Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), in partnership with Cornell University, will be hosting a special half-day event at New York Climate Week this year titled “Climate Solutions for Sustainable Livestock.” This event will bring together innovators, scientists, and policymakers to discuss solutions for further reducing methane emissions from animal agriculture, focusing on the need for collaborative research and innovation across the agriculture sector, effective policy levers for supporting implementation at the farm level, and elevating animal health as a pathway for securing a triple win for farmers, food security, and the climate.
Event Schedule:
Please note this agenda is subject to change
8:30am Check-In, Breakfast and Introduction
Fireside Chat with Fred Krupp – President, EDF and Marcelo Mena – CEO, Global Methane Hub discuss the agricultural methane landscape.
Dialogue with Joe Shultz – Executive Director, The Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation and others on US policy actions to support livestock methane reductions.
Panel Discussion with Joseph McFadden – Associate Professor of Dairy Cattle Biology, Animal Science, Cornell University; Alice Goh – Program Director, Gerstner Philanthropies and others on collaborative research efforts to drive livestock methane solutions.
10:55am Break
Conversation with Mario Herrero – Professor; Cornell Atkinson Scholar; Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Department of Global Development, Cornell University and others on the connection between animal health and climate.
Dialogue with Richard Zaltzman – Chief Executive, EIT Food on accelerating innovation across livestock systems with a focus on the EU.
12:15pm Lunch and Closing