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Jul 2, 2026

Three essential elements for the EU’s forthcoming Livestock Strategy

Claire Stockwell

On July 7, the EU is expected to publish its strategy for building a competitive, resilient, and sustainable livestock sector. A draft of the Livestock Strategy has leaked. While the text is clearly still a work in progress, there are several worrying signs.

Jun 30, 2026

Open letter on the importance of addressing methane from industrially farmed animals to help slow global warming and build farm resilience

Claire Stockwell

The following open letter was delivered on June 30, 2026 to European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen, in addition to Executive Vice-President, Teresa Ribera; Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth, Wopke Hoekstra; DG CLIMA Director General, Kurt Vandenberghe; DG AGRI Director General, Elisabeth Werner

Cows overlaid with world map and natural gas methane flare

Jun 23, 2026

The Bank Takes the Lead?

Making sense of the World Bank Group’s role supporting livestock projects in the Green Revolution in Africa, with a focus on East and Southern Africa Our latest report examines the rise in WBG financing for African agriculture since 2021, and the importance of centering farmers and agroecology in any efforts to transform African agriculture.

Cattle herd in African landscape overlaid with globe grid

Jun 9, 2026

Agroecology Uprooted Episode Five: System Change

Lilly Richard

How do we transform food systems to make agroecological transitions possible on a large scale? In the final episode of Agroecology Uprooted, hear from Sophia Murphy, Ernesto Mendez, and Raj Patel on some of the policy changes that help agroecology thrive, and what it takes to make them happen. 

Jun 8, 2026

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

Sophie Scherger

Claire Stockwell

Note: This article was updated on June 26, 2026 (original publication: June 8, 2026) to reflect changes in the status of Estonia’s climate law. 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?

May 28, 2026

IATP comments to CARB on CA SB 1383

Leila Yow

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

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