The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $1 billion in projects that encourage farmers, ranchers and owners of forested land to employ practices that help mitigate the effects of climate change by lowering greenhouse gas emissions or catching and storing carbon, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters on Monday. The new program is called the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.
President Biden has committed to cutting agricultural emissions in half by 2030 and has asked farmers to lead the way, as U.S. agriculture is responsible for more than 10 percent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates, CNBC reported.
A variety of entities, both public and private, can apply for grants of $5 million to $100 million, as well as smaller grants of $250,000 to $4,999,999, through the program, according to the USDA. Eligible applicants include small […]
It should be paid for by taxes on the fossil fuel industry alone. They caused it and they should pay for it.