The Biden administration has made “a $3.1 billion bet that a program known as the Partnerships for ClimateSmart Commodities can address two of its biggest challenges in agriculture: convincing American farmers they need to address climate change, and convincing leaders in other countries that such a voluntary, entrepreneurial approach can lead to reductions in greenhouse gases.
“The partnerships link farmers, ranchers, and foresters with universities and other agriculture leaders in projects to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions. They promise farmers new streams of income by selling commodities marketed as grown under climate-smart rules and offering credits for the carbon they sequester.”
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