The latest United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) greenhouse gas data reaffirms the role of factory farms in driving up the agriculture sector’s emissions.
The latest science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes clear that climate change is already disrupting food systems across the globe and that significant investments in adaptation strategies are needed urgently.
The following article was originally published on February 9, 2022 by the Global Financial Markets Center of the Duke University School of Law.
The first formal trade dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the renegotiated version of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), is moving to a new phase, with a legally-binding panel decision against Canada’s allocation of dairy Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQs)
The following comment was delivered to Tim Sexton, MN Department of Transportation, and Andrea Vaubel, MN Department of Agriculture on January 5, 2022. Download a PDF of the comment.
Download a PDF of the letter.
Dear President von der Leyen,
Dear Executive Vice-President Timmermans,
Dear Commissioner Wojciechowski,
Dear Commissioner Sinkevičius,
Executive Summary
At a time when governments must dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, global meat and dairy giants in Europe are increasing emissions by ramping up production and exports.
