Publication archives

Nov 13, 2023

Corporate greenwashing or real climate action at COP28?

by
Ben Lilliston
In 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 than real plans to reduce emissions. In fact, corporate climate greenwashing has become so brazen the U.N.
fund food not fossil fuels
Nov 1, 2023

Setting the course for global climate action at COP28

Extreme heat is a deadly consequence of climate change, and this summer was the hottest summer on record since global records began. From Arizona to Japan, extreme heat persisted for weeks, and from Canada to Hawaii, heat-aggravated wildfires wreaked havoc.
Smokestack with emissions
Nov 1, 2023

IATP Comment on the UNFCCC Supervisory Body Draft Recommendations on the Article 6.4 Mechanism

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
The 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 the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (U
Oct 30, 2023

Farm to School Spotlight: Hutchinson, Litchfield and Dassel-Cokato Public School Districts

by
Erin McKee VanSlooten
Download a PDF of the case study here.  
School lunch tray with local foods
Oct 26, 2023

Hijacking food policies to feed agribusiness

by
Timothy Wise
The following article was originally published by The Elephant on October 23, 2023. 
Sifuniso Imbuwa, local farmer, Barotse floodplain, Zambia
Oct 26, 2023

Video interview: An inside look into the CFS with IATP

This week, IATP Executive Director Sophia Murphy is in Rome at the United Na
CFS51 in Rome
Oct 24, 2023

Reflections on the Child and Adult Care Food Program

by
Erin McKee VanSlooten
Key Takeaways Providers appreciate that CACFP reimbursement reduces financial stress and allows them to incorporate local foods into their menus more easily.
HAFA food on table
Oct 23, 2023

The impact of California’s new climate accountability laws on food and agriculture companies

by
Dr. Steve Suppan
Two new groundbreaking California laws will require companies doing business in California, including food and agriculture companies, to report their annual greenhouse gas emissions, climate-related financial risk exposures and climate risk management plans.
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