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A new market is on the way for farmers and companies that want to meet climate change goals, led by a think tank and a coalition of companies and nongovernmental organizations.

Climate change and regulation of greenhouse gases are hot topics in Washington again, and Democratic presidential candidates are pledging to make them major issues in the 2020 election. That’s raising questions for the first time in a decade about the role that farmers could be asked to play in reducing carbon emissions, and how growers could benefit.

The 2018 farm bill officially recognizes urban farmers — from those with community gardens to those operating multi-million-dollar vertical farms — with the creation of both a new office and a research, education, and extension initiative.

President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill to promote conservation in the U.S. and abroad.