Webinar: Carbon Markets and Agriculture: A U.S. and International Perspective

Carbon markets and cap-and-trade programs are increasingly being used as a mechanism to mitigate climate change by reducing net greenhouse gas emissions. In the U.S., there are already two large carbon markets in play—one in California, and one in the Northeast. There will likely be an expansion of U.S. carbon markets in the coming years as the Clean Power Plan is implemented. Internationally, the European Union has the world’s largest carbon market, and the United Nations has outlined rules and guidelines for carbon trading.

International Conference “Food in the Bio-based Economy; Sustainable Provision and Access”

CALL FOR PAPERS
This conference aims at bringing together frontier economic research on sustainable food production and consumption in the bio-based economy at local, regional and (inter)national levels. We invite theoretical and empirical contributions from different fields of economics that address the specific objectives of the conference. 
Specific objectives of this conference are to:

“Food and agricultural policies need a new narrative as a first step for a paradigm shift towards sustainable and secure food production”. With these words Miss Gerda Verburg, chairperson of the Committee of World Food Security (CSF) set the tone for the debate during the event

International Dialogue: Understanding, Learning and Innovating - The Agriculture and Food Systems Sustainability Challenge

The Global Alliance for the Future of Food and our host foundations Fondazione Cariplo and Agropolis Fondation invite you to an International Dialogue:

Understanding, Learning and Innovating - The Agriculture and Food Systems Sustainability Challenge

18 - 19 May 2015, Palazzo Clerici, Milan, Italy

International Dialogue:

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