organizations (the back office processing of trades) and futures cont
TMI price drop
May 18, 2020

Comment to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Position Limits

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Proposed Rule: Position Limits for Derivatives (PR 2020) RIN 3038–AD99    Submitted electronically to CFTC Comments Portal: https://comments.cftc.gov    
May 14, 2020

Letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Markets Risk Advisory Committee's Climate Related Market Risk Subcommittee

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the issues identified in the Notice. IATP first wrote on June 19, 2019 to the Commission on these issues. We are responding to four of five topics outlined in the Notice, plus our “Urgency and ambition” topic. IATP hopes that these brief comments will help the Subcommittee prepare its report for MRAC. We look forward to reading the report and to commenting on the CFTC’s proposals for implementing the “actionable materials” recommended by MRAC following its review of the report.