Natural Climate Solutions: A Win-Win Solution for Our Environment and Our Economy
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Date: 2021-05-10

More information at: https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/050721natural


The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) and U.S. Nature4Climate (USN4C) held a briefing on the role natural climate solutions can play in both mitigating climate change and stimulating the economy. Natural climate solutions, such as sustainable forestry and regenerative agriculture, reduce carbon emissions and sequester carbon through management of the world’s forests, grasslands, and wetlands. Policymakers are increasingly recognizing the important role America’s natural and working lands can play in efforts to tackle climate change. There is also growing evidence that these natural climate solutions can serve as a powerful mechanism to drive an equitable economic recovery—with lasting benefits for both rural and urban communities.

Panelists provided an overview of the diverse range of climate-sensitive strategies that can be implemented in America’s farms and ranches, forests, grasslands and urban communities. They also discussed the many economic benefits—from jobs to increased land productivity to new income for landowners—that can be derived by implementing natural climate solutions. We will also hear from on-the-ground practitioners who are already unlocking these benefits in both rural and urban communities. Finally, they explored how major U.S. corporations are supporting the adoption of natural climate solutions to help meet their sustainability goals and improve their bottom lines.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

00:00 - Start
04:30 - Catherine Macdonald, North America Director – Natural Climate Solutions, The Nature Conservancy
21:07 - Kris Reynolds, Midwest Regional Director, American Farmland Trust; Farmer
35:13 - Robert Shaut, Director of Tree Operations, Casey Trees
55:25 - Chris Adamo, Vice President for Federal & Industry Affairs, Danone
01:17:45 - Q&A

Topics and Speakers:

Catherine Macdonald
North America Director – Natural Climate Solutions, The Nature Conservancy
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/050721_Cathy_Macdonald_Slides.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/hOF4qq8ycqs?t=04m30s

Kris Reynolds
Midwest Regional Director, American Farmland Trust; Farmer
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/2021.05.07_Kris_Reynolds_Slides_.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/hOF4qq8ycqs?t=21m07s

Robert Shaut
Director of Tree Operations, Casey Trees
Download Slides: https://www.eesi.org/files/2021.05.07_Rob_Shaut_Slides_.pdf
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/hOF4qq8ycqs?t=35m13s

Chris Adamo
Vice President for Federal & Industry Affairs, Danone
Skip to presentation: https://youtu.be/hOF4qq8ycqs?t=55m25s