As the sun sets on a new farm bill, a recent study reported the energy title has been and has further potential to offset CO2 emissions, which scientists believe will aid efforts to curb global warming.
As climate change concerns creep into new laws, a recent study shows farm policy already is aiding the cause and has potential to further curb gases that cause global warming.
“Mitigating Global Warming through the Farm Bill,” a study released by the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC), is the first to examine the potential greenhouse-gas savings as a result of the farm bill’s energy title programs.
“This study shows how robust clean-energy programs in the farm bill can counteract global warming while helping farm families and rural communities,” says Charles Kubert, the study’s co-author and ELPC’s senior environmental business specialist.
In a conference call, researchers cited energy crops, wind power, solar power and other clean-power sources as reasons the energy title and on-farm efforts already are making a difference in reduced emissions and has the potential to reduce emissions more if fully supported in the farm bill.
For example, among other figures, the study found:
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