Double Header Week – COP and CPC
UN Climate Change Conference/ COP 26 runs from Sunday, Oct. 31 through Friday, Nov. 12. Closing day calls for “advancing action.” Meanwhile, in the weeds, GIC is hosting a pilot …
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Invitation to Growers for CPC Pilot Nov 8
The GIC Group 4328 Montgomery Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814 Tel: 301-799-0840 Greetings: GIC Group, a long-standing international agribusiness company, will be hosting a pilot program for its new ag …
Hedge Carbon, Don’t Tax It
We think Prof. Stock (IMF, Finance & Development) has it right in targeting sectoral policies for carbon pricing, not a carbon tax across the board. Structural change is key for …
Ag Innovation Mission for Climate
We welcome the upcoming initiative -Agricultural Innovation Mission for Climate- to be announced at the UN Food Systems Summit on Thursday. It spotlights the need for global ag innovation and …
Increasing Carbon Capture in Plants
The Salk Institute’s Harnessing Plant Initiative & Danforth Plant Science Center’s focus on raising carbon capture in plants like sorghum make sense. Hard to argue against it unless you’re not vaccinated!!
Greenwashing Scrutiny Good for CPC
Looks like SEC will be giving more scrutiny to greenwashing practices. The idea of quantifying emissions levels for Scope 1, 2, and 3 (emissions of a company’s supply chain) could …
Wash Out Greenwashing!
Investors are stampeding for high ESG scores; consumer preferences for organics and climate friendly products are on the rise. Along comes “greenwashing” to wash away these trends. Wash out greenwashing …
Save the Date — October 4 — for CPC!
Heat waves/drought/ floods—we saw it coming! GIC Group hosting pilot on Oct. 4 for CPC (commodity plus carbon) ag emissions reduction futures contract—demos, focus groups, response surveys. If grower, FCM, …
UN Report on Climate Change
UN Report on climate change: “Code red for humanity!” We’re doing our small part to reduce carbon emissions in the ag value chain— code food security!
UN Pre-Summit for Food Systems
The UN Pre-Summit for Food Systems in Rome targeted transformational change with global policies/actions. But nationalist bias and unabated climate adversity risk making sustainability unsustainable.
