The Simpson Centre for Agricultural and Food Innovation and Public Education at the School of Public Policy is pleased to announce the generous funding of $1.17 million supplied over two years by the Government of Alberta for the Simpson Centre’s Carbon Program.
“The Carbon Program is a fine example of the Simpson Centre acting as the hub for gathering information from diverse stakeholders, asking the right questions, and developing effective policy for today’s policy-makers,” says Dr.
It drives and disseminates research that informs and facilitates public and stakeholder dialogue about agri-food and agri-business issues with a focus on applied policy research related to issues affecting public trust, the future of the industry, and how these issues are managed and communicated.
The Carbon Program targets a focused area of research for the Simpson Centre that aligns with its Environment and Climate Change pillar, while honouring the key tenet of sustained economic success in Canadian agri-food and agri-business.
The second stage of the Carbon Program work will include in-depth research in policies designed to reduce agriculture emissions, to help position Canada for success in a low-carbon economy, and to best align with continued economic growth and success.
We need to design sound agriculture policies to achieve this goal, and a key step is to better measure where we are starting from,” says Dr.
The new Carbon Program will enable Canada’s, and Alberta’s, agriculture industry to lead in the area of agriculture and carbon emissions reduction, both nationally and globally.
This project from the Simpson Centre will identify baseline carbon emissions and help the industry take credit for years of best practices.