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Comment 25 for Public Input on Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds (investmentplan-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Liya
Last Name: Schwartzman
Email Address: liya@californiafarmlink.org
Affiliation: California FarmLink
Subject: Cap-and-trade investments in agriculture
Comment:
Chairman Mary Nichols California Air Resources Board P.O. Box 2815 Sacramento, CA 95812 Dear Chairman Nichols and the CARB Board, I am the Central Valley Regional Coordinator for California FarmLink. California FarmLink is a nonprofit organization that provides farmers with the tools they need to lease and purchase land, access capital, and improve business and financial management skills. We work with a wide range of farmers all across the state; from various backgrounds and ethnicities, working on large and small parcels, identifying as sustainable and conventional. I am writing in support of your efforts to invest cap-and-trade fee revenue in activities that help meet the objectives of AB 32. I strongly support investing a portion of the fee revenues in agricultural activities that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Such investments in our communities can create jobs, revitalize rural communities and spur innovation. Potential GHG emission reductions in agriculture are substantial. California farms and ranches can be innovators in renewable energy and energy efficiency. Additionally on-farm conservation practices can reduce fossil fuel use and sequester carbon, including reduced synthetic nitrogen fertilizer use, cover cropping, compost applications, planting of perennial crops and trees, and enhanced rangeland management. Cap-and-trade revenue should go towards agricultural research, grower technical assistance and financial incentives to support climate friendly agricultural practices that also provide environmental and health benefits, such as improved air and water quality. Investing in sustainable agriculture will help overcome barriers for innovative producers who achieve real GHG emission reductions. The sooner this potential is recognized and unleashed, the greater the ability of the state’s farms and ranches to provide needed climate solutions. I strongly encourage you to include investments in sustainable agriculture in your investment plan for cap-and-trade revenue. Sincerely, Liya Schwartzman California FarmLink Central Valley Regional Coordinator (916) 538-9619 liya@cafarmlink.org Follow us..... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/California-FarmLink/127920297237919 Central Valley Blog: cafarmlinkcentralvalley.org Twitter: CVCAFarmLink
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2012-06-14 11:14:53
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