Bugs on the Menu? Biden’s Climate and ESG Policies Threaten Food Supply, Think-Tank Warns

A new report warns that the Biden administration’s net-zero climate policies could inflate food production costs, threatening shortages and high grocery prices.

A group of friends eat pan-fried bugs as part of the Hot One's challenge, in Hyattsville, Maryland, on June 04, 2021. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

A new report from the right-leaning think-tank The Buckeye Institute sounded the alarm on the Biden administration’s net-zero climate-control policies and that agenda items threaten U.S. food production.

The report, released on Feb.7, found that the climate policies and mandates guided by the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda that is being pushed by the Biden administration carries a hefty price tag for American farmers and consumers.