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In the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, Congress delivered a historic $20 billion investment in climate-focused conservation funding, enabling farmers to adopt practices that build soil health, sequester carbon, and reduce global warming emissions.
The Union of Concerned Scientists and our supporters helped deliver this once-in-a-generation investment that will begin to revitalize rural economies, improve climate resilience, and ensure that our nation's farmers, ranchers, and foresters are part of the solution to climate change.
But now some in Congress want to eliminate or repurpose these funds. Congress must safeguard this critical investment in resilience in the 2023 food and farm bill. Farmers across the country are depending on this funding to improve soil health, deliver clean water downstream, and fight climate change.
Agriculture contributes 10 percent of US heat-trapping emissions and therefore, conservation on farms must be a part of our country's climate solution. Many farmers and ranchers are ready to implement these practices on their land, but they need adequate funding to help make the shift.
Please urge your members of Congress to safeguard this critical long-term investment in resilience in the next food and farm bill.