Institute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyOpinion

USMCA in Review: 3 changes we want to see for more just, transparent trade policy

This week, IATP testified in hearings convened by the office of the U.S. Trade Representative on what should be addressed in ...
Institute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyOpinion

Global action on cutting methane pollution is falling short: Why this matters for agriculture

Five years ago, the U.S. and the EU launched an ambitious project during the world’s annual climate summit: cut global ...
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

Study finds COP30 climate pledges lean heavily on land-based carbon removal over reducing emissions by protecting forests

An analysis of national climate plans released today at the COP30 climate summit warns that countries are failing to carry out the core work required to reduce emissions by halting and reversing ...
IATP

Setting and hitting corporate net zero CO₂ emissions targets

There are two approaches to corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting: voluntary and mandatory. One example of mandatory reporting would be for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...
IATP

UN committee creates space for collaborative responses in support of just food system transitions

Against the backdrop of multilateralism facing multiple challenges, and the UN remaining a spectator to unprecedented levels of unilateral coercive measures that are suffocating economies, ...
IATP

The Land Gap: Climate pledges favor unrealistic land-based carbon removal, ignoring our forests

This week, the University of Melbourne launched the second edition of The Land Gap Report, which looks closely at countries’ climate commitments and their implications for how land is to be used — and ...
IATP

Three questions for CFTC Chair nominee Brian Quintenz

Later today, the White House nominee for Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Brian Quintenz will appear before the Senate Agriculture Committee. Quintenz is a former CFTC ...
IATP

Mexico’s move toward food self-sufficiency confronts GMOs

Amidst various news cycles of absurd demands and hateful reactions in the U.S., I was recently struck by some hopeful news of civility and constructive engagement from Mexico. Adelita San Vicente ...
IATP

Monsanto-Cargill JV incurring sizable losses

A joint venture between Monsanto Co. (MON) and Cargill Inc. (X.CRG) has posted more than $300 million in losses since its 1999 startup and could wither without a swift infusion of new funding, ...
IATP

TIMOs & REITs: What, Why, and How They Might Impact Sustainable Forestry

Forestland ownership patterns can have a significant impact on the long-term continuance of large tracts of forestland as diverse natural forests. In recent years, there has been something of a ...
IATP

SWC Lessons Learned

This document provides information and refection on the history and eventual closing of the Sustainable Woods Cooperative.
IATP

Residents sue Atlanta over sewers, water damages

Shirley Franklin bills herself as Atlanta's sewer mayor. She's staked her legacy on a nearly $4 billion plan to overhaul Atlanta's decrepit sewers and aging water pipes called Clean Water Atlanta. But ...