Great to see so many voices join Breakthrough calling on Congress to fund research on new innovations to address livestock methane emissions in the coming year. Check out the letter to see what universities, tech startups, and industry groups signed on:

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Decoupling is happening in more & more countries, both in a relative & absolute sense. How? 'We have succeeded in making clean energy cheap, with solar power and battery storage costs falling 10-fold since 2009.' thebreakthrough.org/issues/energy/…

Come work with us! Breakthrough is hiring an entry-level editorial and events associate. It's truly an awesome position -- you'll get to work with everyone on staff and in so many facets of the organization. Application info here:

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Did you know GMO trees have been planted in the US since early last year? The poplars could be sequestering a lot of additional carbon. 🌳🧬

But Dr. Emma Kovak sheds light on how more data is needed to ensure efficacy & build public trust. thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-ag…

Biotechnology remains a bad word. But, two little-heralded projects can help biotech turn a new leaf in the public's eye.

@thebti's Dr. Emma Kovak breaks down the regulatory responses to two new GM trees, and what the projects mean for biotech transparency: thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-ag…

“globally, despite reports to the contrary, land sparing is all but guaranteed…without yield improvements, therefore, we would have seen more than double the cropland expansion [globally from 1961-2010].”

Great Breakthrough deep-dive by Linus Blomqvist.

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A growing chorus of critics claim that sparing land by increasing agricultural yields is unlikely.

Breakthrough Senior Fellow Linus Blomqvist explains why they are wrong, and why that's so important:
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After months of deliberation, Congress passed a FY24 appropriations minibus this past Friday.

For @thebti, Emily Bass explains what the minibus means for USDA research and science programs: continued underfunding. Read here: thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-ag…

#JobAlert : We're hiring for a Livestock Analyst on our Food & Agriculture team. This role will research & promote changes in US livestock production and policy that would increase productivity and reduce methane emissions. *Please help by sharing* thebreakthrough.org/about/jobs

NEW: In my latest essay, I argue that opposition to seabed mineral harvesting too often grossly exaggerates enviro impacts, while seeking to ban a promising technology that could help reduce impacts from battery metals sourcing.

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I worked for 3 years expanding access to farmers markets. This Mark Harris 🇺🇦 piece in Anthropocene hits on what always bothered me: they can have great community and economic benefits, but urban & small-scale ag typically has a large carbon footprint anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/02/are-fa…

We're hiring a livestock analyst Breakthrough. Great opportunity to work with our kick-ass food and ag team. thebreakthrough.org/about/jobs

EPA's regulations for gene-edited disease- and pest-resistant crops are 'depriving farmers of important tools to protect their crops’ health.' Dr. Emma Kovak w/ Breakthrough recommends 4 ways to improve them. thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-ag…

Breakthrough is pleased to endorse Rep. Julia Brownley's (D-CA) Improving Coordination of Agriculture Research and Data Act. The Act will ensure USDA actively coordinates climate-related research, data collection, and monitoring across its programs and agencies thebreakthrough.org/press/release-…

Few policy areas touch the lives of as many Americans as agriculture and infrastructure – Breakthrough's Emily Bass and Nikki Chiappa break down what policy opportunities are ripe for bipartisan action as the November elections loom later this year.
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USDA gave its stamp of approval to 4 new genetically edited and modified crops: 3 soybean varieties modified for drought tolerance, herbicide resistance, and increased seed oil and protein; and a potato modified for lower glucose and fructose. aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus…

'The impact of land-use is so substantial, that on average it generates more emissions than the direct production of beef.' Excellent summary by Emma Bryce of our recent paper on the carbon footprint of grass-fed and grain-fed beef. Anthropocene anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/01/grass-…

Heartening to see the EU Environment committee vote in favor of reforming regulations on gene-edited crops and other novel genomic techniques (NGTs). As our Breakthrough report with Alliance for Science found, a ban on NGTs would cost the EU hundreds of millions of euros/year thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-ag…

Did you know increasing agricultural R&D funding is an effective way to improve food security & the environment? A new study commissioned by Breakthrough finds doubling US funding would raise farm productivity, reduce food prices, and cut emissions. 🧵 1/8
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'At least 20 African governments spend so little on their national agricultural research and extension systems that they are effectively defunct.' A new Breakthrough report recommends how governments, donors, and others can both ramp up & improve research. thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-ag…