Breakthrough Institute Releases White Paper Highlighting Climate Impacts of Agricultural Trade
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
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The report , titled “How to Cut Emissions Through Agricultural Trade,” analyzes data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on five of the world’s top agricultural exports, maize (corn), wheat, beef, pork, and chicken.
Key Points:
- The report , titled “How to Cut Emissions Through Agricultural Trade,” analyzes data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on five of the world’s top agricultural exports, maize (corn), wheat, beef, pork, and chicken.
- The report includes several recommendations for policymakers including different trade policies to shift agricultural production and exports from high emissions to low emissions countries.
- One option is to incorporate agricultural products into a renewed WTO Environmental Goods Agreement that aims to reduce tariffs for environmentally beneficial products.
- “Reducing the agricultural sector’s greenhouse gas emissions is a pressing challenge if we are to decarbonize the global economy,” said Dan Blaustein-Rejto, Director of Food & Agriculture at The Breakthrough Institute.