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Agriculture may soon have an unprecedented opportunity to access a new source of income – carbon markets. As the US begins fighting climate change by reducing greenhouse gases, farmers can tap into a new, multi-billion dollar carbon market. According to leading agricultural economists, carbon markets could be one of the largest commodity markets for farmers in the coming decades. In fact, it’s possible that carbon sequestration could generate $12-$20/acre while other practices generate even more revenue. Plus, reducing greenhouse gas emissions could also spur more demand for biofuels.
National Commission on Energy Policy
Beginning in 2002, the National Commission on Energy Policy--a bipartisan group of 20 of the nation’s leading energy experts representing the highest ranks of industry, government, academia, labor, consumer and environmental protection—advised Congress, the Executive Branch, States and other policymakers regarding long-term U.S. policy.
The use of science in the formulation of regulatory policy – by both the Executive Branch and the Congress – has become a political flashpoint in recent decades. Policymakers often claim that particular regulatory decisions have been driven by, or even required by science; their critics, in turn, have attacked the quality or the interpretation of that science. Such conflict has left the U.S. with a system that is plagued by charges that science is being “politicized” and that regulation lacks a solid scientific basis. As a result, needed regulation may be stymied, dubious regulations may be adopted, issues can drag on without conclusion and policy debate is degraded. Moreover, the morale of scientists is weakened, and public faith in both government and science is undermined.
Leaders’ Project on the State of American Health Care
In 2008, the Bipartisan Policy Center launched the Leaders’ Project on the State of American Health Care, an effort to research and negotiate a comprehensive health care reform plan that could win support from both parties. Three former Senate majority leaders – Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, and Bob Dole – did just that and released a plan in 2009. After comprehensive health care reform was signed into law, the Leaders’ Project on the State of American Health Care turned to the next logical step: developing bipartisan solutions to implementation efforts at both the federal and state levels.
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