CARBON Act Passes CA State Assembly With Bipartisan Support
San Francisco, Calif. (May 31, 2017) – The Pacific Forest Trust sponsored Assembly Bill 1433: The Climate Adaptation and Resilience Based on Nature (CARBON) Act, authored by Assembly Member Jim Wood, passed the California Assembly today with bipartisan support. This demonstrates how addressing climate change through land stewardship is a bipartisan effort. We can’t solve the climate crisis without working with nature.
The conservation, restoration, and improved management of forests, farms, wetlands and other natural and working lands are essential to California’s climate strategy. These actions achieve cost-effective greenhouse gas reductions, while also helping with adaptation and resilience.
The CARBON Act promotes climate change adaptation and mitigation through investments in forests, farms, and other lands that take carbon out of the atmosphere by leveraging the original “green tech” of nature. The CARBON Act supports the combination of many different activities including forest thinning, mountain meadow restoration, range management, and conservation easements. This effective, integrated approach would achieve enduring climate benefits while also meeting water, wildlife, and rural resilience goals.
View the Press Release about AB 1433’s introduction in the Assembly.
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For more information, contact:
Abby Halperin, Policy Associate: ahalperin@pacificforest.org or (415) 561-0700 x.13
About Pacific Forest Trust
Since 1993, the Pacific Forest Trust has been dedicated to conserving and sustaining America’s vital, productive forest landscapes. Working with forest owners, communities and an array of partners, we advance innovative, incentive-based strategies to safeguard our nation’s diverse forests. In so doing, we’re ensuring forests continue to provide people everywhere — from rural communities to urban centers — with a wealth of benefits, including clean water, sustainably harvested wood, green jobs, wildlife habitat and a livable climate.