Addressing Climate Change Without Legislation - Volume 3: USDA

Abstract

USDA agency Current actions to mitigate climate change Possible future actions to mitigate climate change fuels sions from energy projects in national forests • Continue to reforest national forests cleared through human or natural processes Conservation programs Forest Service • Fund the protection of private forestland • Prioritize funding for the protection of forestland with high carbon sequestration potential Natural Resources Conservation Service • Fund projects aimed at increasing carbon sequestration on private forestland • Provide additional funding for projects to increase carbon sequestration on forestland • Fund projects to increase carbon sequestration on agricultural lands Agricultural assistance programs Agricultural Research Service • Research strategies to mitigate the climate impacts of agricultural production • Continue researching climate change mitigation strategies National Institute of Food and Agriculture