Hitos políticos e historia
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AB 1207 (Irwin)
Reauthorized the state’s Cap-and-Invest Program (renamed from Cap-and-Trade) through 2045 and made practical reforms to reduce energy costs and keep the state on track to achieve its critically important climate and clean energy goals. The revenue generated by the Cap-and-Invest Program has been a critical source of funding for many of the programs CalCAN has advocated for in the past decade.
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SB 279 (McNerney)
Removes several longstanding regulatory barriers that have prevented increasing the production and sale of compost on farms and ranches
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AB 408 (Wilson)
Put a bond measure (Proposition 4) that voters approved in Nov. 2024 to fund investments of hundreds of millions of dollars in climate smart agriculture, local food system infrastructure, and farmworker health and well-being.
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SB 675 (Limón)
Advances prescribed grazing as a multi-benefit wildfire solution by making it eligible for funding in CalFire’s budget, and integrates the practice into local, regional, and state wildfire mitigation plans.
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AB 1757 (C. Garcia, 2022)
Exige a la CNRA que, en colaboración con otras agencias estatales y un comité consultivo de expertos, establezca objetivos estatales para la captura de carbono y desarrolle métodos para el seguimiento de las emisiones de GEI y la captura de carbono.
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CARB 2022 Scoping Plan Update
El primer plan de alcance incluirá objetivos para la aplicación de prácticas climáticamente inteligentes en tierras de cultivo, la aplicación de servidumbres/conservación de tierras en tierras de cultivo y el aumento de la superficie de agricultura ecológica.
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Launch of the Organic Transition Program
Apoya a agricultores y ganaderos en la transición de sus tierras a la certificación ecológica.
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Lanzamiento del Programa de Asistencia Técnica para la Eficiencia del Agua
Funds technical assistance grants to assist farmers with on-farm water and energy efficiency and nutrient management.
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Objetivo de Biodiversidad 30x30 de los Terrenos Naturales y de Trabajo
Orden ejecutiva que establece el objetivo de conservar al menos 30% de la tierra y las aguas costeras de California para 2030. Pide al CDFA que acelere la eliminación natural de carbono y aumente la resiliencia climática de los suelos agrícolas.
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AB 2377 (Irwin)
Created a technical assistance program at CDFA to assist farmers applying to HSP, SWEEP, and AMMP.
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Launch of the Healthy Soils Program (HSP)
AB 859 launches the Healthy Soils Program and the Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) to provide grants to farmers for improving soil health and reducing methane emissions associated with manure management.
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SB 732 (Stern)
Encourages local governments to identify and prioritize agricultural lands for farmland conservation and identify land suitable for urban in-fill development.
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SB 5 (De León)
Includes investments in the agriculture chapter of a natural bond measure (Proposition 68) that was put on the June 2018 ballot and passed by voters.
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SB 252 (Dodd)
Requires local governments in critically overdrafted groundwater basins to request additional information on new well permits and make the information publicly available.
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Launch of the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) Program
Funds agricultural easements to permanently preserve farmland at risk of development.
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Launch of the State Water Efficiency & Enhancement Program (SWEEP)
Executive order launches SWEEP to fund on-farm water and energy use efficiency projects.
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AB 1532 (Perez)
Includes sustainable agriculture as an eligible funding area for cap-and-trade investment.
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SB 594 (Wolk)
Established the Net Energy Metering Aggregation program to allow renewable energy produced on one meter to be credited against electricity use on other meters of the same customer.
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AB 2174 (Alejo)
Reformed the Fertilizer Research and Education Program (FREP) by allowing technical assistance projects as an eligible category of funding.
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SB 489, Renewable Energy Equity Act (Wolk)
Expanded the state’s Net Energy Metering program to include small scale bioenergy projects and improve grid connection options for farmers.