vimarsana.com

Page 16 - பாதுகாப்பு பணிப்பெண் ப்ரோக்ர்யாம் News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

USDA can play an important role in the Biden approach to climate change

USDA can play an important role in the Biden approach to climate change Peter Makey, Grant Thornton Public Sector March 2 No longer an ancillary participant, USDA will be a leading player in the Biden administration’s climate change plans. (Art Wager) The inaugural convening of the National Climate Task Force on Feb. 11 marked the formal exposition of President Joe Biden’s robust, whole-government approach to the climate crisis. Led by the new White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy, 21 acting agency heads and other cabinet-level personnel underscored their shared commitment to combatting climate change with the full capacity of the federal government.

Agriculture climate focus intensifies with collaboration

A growing focus on climate change continues to include agriculture as part of the solution, and sitting at the table is the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) who also is expanding its membership. As Congress and the White House look to tackle the impact of climate change and the role government plays, the initial 40 plus recommendations offered last fall by FACA will take on increasing importance in guiding the discussion for agriculture’s role. Meanwhile, the House Agriculture Committee plans to host its first hearing on climate change on Thursday at 12:30 ET. (Note this is an updated time, changed from originally scheduled on Tuesday.) The livestream of the hearing can be viewed here. It’s likely the hearing will feature questioning on USDA’s ability to create a carbon bank and tapping into the Commodity Credit Corporation to make payments to farmers. The CCC currently pays out farm bill programs and also the pot of money tapped into for recent ad hoc payments i

© 2025 Vimarsana

vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.