GHG Emissions

NSAC Comments on CSAF Activity List

The following comment was sent to the Natural Resources Conservation Service on August 22, 2023. The memo was prepared by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition with Michael Happ from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. 

A voluntary approach to remedying a planetary emergency

According to one account reported in the Financial Times, the first project to claim to offset carbon dioxide emissions resulted from a chief executive officer’s concern about emissions from a yet-to-be constructed coal-fired energy plant in 1987.

[Watch] Big Meat and Dairy are heating up the planet

Watch the recording of our webinar, "Big Meat and Dairy are heating up the planet: Learnings from the Emissions Impossible series" held on June 15, 2023. Download the slides from the presentation here. 

Trade flows and trade policies driving deforestation

It seems every day the climate catastrophe inches closer to us. Last week, dense smoke from wildfires in Canada led to severe air quality alerts across the East coast of the United States, with a stinking yellow haze coating the skies.

U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rise after pandemic, ag emissions climb slightly

The latest greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show U S. emissions rising after a pandemic-induced dip, creating a tougher challenge for the Biden administration to reach its 2030 climate target.

Letter to the SEC on the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors

The following letter was sent to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler on March 15, 2023. 

Minnesota’s climate report shows overall progress, but need to reduce agriculture emissions

MINNEAPOLIS—New greenhouse gas emissions data released today by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) show the state is making progress toward its climate targets, aided by the pandemic, but agriculture emissions continue to be a major contributor.