Climate Change

Companies preparing for climate disclosure laws are voluntarily disclosing more — but stragglers remain

An update to our Meat and Dairy Emissions Dashboard finds more companies are disclosing more about their climate risk and emissions as new mandatory global reporting requirements go into effect. 

IATP Europe gives feedback on carbon farming methodologies

IATP Europe submitted the following feedback on February 19, 2026, to the European Commission regarding the Commission's proposed methodologies for certifying carbon removals and soil emission reductions for the implementation of the Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF), generating agricultural carbon credits.

The EU’s weakened 2040 climate target: Less pressure or more risk for agriculture?

At the tail end of 2025, the European Union’s (EU) decisionmakers agreed on a 2040 climate target that was weaker than the one first proposed by the European Commission.

Flying Under the Radar: Gaps in satellite detection of factory farm methane emissions

In recent years, researchers have begun using satellite imaging to detect methane plumes from factory farms — but the picture is still incomplete. We found that, of the 15,726 total cattle and hog AFOs identified in the U.S., 1,222 aren’t captured by satellite technology, concealing operations that are emitting plumes of methane and harming efforts to effectively measure and address livestock methane emissions.

IATP and IPS comment on the intersection of climate change, food systems, and human rights

The challenges to our climate and food systems intersect in important ways, not only because of the impacts of erratic weather on food production or the emissions generated by agricultural production, but also because of the ways corporate power both exacerbates those problems and undermines the solutions. These are not just technical issues but fundamentally political choices. 

Climate-smart farming has risen the ranks in Midwest states

Since 2021, EQIP contracts for "climate-smart" practices have increased above general practices in all 12 Midwest states with help from IRA funding  Summary 

IATP Europe comments on the revision of biogas-related methodologies in the EU Renewable Energy Directive

IATP Europe submitted the following comments on January 26, 2026, to the European Commission regarding the revision of Annex V and VI of the Renewable Energy Directive (short: RED, Directive (EU) 2018/2001) regarding proposed changes related to the calculation of the climate benefits of manure-based biogas and biomethane.

Learning from Germany’s decades of public biogas support

While biogas — energy produced mostly from crops or animal manure — has long been promoted as part of the European Union’s (EU) energy transition, it now receives renewed attention as a tool to address agriculture’s methane emissions. 

IATP Europe Comments on the development of pilot CRCF methodologies for livestock

IATP Europe submitted the following comments on December 18, 2025 to the research consortium, mandated by the European Commission, regarding the development of pilot methodologies for the certification of livestock credits under the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Removal Certification Framework (CRCF). 

Climate's Emergency Brake: The imperative for a livestock transition to slow global warming

In this brief, we outline why action on methane is so urgently needed and where there are risks of a sudden shift in the policy or consumer landscape. We need to plan and fund the transition now — the longer we wait, the more extreme climate change will be, and the more disruptive the transition will be.