Stabenow Seeks USDA’s ‘Climate-Smart’ Funding Beyond Trading Incentives

Senate agriculture committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) is seeking to increase funding for the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) “climate-smart” programs to enable all farmers and foresters to reap the benefits of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, beyond a pending bipartisan bill to promote voluntary agricultural carbon markets. Stabenow’s call for additional funding, during a May 24 webinar hosted by Resources for the Future (RFF), comes just days after USDA released a strategy report , required by President Joe Biden’s climate executive...