Censoring ‘climate’ in ag research will backfire, warns The Breakthrough Institute

Agricultural Research at Risk: The Costs of Politicizing Climate-Linked Innovation

A recent analysis from The Breakthrough Institute warns that indiscriminate cuts to federally funded agricultural research and development (R&D) related to climate change could carry serious unintended consequences.Investments

Censoring ‘climate’ in ag research will backfire, warns The Breakthrough Institute

Blocking federal funding for R&D projects mentioning ‘climate change,’ ‘greenhouse gas emissions,’ and related terms “would directly undermine US farmers’ competitiveness and long-term output,” warns a new report from environmental think tank The Breakthrough Institute. The Trump administration has already cancelled agricultural research projects funded by USAID, frozen funds for USDA’s Climate-Smart Commodities initiative, and proposed terminat…

Donald Trump's government cuts budgets, removes research results from websites and limits the opportunities for international exchange. So far, the US has dominated global science, now experts warn of global consequences of the new science hostility.