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Federal Outlook for Forests, Carbon and Climate Federal Outlook for Forests, Carbon and Climate Alexandra Murdoch, Esq. Vice President of Policy, American Forests November 6, 2019 Forest-Climate Activity: • Committees • Caucuses • Appropriations Climate Activity: Committees • Authorized on January 9, 2019 • Will “develop recommendations on policies, strategies, and innovations to achieve substantial and permanent reductions in pollution and other activities that contribute to the climate crisis” • Soliciting public input by 11/22. • Will publish a set of public recommendations by March 31st, 2020. Climate Activity: Committees 10/22 Hearing: Solving the Climate Crisis: Natural Solutions to Cutting Pollution and Building Resilience Climate Activity: Committees Solving the Climate Crisis: Natural Solutions to Cutting Pollution and Building Resilience Witness Priorities: • reforestation; avoiding forest loss through land-use planning; managing soil health; reducing wildfire risk; improving forest management; supporting carbon sequestration on tribal lands; using prescribed burning and supporting cultural and traditional burning practices to protect forests; adequately funding active forest management; • putting green infrastructure planning first before grey infrastructure planning; • putting a price on carbon; • amending 45Q tax to eliminate the current disincentive to use nature based climate solutions; and • using data to identify how to maximize taxpayer dollars. Climate Activity: Committees UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, & FORESTRY FULL COMMITTEE HEARING Climate Change and the Agriculture Sector Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Chairman Roberts: “Obviously Climate Change is a complex and global issue. We must be thoughtful, informed and deliberate in considering potential responses and consequences.” Climate Activity: Committees UNITED STATES SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT Full Committee Hearing to Examine the Outlook for Wildland Fire and Management Programs for 2019 Date: Jun 13 2019 Chairman Murkowski: ““There are a number of reasons why our forests and grasslands are increasingly susceptible to fire. A changing climate means dryer and warmer weather. Much of our nation’s forest landscapes are unhealthy and overstocked with excess fuels. And the proliferation of disease and insect outbreaks, certainly like we’ve seen in Alaska and elsewhere around the country, certainly Colorado, but these leave behind large swaths of hazard trees ready to ignite just like matchsticks out there. In Alaska, warmer winters have led to a population boom of spruce beetle across nearly one million acres in just a few years now. .” Climate Activity: Committees Aug 8, 2019 Press Release In response to the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) new special report on Climate Change and Land Use: “Today’s IPCC report …makes clear that we are not helpless. We have the power and the capacity to solve the climate crisis, and sustainable use of land and water resources must be part of that solution... They can play a critical role in driving carbon out of our atmosphere while also maintaining the long- term productivity of their land and the economic stability of rural communities. They deserve a prominent seat at the table as we work to develop solutions that are a win-win for them and our environment.” Climate Activity: Caucuses Bicameral Roosevelt Conservation Caucus Leadership: • Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) • Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Brian Mast (R-Fla.). Policy mechanisms: Free markets, private property rights, “smart” regulation and cooperative federalism in lieu of top-down and centralized planning. Climate Activity: Caucuses MISSION: To educate members on economically- viable options to reduce climate risk and to explore bipartisan policy options that address the impacts, causes, and challenges of our changing climate. Senate co-chairs: Michael Braun (R-IN) and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) . House of Representatives co-chairs: Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) and Francis Rooney (R-FL-19). Climate Activity: Caucuses Democrats • Ted Deutch (D-FL-22) – Co-chair Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47) Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA-02) Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA-06) Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-52) Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT-00) Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT-04) Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) Republicans Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA-08) Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-03) • Francis Rooney (R-FL-19) – Co-chair Rep. Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY-01) Rep. Juan Vargas (D-CA-51) Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV-02) Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA-09) Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA-18) Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL-03) Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL-18) Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-NY-03) Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) Rep. Ann Kuster (D-NH-02) Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL-13) Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-05) Rep. Peter King (R-NY-02) Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-20) Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY-23) Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI-00) Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08) Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA-08) Rep. David Joyce (R-OH-14) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09) Rep. Jack Bergman (R-MI-01) Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06) Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-01) Rep. John Larson (D-CT-01) Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI-06) Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-07) Rep. Amata Radewagen (R-AS-00) Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL-07) Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR-00) Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA-31) Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL-08) Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI-01) Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02) Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA-27) Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL-16) Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO-07) Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA-07) Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-06) Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI-03) Rep. Denver Riggleman (VA-05) Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-09) Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-00) Rep. Robert Scott (D-VA-03) Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA-08) Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY-03) Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA-07) Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA-18) Climate Activity: Appropriations Climate Activity: Appropriations Senate Interior Appropriations Report, Title III Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, specific climate or carbon mentions: • Wildfire Suppression: • “The Committee believes that the Service should do more to precisely and effectively target management activities to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfires, improve management of the National Forest System, and assist in protection of other Federal, State and private lands from the ravages of catastrophic fire.” Climate Activity: Appropriations Senate Interior Appropriations Report, Title III Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, specific climate or carbon mentions: • Forest and Rangeland Research: • Programs are funded at no less than FY19 levels. • “The Committee continues to note the success and popularity of the Forest Products Laboratory as a model for the type of applied research which the Committee believes the Service should be engaged.” Climate Activity: Appropriations Senate Interior Appropriations Report, Title III Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, specific climate or carbon mentions: • Forest Ecosystem Services Research • “The Committee directs the Service to continue to utilize existing partnerships with research institutions and states to fund research to establish methods, tools and standard protocols that help quantify forest ecosystem services, particularly carbon, in natural forested regions as a resource that can be managed by forest landowners for ecological and economic benefit.” Climate Activity: Appropriations Senate Interior Appropriations Report, Title III Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, specific climate or carbon mentions: • Cooperative Forestry • “The Committee encourages the Service to prioritize work with regional, multi-organizational collaborations to support conservation efforts that help trees adapt to and offset climate change, as these partnerships can model best practices for effective urban and community forestry grants.”.
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