Climate Change

Biotech in Africa

The Des Moines Register published a 7-part series on Africa by reporter Philip Brasher who traveled to Kenya and South Africa to obtain information for the series. It focused on corn (maize in Africa) and the role of biotechnology, both the political and yield aspects, in providing food for sub-Sahara Africa.

In global climate negotiations: Agriculture not just one more sector

Any international negotiations or initiatives on climate change and agriculture must begin with recognition of the multifunctionality of agriculture. It is not just one more sector.

Speculating on Carbon Fact Sheet

This fact sheet is a summary of "Speculating on Carbon: The Next Toxic Asset" which was one of a series of issue briefing papers IATP produced for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Copenhagen. A Spanish translation is also included below.  

Agriculture Sustainability

A critical look at the what the term sustainable agriculture has come to mean since becoming popular in the 1970s. This article by Dennis Keeney appeared in Prairie Fire, March 2010.

Speculating on Carbon: The Next Toxic Asset

Global climate change negotiations currently treat greenhouse gas emissions as a tradable commodity. Carbon trading on poorly regulated commodity futures markets has disrupted efforts to address climate change. The planned expansion of carbon trading could also adversely affect food security.

Weak climate deal leaves hard choices for next year

Copenhagen – A watered down political agreement reached this morning in Copenhagen lacks the firm commitments needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address global climate change, said the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP).

Copenhagen is Not the End, but the Beginning

At his press conference in Copenhagen a few minutes ago, U.S.