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Addressing Climate Change Without Legislation: Volume 3: USDA

2014

Webb, Romany;
Weissman, Steven

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1. Introduction
2. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
3. National forests and grasslands
3.1. USDA’s authority over national forests and grasslands
3.2. Actions available to USDA to promote the use of low-carbon resources from national forests
3.2.1. Encouraging increased use of timber
3.2.2. Assessing renewable energy potential in national forests
3.2.3. Encouraging renewable energy development in national forests
3.2.4. Minimizing the climate impacts of oil and gas production in national forests
4. Conservation programs
4.1. USDA programs influencing the use of agricultural and forest lands
4.2. Actions available to USDA to facilitate increased carbon sequestration on agricultural and forest land
4.2.1. Preventing deforestation to support continued carbon sequestration
4.2.2. Improving the health of existing forests to increase their carbon sequestration potential
4.2.3. Encouraging afforestation to enhance carbon sequestration
5. Agricultural assistance programs
5.1. USDA’s agricultural assistance programs
5.2. Actions available to USDA to encourage climate change mitigation by agricultural producers
5.2.1. Considering climate change when developing agricultural assistance programs
5.2.2. Providing financial and other assistance for climate-friendly behavior
5.2.3. Requiring climate change mitigation as a condition of providing financial assistance for other projects
6. Consumer education programs
6.1. USDA’s consumer education and outreach programs
6.2. Actions available to USDA to encourage climate-friendly choices by consumers
6.2.1. Considering climate change when developing nutritional guidelines
6.2.2. Promoting climate-friendly foods
7. Rural energy projects
7.1. USDA’s authority over rural energy projects
7.2. Actions available to USDA to reduce fossil fuel use in rural areas
7.2.1. Considering climate change when financing rural energy projects
7.2.2. Supporting renewable energy development in rural areas
7.2.3. Reducing energy consumption in rural areas
8. Conclusion

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