NFU Urging Trump to Keep U.S. in Paris Climate Agreement

The National Farmers Union says the Paris Climate Agreement is vital to enhancing the climate resiliency of family farm operations and rural communities. In urging President Donald Trump not to remove the U.S. from the accord, NFU says the agreement is vital to U.S. agriculture and allows farmers and ranchers to join carbon sequestration efforts that stimulate economic growth in rural America. The President is expected to decide on whether to stay in the Paris Agreement by late May. NFU has been an adamant proponent of the agreement since its adoption in 2015. NFU President Roger Johnson says “farmers are on the front lines of climate change,” adding the contributions rural communities can make under the agreement “will drive economic growth in the countryside and make American agriculture more resilient to extreme weather.” The United States, under the Paris Agreement, has a current target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28 percent by 2025.