Document Comments

Jul 24, 2020

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy: Comments on the 2021 General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Animal Feedlot Permit

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) thanks the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) for the opportunity to comment on the proposed 2021 General National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Animal Feedlot Permit (referred to throughout this comment as the Proposed General Permit).   
Jul 16, 2020

Submission to the European Investment Bank (EIB) on its Position Paper: EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025

To read our submission to the European Investment Bank (EIB) on its Position Paper: EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025, please click here. 
Jun 22, 2020

Letter to the Senate Democrats’ Special Committee on the Climate Crisis

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) thanks the Committee for seeking input on the climate crisis, the most critical challenge of our time. IATP is a 34-year-old non-profit 501(c)3 organization based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. IATP works to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems.
May 18, 2020

Comment to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Position Limits

Proposed Rule: Position Limits for Derivatives (PR 2020) RIN 3038–AD99    Submitted electronically to CFTC Comments Portal: https://comments.cftc.gov    
May 14, 2020

Letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Markets Risk Advisory Committee's Climate Related Market Risk Subcommittee

The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) appreciates the opportunity to respond to the issues identified in the Notice. IATP first wrote on June 19, 2019 to the Commission on these issues. We are responding to four of five topics outlined in the Notice, plus our “Urgency and ambition” topic. IATP hopes that these brief comments will help the Subcommittee prepare its report for MRAC. We look forward to reading the report and to commenting on the CFTC’s proposals for implementing the “actionable materials” recommended by MRAC following its review of the report.
Apr 2, 2020

IATP comment on the Zero Draft of the CFS Policy Recommendations on "Agroecological and other innovative approaches for sustainable food systems that ensure food security and nutrition"

To read the full letter, click to download.    To, Ambassador Mohammad Hossein Emadi, Chair, U.N. Committee on Food Security, Rome Dear Ambassador Mohammad Hossein Emadi: