{"id":258459,"date":"2023-05-21T16:23:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T14:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=258459"},"modified":"2023-05-21T16:23:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T14:23:39","slug":"john-kerry-targets-farmers-we-cant-get-to-net-zerounless-agriculture-is-front-center-as-part-of-the-solution-i-refuse-to-call-it-climate-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=258459","title":{"rendered":"John Kerry targets farmers: \u2018We can\u2019t get to Net-Zero\u2026unless agriculture is front &amp; center as part of the solution\u2019 \u2013 \u2018I refuse to call it climate change anymore. It\u2019s not change. It\u2019s a crisis\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"418\" data-attachment-id=\"258471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=258471\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0john-kerry-carbon-offsets-coal.webp?fit=1600%2C925&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,925\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0john-kerry-carbon-offsets-coal\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0john-kerry-carbon-offsets-coal.webp?fit=723%2C418&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0john-kerry-carbon-offsets-coal.webp?resize=723%2C418&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-258471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0john-kerry-carbon-offsets-coal.webp?resize=1024%2C592&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0john-kerry-carbon-offsets-coal.webp?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0john-kerry-carbon-offsets-coal.webp?resize=768%2C444&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0john-kerry-carbon-offsets-coal.webp?resize=1536%2C888&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0john-kerry-carbon-offsets-coal.webp?resize=1200%2C694&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0john-kerry-carbon-offsets-coal.webp?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0john-kerry-carbon-offsets-coal.webp?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/2023\/05\/19\/john-kerry-targets-farmers-we-cant-get-to-net-zero-unless-agriculture-is-front-center-as-part-of-the-solution-i-refuse-to-call-it-climate-change-anymore-its-not-change-its-a-crisi\/\">CLIMATE DEPOT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"422\" data-attachment-id=\"258461\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=258461\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22.png?fit=1698%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1698,992\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22.png?fit=723%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22.png?resize=723%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-258461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22.png?resize=1024%2C598&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22.png?resize=768%2C449&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22.png?resize=1536%2C897&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22.png?resize=1200%2C701&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22.png?w=1698&amp;ssl=1 1698w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/john-kerry-targets-agriculture-part-climate-crusade\">Great Food Reset: John Kerry targets agriculture as part of climate crusade<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/usa-climate-agriculture\/slashing-farm-emissions-critical-to-fighting-climate-change-john-kerry-says-idINL1N3771SC\">Slashing farm emissions critical to fighting climate change, John Kerry says<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kerry: &#8220;We can&#8217;t get to net-zero, we don&#8217;t get this job done unless agriculture is front and center as part of the solution. So all of us understand here the depths of this mission.&#8221; &#8230;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Kerry added that &#8220;lives depend&#8221; on world leaders and scientists developing the tools&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/environment\/climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">necessary to lower agriculture emissions<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>&#8230; I refuse to call it climate change anymore. It&#8217;s not change. It&#8217;s a crisis.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cMitigating methane is the fastest way to reduce warming in the short term. Food and agriculture can contribute to a low-methane future by improving farmer productivity and resilience. We welcome agriculture ministers participating in the implementation of the Global Methane Pledge,\u201d said&nbsp;John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/author\/rbushway\/\">Admin<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatedepot.com\/\">Climate Depot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thrilled to join Chile, Brazil, Australia, and nine other countries in committing to reduce methane emissions from the agricultural sector. Agriculture is the largest contributor to global methane emissions today, and reducing methane emissions is essential to keep 1.5C within\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/88xyvleuxi\">pic.twitter.com\/88xyvleuxi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Special Presidential Envoy John Kerry (@ClimateEnvoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClimateEnvoy\/status\/1659628928493862927?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/john-kerry-targets-agriculture-part-climate-crusade\">John Kerry targets agriculture as part of climate crusade<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"422\" data-attachment-id=\"258465\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=258465\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22-1.png?fit=1698%2C992&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1698,992\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22-1.png?fit=723%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22-1.png?resize=723%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-258465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22-1.png?resize=1024%2C598&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22-1.png?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22-1.png?resize=768%2C449&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22-1.png?resize=1536%2C897&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22-1.png?resize=1200%2C701&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22-1.png?w=1698&amp;ssl=1 1698w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.38.22-1.png?w=1446&amp;ssl=1 1446w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/john-kerrys-office-consulted-left-wing-environmental-groups-while-crafting-policies-emails-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry<\/a>&nbsp;warned Wednesday that the world can\u2019t tackle climate change without first addressing the agriculture sector\u2019s emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kerry&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/farmers-score-victory-biden-admin-judge-pauses-controversial-eco-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lamented that agriculture production<\/a>&nbsp;alone creates 33% of the world\u2019s total greenhouse gas emissions, arguing that reducing those emissions must be \u201cfront and center\u201d in the quest to defeat global warming, during remarks Wednesday morning at the Department of Agriculture\u2019s AIM for Climate Summit. The former secretary of state also touted so-called climate smart agriculture as a potential solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA lot of people have no clue that agriculture contributes about 33% of all the emissions of the world,\u201d he said during his keynote address. \u201cWe can\u2019t get to net-zero, we don\u2019t get this job done unless agriculture is front and center as part of the solution. So all of us understand here the depths of this mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFood systems themselves contribute a significant amount of emissions just in the way in which we do the things we\u2019ve been doing,\u201d he continued. \u201cWith a growing population on the planet \u2013 we just crossed the threshold of 8 billion fellow citizens around the world \u2013 emissions from the food system alone are projected to cause another half a degree of warming by mid-century.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kerry added that \u201clives depend\u201d on world leaders and scientists developing the tools&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/environment\/climate-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">necessary to lower agriculture emissions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the global food system \u2013 which includes land-use change, actual agricultural production, packaging and waste management \u2013 generates about 18 billion tons of carbon dioxide per year, the equivalent of 34% of total worldwide emissions, according to a March 2021 study published in the Nature Food journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the U.S., though, agriculture alone generates about 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions, federal data showed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis sector needs innovation now more than ever,\u201d Kerry continued Wednesday. \u201cWe\u2019re facing record malnutrition at a time when agriculture, more than any other sector, is suffering from the impacts of the climate crisis. And I refuse to call it climate change anymore. It\u2019s not change. It\u2019s a crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need economic, social and policy innovation in order to scale adaptation of these technical solutions and get them into the hands of folks in the fields of small farmers on a worldwide basis. This is the promise of AIM for Climate Summit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"723\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gofBqbTo00s?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/usa-climate-agriculture\/slashing-farm-emissions-critical-to-fighting-climate-change-john-kerry-says-idINL1N3771SC\">Slashing farm emissions critical to fighting climate change, John Kerry says<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"575\" data-attachment-id=\"258467\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=258467\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.32.07.png?fit=1376%2C1094&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1376,1094\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.32.07\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.32.07.png?fit=723%2C575&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.32.07.png?resize=723%2C575&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-258467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.32.07.png?resize=1024%2C814&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.32.07.png?resize=300%2C239&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.32.07.png?resize=768%2C611&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.32.07.png?resize=1200%2C954&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/0Screenshot-2023-05-19-at-17.32.07.png?w=1376&amp;ssl=1 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) \u2013 Cutting greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production is essential to the global fight against climate change, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agriculture generates 10% to 12% of greenhouse gas emissions globally, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The food system as a whole \u2013 including packaging, transportation, and waste management \u2013 generates a third of global emissions, according to a 2021 study published in the academic journal Nature Food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can\u2019t get to net zero, we don\u2019t get this job done, unless agriculture is front and center as part of the solution,\u201d Kerry, the special presidential envoy for climate, said at the AIM for Climate summit in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that without cutting agricultural emissions, the world may not reach its goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius \u2013 which scientists say must be achieved to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Joe Biden has pledged the U.S. will reach net zero emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rising global temperatures have severe implications for malnutrition and food security worldwide, Kerry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA 2-degree future could result in another 600 million people not getting enough to eat,\u201d said the former U.S. secretary of state. \u201cYou can\u2019t continue to warm the planet while also expecting to feed it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AIM for Climate is a global initiative, co-led by the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates, to drive investment in farming practices that cut the sector\u2019s emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalmethanehub.org\/2023\/05\/17\/major-livestock-producing-countries-commit-to-mitigate-methane-in-agriculture\/\">Major Livestock Producing Countries Commit to Mitigate Methane in Agriculture<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Santiago, Chile \u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Today, the Global Methane Hub announced that&nbsp;agriculture and environment ministers and ambassadors from 13 countries, including the United States, have issued a commitment to reduce methane emissions in agriculture. Last month, the Global Methane Hub collaborated with&nbsp;the Ministries of Agriculture of Chile and Spain to convene the first-ever global ministerial on agricultural practices to reduce methane emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMitigating methane is the fastest way to reduce warming in the short term. Food and agriculture can contribute to a low-methane future by improving farmer productivity and resilience. 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