The carbon tax gaps

In late 2018, the bipartisan Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act was introduced in both the H

California's cap-and-trade extension puts industry ahead of environmental justice

Last week, California governor Jerry Brown signed legislation to extend California’s cap-and-trade program to 2030 rather than letting it expire in 2020.

It’s time for states to step up on climate change, but leave carbon markets out of it

As the federal government moves backwards on climate action, including pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, there are new opportunities for states to take the lead.

Carbon Markets: Reducing Carbon Emissions or Missing the Mark?

The Clean Power Plan is the predominant plan in the U.S. to address climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging states to set up regional carbon markets to comply with the plan; however, carbon markets to date have not achieved their intended goals.

What to make of the soil carbon initiative launched in Paris

Paris – Yesterday at the global climate talks, France and about 30 other country leaders, research institutions and a handful of NGOs launched a much anticipated new

Carbon Markets and Agriculture: A U.S. and International Perspective

Download the presentation slides:Renata BrillingerBen Lilliston

Three IATP proposals on climate change

IATP has submitted three short papers in response to requests for comment from the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action (LCA) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Stakes are high for agriculture at climate talks

 IATP’s Karen Hansen-Kuhn is blogging from the UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa.

Civil society in Durban: "Reject carbon markets for agriculture"

As the global climate talks began this week in Durban, South Africa, IATP joined more than 100 civil society organizations in calling for countries to reject efforts to place agricultural soils within a carbon market.

Soil carbon mirage debated in Panama

 IATP’s Karen Hansen-Kuhn was in Panama City last week for negotiations on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.