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2022 marked a historic year for climate change action in the Executive Branch. The Biden-Harris administration continued to deploy a “whole-of-government” approach to combating climate...

Work on 2023 Farm Bill has begun. Growing Climate Solutions Act GCSA may be included in Farm Bill. Supreme Court limits EPA authority to regulate carbon emissions. Social cost of carbon reinstated in 5th Circuit. USDA will invest $1 billion in climate-friendly agriculture.

Rostin Behnam, President Biden’s nominee for Commodity Futures Trading Commission, told Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., that through her Growing Climate Solutions Act, “You are creating a financial services market.”

News from the fields, farms and beyond…

[co-author: Shawn Whites] The U.S. Senate recently passed the bipartisan Growing Climate Solutions Act (Act) by a 92-8 vote to help American farmers, ranchers and private forest owners adopt, and ultimately profit from, activities that reduce or sequester greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Among its key provisions, the Act directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Greenhouse Gas Technical Assistance Provider and Third-Party Verifier Certification Program (USDA Certification Progr...

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Bill breaks down barriers for farmers interested in participating in carbon markets and be rewarded for climate-smart practices.

As federal policymakers craft a plan to grow the U.S. economy and address the climate crisis by rebuilding the country’s infrastructure, the United States Congress has a unique opportunity to invest in some of the most important natural infrastructure there is: trees. Restoring trees to the landscape is the largest, near-term opportunity to remove carbon dioxide from the air at the scale needed to help meet the country’s ambitious climate goals. WRI’s research has found that at its upper-...

Legislation that would help farmers participate in carbon markets has been reintroduced to the U.S. Senate.

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Congress and the Biden Administration recently have taken substantial steps toward facilitating land-based solutions to global climate change, including measures specifically focused on agriculture. These actions would leverage public and private investments and technical expertise to support farmers and foresters as they adopt both known and novel greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and carbon-sequestering land management practices. Thes...