Agriculture
For too long, farmers, ranchers, foresters, and land managers have been left out of the conversation. As stewards of our lands, we should rely on their expertise to help protect our environment and address the effects of climate change.
Introduction The United States’ agricultural sector is a global leader in productivity while directly producing about 10 percent of the nation’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In comparison, both China and India each have almost twice the emissions as the U.S. from their agricultural sectors. Some of this success is owed to the conservation programs […]
Summary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leverages its industrial capacity to crush foreign competition in trade, as well as predatory investment and loans, to control global supply chains and create overseas markets that serve its goal of commercial dominance. Much of the world, including America and its allies, buys the CCP’s products and services, as […]
Key Findings Beyond simply reducing greenhouse gas emissions, removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is vital for comprehensive emissions reductions. Fortunately, Mother Nature has perfected high-efficiency, low-cost carbon removal, creating opportunities to manage ecosystems and enhance natural carbon storage across the U.S. and the globe. Natural climate solutions—defined as agriculture and active land management practices […]
An enduring stigma exists that Republicans are against clean energy and climate policies. But as the recent CRES Forum webinar revealed, this couldn’t be further from the truth. In the webinar titled, “How Conservatives are Planning to Tackle Climate Change,” moderator Charles Hernick and panelists discussed what is driving the recent climate and energy policy […]
As published on The Hill, May 14, 2021, by Charles Hernick. Spring planting has Americans putting their hands in the soil again. And knowing our bountiful lands could be an important defense against climate change makes our fruited plains and amber waves of grain even more beautiful. Recently, the Growing Climate Solutions Act was reintroduced by Sens. Mike […]
Last week, Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), among a bipartisan group, introduced The Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020, which could become a watershed moment in the conservative clean energy movement. The legislation empowers farmers to be part of the climate solution on a voluntary basis and creates options for people and […]