Items Tagged with 'converting farmland to solar generation'

California may relax requirements for conservation easements to free up farmland fallowed under SGMA to convert into large-scale solar development.

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.