Hosted by World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Farmers and ranchers are among the most at-risk due to climate change yet also steward the ability to cycle carbon and sequester it. In fact, the U.S. agriculture sector has the potential to become the first net negative GHG emissions sector in the country by the mid-2030’s. To move toward that possibility requires advancing the financial innovation for climate-smart agriculture to be deployed at scale and to reward farmers, ranchers, and producers for doing so. This session provides a path forward based on a recently released report “Transformative Investment in Climate Smart Agriculture”.
The report examines how innovations in finance and technology can be applied to overcome barriers to adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices to fulfill the mitigation, reduction, and investment potential of the U.S. agriculture sector at scale. The session will hear from participants who helped produce the report. They will share their insights into the need for targeted, high-impact investments in agriculture and offer a clear picture of the potential scale of immediate and long-term environmental, societal, and economic returns of investments in climate-smart agriculture.
Speakers include:
- Erin Fitzgerald, CEO of US Farmers and Ranchers In Action (USFRA)
- Jim Andrew, EVP and Chief Sustainability Officer. PepsiCo
- Amy Senter, Chief Sustainability Officer, Kellogg’s
- David Hayes, Special Assistant to the President for Climate Policy, The White House
- David Bennell, WBCSD. Moderator.