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Comment 18 for Comment Log for Public Workshop on the Natural and Working Lands Sector to Inform the 2030 Target Scoping Plan Update URL: (scoplan2030nwl-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Virginia
Last Name: Jameson
Email Address: vjameson@farmland.org
Affiliation: American Farmland Trust
Subject: American Farmland Trust NWL Scoping Plan Comments
Comment:
April 6, 2016 Ladies & Gentlemen: American Farmland Trust hereby respectfully submits the attached white paper in response to the call for comments on the 2030 Target Scoping Plan Update for the Natural and Working Lands sector. As outlined in our paper, minimizing the conversion of agricultural lands will have a significant climate benefit, and is essential to achieving California’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. We recommend that the Scoping Plan Update incorporate a goal of reducing the statewide farmland conversion rate – now 42,000 acres per year – by 50% by the year 2030 and by 75% by the year 2050. We estimate that achieving this goal would save almost 700,000 acres of California’s irreplaceable farmland and avoid 315 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century. We appreciate your consideration of our comments and welcome the opportunity to further contribute to the formulation of California’s climate targets. Respectfully, Edward Thompson, Jr. California Director American Farmland Trust
Attachment: www.arb.ca.gov/lists/com-attach/20-scoplan2030nwl-ws-BWRXN1MmU18EbAF2.zip
Original File Name: AFT NWL Comments.zip
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2016-04-06 15:53:25
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