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You're invited! Join Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy for two upcoming webinars, Mind the Gap! National climate pledges overstep on available land (February 21) and Farm Bill 101: What the 2023 Farm Bill means for Minnesota (March1). Find more information on both webinars and registration details below! 

Mind the Gap!

National climate pledges overstep on available land


Date & Time
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
8-9:30 p.m. UCT/2-3:30 p.m. CST

Registration
Register for the webinar here.

Nations, companies, and other institutions are responding to the accelerating climate crisis challenge by making net-zero pledges. But the magnitude of the transformation required has led these net-zero pledges to rely heavily on carbon offsets. Offsets attempt to make good an emission in one place or sector with some kind of carbon (or carbon equivalent) capture elsewhere. Land-based carbon sequestration has become an increasingly common component of net-zero pledges. 

In this webinar, authors of The Land Gap Report join the Global Land Programme (GLP) and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) to share their findings that countries’ climate pledges rely on unrealistic amounts of land-based carbon removal. The Land Gap Report, published in 2022, shows that if one tallies up all the land proposed for offsets in national climate plans, the total needed amounts to 1.2 billion hectares, which is equivalent to the total amount of land that is in cropland today. These offset commitments cannot be achieved without significant negative impacts on livelihoods, land rights, and ecosystems.

Join us for a conversation around what a more realistic role for land to play in global climate mitigation could be. We anticipate that the conversation will touch on questions of land availability, competing demands on land, and on land rights, equity and justice.

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Farm Bill 101: 

What the 2023 Farm Bill means for Minnesota


Date & Time: 
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
12-1:30 p.m. CST

Registration: 
Register for the webinar here

Every five years, the United States Congress works on the nation's most important farm, food and nutrition policy: The Farm Bill. The bill sets the direction for the country's food system, from farm to the fork. The Farm Bill has a tremendous impact on farmers’ livelihoods, access to food, and support for sustainable farming and conservation efforts. Here in Minnesota, where agriculture is the cornerstone of our economy, the Farm Bill impacts the lives of all who live in our state — even if you have never heard of it!

In the leadup to the 2023 Farm Bill negotiations, community-rooted Minnesota farm and food systems organizations are advocating for Farm Bill policies and programs that: increase financial and capacity investments in infrastructure, small and mid-size processing and market development statewide; Enable land access and farm viability for emerging farmers; leverage Minnesota agriculture to create positive climate and ecosystem impact; and link nutrition and food access needs to Minnesota agricultural producers.

Join cohosts the MinneAg Network, Partners to End Hunger, MN Food Justice Network and the Land Stewardship Project to learn more about the Farm Bill, its implications for Minnesota’s farmers and eaters, and how you can get involved to influence the outcome of the 2023 bill. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

Presenters: 
  • Erin McKee VanSlooten (Moderator), Community Food Systems Program Director, Insistute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
  • Michael Happ, Program Associate for Climate and Rural Communities, IATP
  • Sarah Goldman, Organizer, Regional Food Systems and Federal Policy, Policy Department, Land Stewardship Program (LSP)
  • More information on presenters to follow.
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