Policy Briefs

Reform Subsidies Harmful to Nature

Task Force: Climate and environment

Authors:

Jack Bobo ,

Robert Tansey

Abstract

G7 countries are actively working to repurpose agricultural subsidies to reduce unintended effects on nature (across climate, biodiversity and lands impacts). The G7 has a key role to play on agricultural subsidies discussions in the World Trade Organization. At the WTO and elsewhere, the G7 should move to replace subsidies harmful to nature with incentives that increase agricultural resilience while benefiting the natural environment