IATP Articles and Reports

There’s nothing “mini” about the U.S. plan to unravel Europe’s precautionary principle

The real goal of the United States and European Union’s so-called “mini-deal” on trade is unambiguous and goes to the heart of Europe’s way of life and approach to the rule of law. U.S. trade negotiators, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and American farm interests have all been crystal clear: the precautionary principle must go, and now is the time to finally axe it.

Keeping conservation dollars climate-friendly

The Farm Bill’s conservation title includes a suite of programs that pay farmers for implementing conservation projects on their land. These programs are beneficial for numerous reasons: they encourage practices that sequester carbon, clean up the water, create wildlife habitat and make farms more resilient to extreme weather.

Fresh and local all year long – A report on Farm to Summer successes

Over the past decade, interest in and appreciation of local foods have been growing steadily in the United States.

A false solution: Why carbon markets don’t work for agriculture

After too many years of inaction, climate policies are rapidly being introduced at the state and federal levels. Despite their poor track record, carbon markets feature heavily in many forthcoming climate policy proposals.

2020 – A year and decisive decade of climate reckoning: What policymakers do next on agriculture matters

This blog is the second in a series of two posts about agriculture in the U.N. climate negotiations and what to look for in 2020. Read the first blog post here.