Common Sense Bipartisan Policy To Support Farmers & the Environment

Our nation’s farmers and ranchers, the original stewards of the environment, are an important part of the solution when it comes to addressing climate change through their meticulous care of the water, soil and air.

As President Biden’s Administration and the 117th Congress consider climate policy, including the proposed USDA Carbon Bank, they can transform the partisan nature of comprehensive climate change by integrating  a policy adjustment that addresses farmers’ economic needs. RIPE proposes a plan that invests in our nation’s shared natural resources beyond climate, and includes a price floor for the array of ecosystem services farmers deliver when voluntarily investing in climate-smart practices, not just carbon.

This approach to comprehensive climate policy helps eliminate risk for farmers to invest in conservation measures and to promote comprehensive climate policy in the U.S.