b'And while I think the U.S., Mexico andagriculture and energy infrastructure, to bring a Canada should be proud of USMCAs progress, Iproduct to the market which reduces greenhouse know that the agreement does not go far enoughgas emissions in all kinds of ways, and yet, it in addressing the economic costs of our environ- isnt talked about in that light, he says.mental challenges through trade, Tai said. The most glaring omission is the failure to explicitlyCloser Relationshipsacknowledge climate change. Cooperation is something She went on to say climate-friendly and sustain- Claudio Feulner is already able agricultural production is essential to meetingseeing happen when it the countrys climate and sustainability goals.comes to trade relations For Thatcher, its telling that Tais first speechbetween Canada and the about trade centered on the issue of climateUnited States. The regu-change as it relates not only to the United States,latory affairs and trade but countries around the globe. manager for Seeds Canada points to the close working Cutting Emissions relationship Seeds Canada Meanwhile, companies in the seed sector arehas with ASTA as a prime making an effort to get in on the climate discus- example.sion as a way of being part of the overall climateEarlier this year, Seeds change solution.Canada further integrated Novozymes has endorsed an industry call forits Garden & VegetableSyngentas Mary Kay Thatcher says the the United States to make an ambitious contribu- Seed Working Group withnew administration is taking longer than tion to tackling climate change by 2030 throughASTAs Flower & Vegetableshe would have thought to make major cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions toWorking Group.announcements concerning trade.at least 50% below 2005 levels, something theObviously, when it company says can be achieved in no small partcomes to the Biden admin-through bio innovation.istration, were quite in line The call is part of a campaign by Cereswith what their approach and the We Mean Business coalition to bolsterseems to be. Sustainability action on climate change towards a zero-carbonis something that Seeds economy. Canada already supports. We can harness the renewable potential ofYou might have seen that millions of acres of cropland, sequester GHGthe International Seed emissions, boost yields, and increase the produc- Federation (ISF) asked tion of renewable energy made from farm cropsits members to support such as corn or soybeans, says Brian Brazeau,their declaration for the Novozymes president for North America. Withseed sector to help to smart policy and smart science, the Biden admin- reach some of the UNs istration can raise the bar for nations around theSustainable Development world, but to do that, its vital that biofuels areGoals, Feulner says.Brian Brazeau of Novozymes says the core in the U.S. strategy. The Seed SectorBiden administrations approach to According to the International Energy Agency,Declaration, signed byrenewable fuels will be crucial in the fight biofuels are expected to contribute more toseed companies around theagainst climate change.reducing global emissions in the decades aheadworld, was launched by ISF than any other technologyincluding batteryin March as a part of the sectors engagement power. It is estimated that 30% of transporta- with the UN Food Systems Summit, scheduled tion fuel could already be replaced if nations arefor September 2021. committed to achieving this. The document acknowledges the challenge Brazeau believes that biology and biotech- for agriculture to produce sufficient, safe and nology are poised to catalyze what he calls thenutritious food for a global population. next agricultural and industrial revolution. Sustainability is back on the agenda again, But to do that, the public needs to understandwhich helps put us in a good spot as an indus-what kind of impact biology and biotechnologytry because we know the worlds most power-can have.ful nation is on the same page with what were We have a wonderful example of that intrying to do here in Canada in regard to a holis-the ethanol industry, where we have scaled thetic approach to trade policy and cross-border biological technology and combined it withcollaboration, Feulner adds. 14GERMINATION.CAJULY 2021'