Climate Change

EU can build on existing agriculture emissions targets to unlock the sector’s climate potential

A warming planet and more frequent extreme weather events will change how food is produced in the European Union (EU) in 2040 and beyond. But what about the sector’s contribution to fighting the climate crisis?

IATP comments to CARB on CA SB 1383

Earlier this year, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) opened a public input process to inform the implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 1383, which establishes a methane reduction target for the dairy and livestock sector of 40% below 2013 levels by 20

IATP Europe comments on use of international carbon credits to meet EU 2040 climate target

In April, IATP Europe submitted feedback to the European Commission on the plan introduced by the Commission in December 2025 to apply international carbon credits toward the EU's 2040 climate target. The Commission is currently in the process of building a legislative framework for the purchase of international credits, which is expected to be published by the end of this year.

IATP Europe gives feedback on EU framework for national 2040 climate targets

This month, IATP Europe submitted feedback on the European Union's framework for its 2040 national climate targets, encouraging the European Commission to build an agriculture-specific greenhouse gas (GHG) emission target and support policy frameworks that help farmers and consumers transition away from high-emitting industrial livestock systems.

Scientists say 'business as usual' no longer an option for EU’s food and farm systems

The European Union has adopted its target for cutting climate pollution by 2040 and is now working on the policies needed to achieve it. Its climate advisors have just published a major report on agriculture with a clear message for the sector: business as usual is not an option if Europe wants to ensure a better future for its farmers and rural communities, and, frankly, everyone else.

EU bets on voluntary action to reduce agricultural emissions, but who’s buying it?

The European Commission has spent the last few years exploring policy options for putting a price on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions in their efforts to meet the EU's new 2040 climate target. Today, much of this work has been shelved and it looks like the only instrument that could be adopted to drive climate action in agriculture will be a voluntary credit system.

IATP Europe gives feedback on the EU energy and climate Governance Regulation

IATP Europe submitted the following comment on March 19, 2026 to the European Commission on the EU’s Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, giving feedback on the strategic planning and monitoring needed to to reduce emissions in the agriculture sector and ensure its effective contribution to reaching the EU's 2040 climate targets and beyond.

Poor climate choices puts a fair transition for Irish dairy and beef at risk

Ireland is finalizing its climate protection targets to the year 2040. There is no way to meet its EU and international commitments without early, deep, and sustained cuts to its agricultural methane, the country’s largest source of climate pollution.

Open letter to Irish leaders to reduce methane pollution for just transition in agri-food sector

Ireland is finalizing its climate protection targets to the year 2040. Rather than face that challenge directly, the Irish government is considering embracing a “no additional warming” approach to avoid having to fully address this pollution source.

Minnesota’s new Climate Action Framework: A welcome path forward for climate action

As the federal government throws climate progress in reverse, Minnesota builds a model for state-led climate action across sectors — revealing a big opportunity for a transition to sustainable agriculture.