Climate, Energy, and Economic Win-Wins in the Farm Bill
Channel: eesionline
Date: 2023-05-11

More information at: https://www.eesi.org/051023farmbill

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to watch a briefing on promising win-wins made possible by Farm Bill provisions. Agriculture accounts for about 11 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, farms, ranches, and forests across the country continue to be negatively impacted by climate-related events like drought, flooding, and extreme heat. Farm Bill programs—spanning from conservation to rural development—can bolster both climate change mitigation and adaptation while creating economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. 

During this briefing, panelists explained how the Farm Bill helps agricultural producers and communities drive down greenhouse gas emissions while also building climate and economic resilience, with discussions of the role of agroforestry, urban agriculture, distributed energy resources, and agricultural research and innovation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 - Start
06:44 - Micah McMillan, Senior Analyst, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Government Accountability Office
15:51 - Audrey Epp Schmidt, North America Agroforestry Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy
26:42 - Pastor Moy Mendez, Executive Director, Hope Center
34:18 - Stacie Peterson, Energy Program Director, National Center for Appropriate Technology
44:19 - Kathleen Draper, Board Chair, International Biochar Initiative
54:45 - Q&A

Topics and Speakers:

Micah McMillan
Senior Analyst, Natural Resources and Environment, United States Government Accountability Office
Click to download slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Micah_Mcmillan_051023_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/zhHm0uYVEVI?t=06m44s

Audrey Epp Schmidt
North America Agroforestry Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy
Click to download slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Audrey_Epp_Schmidt_051023_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/zhHm0uYVEVI?t=15m51s

Pastor Moy Mendez
Executive Director, Hope Center
Click to download slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Moy_Mendez_051023_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/zhHm0uYVEVI?t=26m42s

Stacie Peterson
Energy Program Director, National Center for Appropriate Technology
Click to download slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Stacie_Peterson_051023_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/zhHm0uYVEVI?t=34m18s

Kathleen Draper
Board Chair, International Biochar Initiative
Click to download slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/Kathleen_Draper_051023_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/zhHm0uYVEVI?t=44m19s