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Soils offer the single largest reservoir for safe and beneficial
sequestration of excess atmospheric C02.  I applaud the ARB's
inclusion of sustainable agricultural practices in the draft
cap-and-trade investment plan. Investments in the state’s existing
land resources programs will provide climate and other
environmental and health benefits. Additional investments in
research, technical assistance and incentives will encourage
farming practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, sequester
carbon and help growers adapt to climate change.

Active engagement with agriculture, as the most effective means of
rapidly increasing rates of terrestrial sequestration of carbon,
offers the single most effective strategy toward climate change
mitigation, while offering the promise of productivity increases,
soil and water quality improvement and enhanced quality of life for
all Californian's.

Thank you for taking decisive action to stop and reverse global
warming through effective engagement with California's land
managers.

Jeffrey Creque, Ph.D.
Marin Carbon Project
Carbon Cycle Institute