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July 5, 2013
A weekly look at sustainable bioenergy, farm, and forest policy issues
More Deadly, Destructive Wildfires in Today’s News: Can We Prevent This Being Our Future, Too?
Growing forests soak up tremendous amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere each year, helping to slow climate change while providing many other vital environmental benefits for the nation. However, tens of millions of acres of the nation’s forests across the west are at increasing risk from droughts, heat waves, infestations, and wildfires.
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President Announces Climate Action Plan: Says Biofuels, Agriculture, and Forestry Can Help
Concluding that the nation can no longer wait to address the rising threat of climate change, President Obama last week announced a plan to move forward and act under existing authorities.
Recent Reports Underscore Urgency of Climate Action and Roles for Biofuels, Agriculture, and Forestry
The President’s call to climate action was supported by several recent government reports regarding: a) rapidly rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations; b) rapidly rising financial risks to the federal government posed by climate change; c) rising risks to American agriculture and forestry; d) the failure of the international community to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions quickly enough; and e) the ways in which the United States could dramatically reduce GHG emissions from its transportation sector, including with the use of biofuels.
Federal Agencies Moving Ahead to Reduce Climate Change Risks: Biofuels, Agriculture, and Forestry
A number of federal agency initiatives are already underway in the biofuels, agriculture, and forestry sectors to help mitigate climate change and adapt to it.
Writer: Ned Stowe
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