Climate-smart ag solves climate better than renewables and models globally.
Daniel Rath 23, Agricultural Soil Carbon Scientist at National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Soil and Biogeochemistry PhD at UC-Davis; Nina Sevilla, Program Advocate, Food Waste & Food Systems at NRDC; Allison Johnson, Senior Attorney, Health & Food, People & Communities Program at NRDC and J.D. at UC-Berkeley, 3/28/2023, “2023 Farm Bill Can Help Address Climate Crisis,” https://www.nrdc.org/bio/daniel-rath/2023-farm-bill-can-help-address-climate-crisis
The IPCC report estimates that agricultural and food system reforms to mitigate climate change are among the lowest cost and highest potential options, comparable to emissions reductions gained from switching to wind or solar energy. Increasing the sustainability and resilience of our food systems can ensure that communities in the United States and throughout the world are able to feed themselves while protecting natural ecosystems. This Farm Bill has the chance to protect the historic $40+ billion Inflation Reduction Act investments empowering farmers to turn agriculture into a climate solution and double down on transformative, economy-wide investments needed to scale up climate-smart agriculture & forestry. We are at a pivotal moment in the climate crisis where bold and coordinated action to set the U.S. food and farming sector on a new and much more sustainable course can make a significant impact for America’s farmers, ranchers and eaters, and set an example globally.