MEMOS
The United States has untapped potential to expand offshore wind infrastructure and pave the way for the reliable production of renewable energy close to major urban centers. Here we detail policies and public opinion research to advance offshore wind.
Green New Deal policies must help current and future farmers transition into agroecology and regenerative farming. One of the major long-term solutions is securing access to affordable, high-quality farmland, as accessibility to land is the greatest barrier to new farmers’ entry and success.
This brief explains how policies that improve soil health in the United States can spur fundamental progress in the United States’ ability to combat climate change while improving environmental and economic equity for those affected.
This brief highlights how action at the intersection of ocean policy and the blue economy can and must play a large role in addressing climate change. Reforms within our food systems and investments in our waters and seafood infrastructure are vital to the environmental and economic goals of a Green New Deal.
The Green New Deal is an ambitious plan to build broad-based prosperity and foster environmental justice while tackling the climate crisis. In a series of memos, Data for Progress is laying out a comprehensive vision for how a Green New Deal can transform food and agriculture systems in the United States. This particular memo focuses on the policies needed to support and nurture diversified, resilient food and farm markets for a thriving rural America.
This memo highlights opportunities already included in the American Families Plan and American Jobs Plan, and suggests policies for Congress to add to these proposals in order to leverage federal food procurement to Build Back Better.
Developing offshore renewable energy, protecting and restoring blue carbon ecosystems, and decarbonizing shipping and ports can all contribute to the U.S. goals for emissions reductions while providing other important benefits. Support for these programs should be part of any infrastructure package.
