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Nov 29, 2022๐ฑ And ready to gun for sustainability At the UN Climate Summit (COP27), President Biden announced that the US will implement measures to further decrease methane emissions by 2030. According to him, the current state of things in the world has proven that we need to get moving – fast!
• The proposals aim to cut methane emissions by 87% between 2023 and 2035 by tightening regulations on the oil and gas industry. Also, the war in Ukraine has made it more urgent than ever that the US double-down on its climate commitments and decrease its dependence on fossil fuels.
๐จ๐พ What about the ag front? The USDA shared proposal outlines for more climate-smart incentives. And you’re the protagonists! As we face the dual crises of climate change and food insecurity, changes to agriculture and food systems can only happen at the needed scale and speed if farmers are at the center of the solutions.