Americas > US agriculture secretary may support carbon market for farmers -report

US agriculture secretary may support carbon market for farmers -report

Published 18:45 on May 15, 2019  /  Last updated at 18:47 on May 15, 2019  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue could back a carbon market for the sector to stimulate more revenue for farmers, and an upcoming appropriations bill may urge his agency to research the development of that option, a federal congressperson told a news outlet.
US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue could back a carbon market for the sector to stimulate more revenue for farmers, and an upcoming appropriations bill may urge his agency to research the development of that option, a federal congressperson told a news outlet.


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