National Ag Day
This year, National Ag Day comes in conjunction with mounting challenges: IPCC’s annual report of rising temperature negative impacts on ag yields, and rising food insecurity. It also marks a …
OTC Pilot for 25,000 Bushels of #2 Corn Following CPC (Commodity Plus Carbon) Procedures
What better time than in conjunction with USDA Ag Outlook Form to announce our OTC pilot for 25,000 bushels of #2 corn following CPC (commodity plus carbon) procedures. Now underway, …
Energy and Action Needed
Chip, chip, and away. Fossil fuel stocks at a peak; ESG stocks losing their luster; next COP meeting in Dubai; downward trend of bell curve in carbon market prices; still …
A New Year of Ag Futures Contracts
A New Year, by definition, should be distinct from the old so, mindful of last year’s mistakes, we’re going for new ag futures contracts that reward emission reductions cost effectively …
CBAM to Equalize Price of Carbon Paid for EU Products
EU just passed CBAM to ”equalize price of carbon paid for EU products,” going into effect 10/23. First up — iron and steel, cement, aluminum, fertilizers, and electricity; also hydrogen. …
Circular Circumstances
Circular circumstances: Starting with climate change, adverse conditions like droughts are threats to food security; geopolitics heightens the threat; and the combination jeopardizes food safety. Choosing the wrong remedies only …
De-Globalization Not Addressed
COP27 is winding down with one glaring issue left unaddressed — de-globalization. Nationalist economic policy trends undercut climate collaboration in resource management and technologies, making net zero goals that much …
Out with the Old, In with New Outcomes
Remember Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” approach to economics and trade? Gone! Remember Carbon Reduction Target in Paris Agreement? Gone! Remember global economic growth and food security? Gone! Ending the backtracking …
Energy Transition Accelerator
If implemented, the US Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) should boost voluntary carbon credit markets. We see that as a plus for our new launch of CPC (commodity plus carbon) futures …
World Food Prize Winner
Congratulations to this year’s World Food Prize winner, Cynthia Rosenzweig for her work on climate change modeling and its impact on world food production. Couldn’t be more timely or more …