Items Tagged with 'carbon sequestration goals on natural and working lands'

To achieve its 2045 carbon neutrality goal, California needs to do more than transition to zero emissions. The natural and working lands sector must play a critical role in sequestering carbon from the atmosphere, according to academics. Yet projects face lengthy environmental reviews for permitting, often delaying groundbreaking for several years. 

Lawmakers have cast their final votes on the remaining trailer bills before gaveling the session to a close. Left on the table is nearly all of a $1.1 billion sustainable agriculture package, but few incentive programs are receiving any new funding for the current fiscal year and beyond.

First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, who works closely with CDFA on school initiatives, headlined California Ag Day on Tuesday.

Lawmakers approved a sweeping $54 billion climate package with several provisions for agriculture and adopted aggressive policies for sequestering carbon on natural and working lands.

The Legislature could soon approve a measure that would expand on California’s climate plan by adding a more aggressive carbon sequestration goal for natural and working lands.

A draft plan released shows that many sustainability practices would not fall within the 30x30 framework. But farm and environmental advocates are hoping for many changes to come in the next version.

The Air Resources Board has released the initial modeling results for managing natural and working lands for climate outcomes.

The Legislative Analyst’s Office is urging lawmakers to reject Newsom's proposal to double funding for his farm-to-school grant program.

An ambitious measure aiming to push California closer to carbon neutrality underscores Democratic infighting between environmental, labor and ore moderate interests.

The state Senate passed a proposal to set goals for carbon sequestration on natural and working lands.