Summary Report for the Virtual Summit on Decarbonizing the Agriculture Sector

Abstract

A virtual summit on decarbonizing the agriculture sector was organized on September 21-22, 2021, by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in anticipation of federal activities surrounding a greater role for the US Department of Energy (DOE) in support of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in areas related to climate and carbon impacts on the US agriculture sector. A series of thought-provoking talks were presented by leaders from industry, academia, and DOE (see attachment—final agenda, Appendix A). About 50 to 70 scientists and engineers actively participated at any one time during the summit in the talks and in the topical breakouts (Appendix B).