IATP input regarding ownership of account holdings in PACM

The following comments were submitted to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body (SB) in response to a Call for Input on the “Ownership of account holdings in the A6.4 mechanism registry” on Mar. 22, 2025.

IATP input regarding security interest arrangements in Article 6.4 mechanism

The following comments were submitted to the Article 6.4 Supervisory Body (SB) in response to a call for Input on the “Provision of a functionality for security interest arrangements in the mechanism registry through a pledge system" on Mar. 22, 2025.

IATP comments to CARB on the implementation of CA SB 253 and 261

The following comments were submitted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chair Liane Randolph on Mar.

Trade panel rules against food sovereignty, Indigenous rights and biodiversity

In the USMCA dispute regarding Mexico's measures against glyphosate and GM corn, the dispute panel released its final report on Dec. 20, 2025. It found against Mexico on every claim it took up, relied on the U.S. version of most disputed facts, invoked questionable science, and enunciated an overly broad definition of trade effects.

IATP input to the 2025 Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance of the UNFCCC

The Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) was established at the COP-16 in 2010 to assist the UNFCCC-COP in exercising its functions in relation to the Financial Mechanism of the Convention.

IATP comments regarding the update to Minnesota’s Climate Action Framework

The following comments were submitted to the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board on Jan. 28, 2025.

New Paint on Old Barns

This report examines the strategies of 14 meat and dairy companies and four agricultural input companies supplying fertilizer, pesticides, seeds and feed, focusing on two elements: the potential to deliver genuine emissions reductions and the support provided to farmers to make this transition happen.

IATP comments on USDA NRCS Climate Smart Agriculture Conservation Practice Standards

The following comments were submitted by IATP Dec. 23, 2024 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. View a PDF of the full comments here.

IATP comments to MPCA on PFAS biosolids strategy

The following comments were submitted on Dec. 12, 2024 to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.   MPCA’s guiding principles on PFAS pollution are laudable ones, and they are principles that we agree should be pursued:  Prevent PFAS pollution wherever possible. 

Buffer Food Stocks for Addressing Volatility and Food Security in Developing Countries – Trends and Future Direction

Uncertainty is an integral part of agricultural production. This brief discusses lessons learned from recent research on public stockholding programs in developing countries. We make some recommendations for policy makers intended to improve their design and implementation.