Read the open letter that IATP Europe, along with over 30 other EU-based organizations, delivered to Irish leaders today, calling for real reductions in methane pollution and support for farmers in a just transition for agriculture: www.iatp.org/open-letter-...
NEW: As Ireland finalizes its climate protection targets to the year 2040, the Irish government is considering moving the goalposts and embracing a “no additional warming” approach to methane emissions, rather than taking necessary action to protect a livable future. www.iatp.org/poor-climate...
www.iatp.org/poor-climate.... Why poor climate choices undermine a fair transition for Irish dairy and beef farming. Irish policy reluctance to tackle methane emissions fails everyone including farmers via @iatp.bsky.social
NEW: As the federal government throws climate progress in reverse, Minnesota’s new Climate Action Framework offers a path forward for climate action — but the framework also includes some flawed policies that reinforce polluting agriculture systems. www.iatp.org/minnesotas-n...
While media attention has shifted away from Minnesota, the impacts of ICE terror continue to be felt throughout our communities. IATP & other MN-based civil society groups recently met with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to share updates on the situation. www.iatp.org/mn-organizat...
Seeds are foundational to global food systems and to conserving biodiversity. But provisions in trade agreements — including the restrictive UPOV91 — limit farmers’ ability to save and share seeds. In a submission to the U.N., we advocate for farmers’ Right to Seeds: www.iatp.org/farmer-acces...
The real #innovation story is not in the cloud.
It’s in farmers’ fields.
Farmers & communities are
🌾restoring soils
🌱breeding climate-adapted crops
🐞managing pests ecologically
🌍 building resilience.
Stop sidelining them.
📖 Read: ipes-food.org/report/head-...
#HeadInTheCloud #agroecology
🚨Just launched: #HeadInTheCloud ☁️
Who controls #innovation in agriculture?
BigTech + BigAg are reshaping farming through AI & digital platforms - investing 💰billions.
But we’re betting on the wrong model.
Let’s reclaim innovation for people & the planet.
📖Read: ipes-food.org/report/head-...
As a wave of new climate-related disclosure laws make climate reporting mandatory for companies in the livestock sector, we've updated our Meat and Dairy Emissions Dashboard to show the increase in reporting on emissions and climate risk. See the latest update here:
www.iatp.org/meat-dairy-c...
Today, the Supreme Court announced its decision to strike down Trump's tariffs enacted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. We applaud this decision — but the damage to farmers has already been done.
Read our full statement here: www.iatp.org/statement-su...
Late last year, EU leaders agreed on a 2040 climate target that was weaker than the one first proposed by the European Commission. We looked into what this reduced target means for the ag sector, and how it impacts the EU's goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2050.
www.iatp.org/weakened-eu-...
The Minnesota state legislative session starts today, amid grief and continued upheaval in the state. Here’s what we’re focusing on this year as we work to build a better food system and a more inclusive policy process in Minnesota: www.iatp.org/mn-2026-legi...
Last Friday, the House Agriculture Committee released a draft Farm Bill. In the face of a farm crisis, this bill keeps in place a brittle, fragile status quo that has brought us to this point. Read our full statement here: www.iatp.org/iatp-comment...
How not to do it: Germany has spent decades investing in biogas - what lessons for Ireland, Poland, Spain & other MS? Op-ed by Sophie Scherger @iatp.bsky.social
www.arc2020.eu/learning-fro...
#EnergyTransition #Biogas #Germany
@seobirdlife.bsky.social @nabu.de @foeeurope.bsky.social
IATP's Michael Happ and @nsac-sustainableag.bsky.social allies meeting with staff from Rep. Finstad and Rep. Omar's offices.
IATP was proud to join NSAC’s lobby day in Washington, DC yesterday, calling on Congress to take real action to address the farm crisis, fund conservation & local food programs, and support sustainable, long-term solutions to keep farmers on the land. sustainableagriculture.net/blog/release...
The Regenerative Agriculture Initiative (RAI) does not add any new funding or staff support for sustainable farming practices. Instead, it sets aside existing conservation program funding for practices designated as regenerative. www.iatp.org/new-regenera...
The Trump administration recently announced the launch of the Regenerative Agriculture Initiative, a gesture toward “MAHA” promises to reform America’s broken food systems. We took a look at the details of the plan. Unsurprisingly, it falls far short of what is needed. www.iatp.org/new-regenera...
Despite being major sources of the potent greenhouse gas methane, factory farms aren’t required to report their emissions. In recent years, researchers have begun using satellite imaging to detect methane plumes from factory farms — but the picture is still incomplete. www.iatp.org/factory-farm...
NEW: USDA & HHS recently announced the launch of the "Regenerative Agriculture Initiative" (RAI), which sets aside $700 million in existing conservation funds for practices designated as “regenerative.” The program has potential — but falls fall short of what is needed. www.iatp.org/new-regenera...
Last week, IATP and the @ips-dc.org submitted comments to the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Climate Change for an upcoming study on food systems built to prevent climate harm and protect human rights.
Read the full submission and introduction in our latest article: www.iatp.org/comments-int...
As the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Climate Change prepares for a major study on transforming food systems to protect human rights & prevent climate harm, IATP & @ips-dc.org submitted comments highlighting how policies protecting corporations are key barriers to progress. www.iatp.org/comments-int...
“These enormously expensive digesters serve as a subsidy for factory farms, incentivizing them to get bigger to produce more waste as they push small and mid-sized farms out." @benlilliston.bsky.social
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The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) can fund on-farm renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. But funds are limited, and grants for industrial-scale manure digesters lock in the factory farm system and close out smaller farms from support. insideclimatenews.org/news/2801202...
Our latest article examines this trend and features an interactive visualization of the changes in EQIP practice popularity from 2021-2024. www.iatp.org/climate-smar...
NEW: With an influx of IRA funding, EQIP conservation practices designated as “climate-smart” quickly became the most popular contracts in Midwest states. This step forward for climate resilience is now at risk following changes to EQIP funding in the latest budget bill. www.iatp.org/climate-smar...
New from IATP Europe: Germany's biogas industry is propped up by public subsidies and has had consequences for the environment & agriculture sector. Learning from Germany’s mistakes, the EU should only include biogas as one part of a holistic food system transformation. www.iatp.org/germany-biog...
Learn more about the ICE OUT Minnesota strike here: www.iceoutnowmn.com
IATP will be closed Friday as we join the state-wide strike to halt economic activity in Minnesota and demand ICE leave our state. www.iatp.org/iatp-joins-i...
Here - I write about the emergency bailout cycle for farmers without a plan to address fundamental issues (low prices, high costs, corp concentration, dysfunctional trade policy). Cycle of emergency bailouts likely to continue.
