IATP Comment to the FTC regaring the Federal Trade Commission Green Guides...
AuthorBen LillistonIATP submitted the following comment to the Federal Trade Commission on April 21, 2023. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) thanks the Federal Trade Commission...
View ArticlePreventing failure by strengthening risk management program requirements
Preventing failure by strengthening risk management program requirementscecelia brackeyTue, 09/26/2023 - 08:22Unfortunately, risk management programs usually make news only when they fail. For example,...
View ArticleReckless shutdown poses threats to farmers and the food system
Dysfunction in the House of Representatives grinds important programs to a haltMINNEAPOLIS—If Congress does not pass a spending bill and the United States federal government shuts down this Sunday,...
View ArticleA week in the life of the climate movement
A week in the life of the climate movementcecelia brackeyTue, 10/10/2023 - 09:00In mid-September, New York hosted Climate Week NYC, an annual fixture hosted by an international nonprofit called the...
View ArticleThe impact of California’s new climate accountability laws on food and...
The impact of California’s new climate accountability laws on food and agriculture companiescecelia brackeyMon, 10/23/2023 - 09:00Two new groundbreaking California laws will require companies doing...
View ArticleIATP Comment on the UNFCCC Supervisory Body Draft Recommendations on the...
AuthorDr. Steve SuppanThe following comment was submitted electronically to the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) of the Supervisory Body (SB) on Article 6.4 Mechanism of...
View ArticleSetting the course for global climate action at COP28
Setting the course for global climate action at COP28cecelia brackeyWed, 11/01/2023 - 15:20Extreme heat is a deadly consequence of climate change, and this summer was the hottest summer on record since...
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Corporate greenwashing or real climate action at COP28?
AuthorBen LillistonIn September, the U.N. Climate Ambition Summit in New York was flooded with new corporate climate announcements and initiatives, too many of which reflected marketing flash rather...
View ArticleNational Climate Assessment underscores need to invest in resilient,...
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy responds to the Fifth National Climate Assessment Minneapolis—The Fifth National Climate Assessment, released today by the White House in coordination with...
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Carbon market design problems await COP28 delegates
AuthorDr. Steve SuppanThe big-picture narratives in the foreground of 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), November 30-December...
View ArticleClimate crisis demands urgent action, not empty promises, from governments at...
IATP calls for real zero commitments, methane reduction, just transition for agriculture and food systemsMINNEAPOLIS—As governments and civil society prepare to gather in Dubai for the United Nations...
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Mitigating climate change risks in agriculture trade: Time for action at COP28
AuthorCalvin MandunaThe COP28 United Nations climate summit takes place against the backdrop of heightened alarm over the failure of the global community to meet climate targets and increasing evidence...
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Centering food security in the fight to avert climate catastrophe: the UN FAO...
AuthorSophia MurphyFor anyone concerned about climate change, it is that time of year again: tens of thousands of people are descending on Dubai for the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the...
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Global Methane Pledge’s slow start
AuthorBen LillistonTwo years ago, more than 120 countries (now 150), led by the United States and European Union, signed the Global Methane Pledge at COP26. The Pledge committed to reduce global...
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EU’s double standards on double counting
AuthorSophie SchergerAt this year’s COP28, countries will try again to adopt rules for carbon offset trading, in particular, for removals, under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement. The concept of...
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The clock is ticking: climate change and voluntary carbon markets
AuthorDr. Steve SuppanIn January 2023, the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the arms of the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight, the closest to Doomsday since...
View ArticleIATP reacts to FAO’s Achieving SDG2 without Breaching the 1.5C Threshold: A...
MINNEAPOLIS—Today, in response to the launch of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)’s launch of its anticipated Roadmap to achieving SDG2 without breaching the 1.5˚ C Threshold:...
View ArticleWeak COP28 outcomes on climate action, finance and food systems lack needed...
Corporate influence limits U.N. climate summit outcomes for fossil fuels and agricultureMINNEAPOLIS—Before dawn in Dubai, COP28 negotiators issued a final text that included a call to transition away...
View ArticleNow we see it: First thoughts on FAO’s Roadmap for food security within a...
Now we see it: First thoughts on FAO’s Roadmap for food security within a 1.5°C climate ceilingLilly RichardFri, 12/22/2023 - 09:45As we anticipated in our comment a few weeks back, FAO dropped its...
View ArticleIATP comment to the U.S. Department of Forest Service on CCS special use...
AuthorBen LillistonThe following comment was submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service on December 14, 2023 regarding the CCS special use exemption (RIN 0596–AD550.The Institute...
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