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Comment 2 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: jan
Last Name: hopmans
Email Address: jwhopmans@ucdavis.edu
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Subject: wetland restoration and GHG emissions
Comment:
Notwithstanding the huge co-benefits of wetland restoration and land use change to wetlands, the benefits towards reduction of GHG emissions are minimal, and in fact GHG emissions through wetland conversion could increase. Anaerobic conditions such as occur in wetlands cause microbial production of methane gas, which is about 25 times more potent as a GHG than CO2. In many cases the beneficial buildup of carbon is countered by increased methane gas emissions. Therefore, I would like to reinforce the notion that climate science is still a young science, and many aspects of it such as impacts, mitigation and adaptation to increasing temperatures and changing weather patterns are not all well understood. Hence, my comment, to ensure that policy decisions on reducing GHG emissions through Natural and Working Landscapes continue to be based on the latest science using California research activities.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2016-03-23 16:29:16
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