By Leanna Sweha There has been extensive discussion about climate change and the agri-food system, i ...
Guest Commentary: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs Are Key to Reaching Climate Resilience and Sustainability in the Agri-Food System
March, 2019
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‘Old-Fashioned’ Methods Keep Davis’ Recyclables China-Compliant
By L. Sweha China’s crackdown on contamination in waste imports has forced many jurisdictions to lan ...
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Organic Waste: The Brown Bins Are Not the End of the Story
By Leanna Sweha The Davis organics collection program has been around for almost two years. Brown-to ...
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California’s Got a New Plan to Hit Its 2030 Emissions Target – but, Are We Aiming at the Right Target?
By Leanna Sweha The Air Resources Board just adopted its 2030 Scoping Plan. The 2030 goal – a ...
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China’s Gas-Powered Car Ban Inspired the Governor, but When You Dig Deeper, You Find Coal
By Leanna Sweha The Brown administration launched a trial balloon last week. The governor said he no ...
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Agriculture (Finally) Scores Some Serious State Climate Funding
By Leanna Sweha Governor Brown last week signed two bills sending almost $1.5 billion in cap-and-tra ...
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To Tackle Climate Change and Grow the State Economy, Let’s Improve the Business Climate
By Leanna Sweha On Thursday, the legislature held a hearing on how to promote a “just transition” to ...
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Cap-and-Trade Extension: Saving Face and Maybe the State’s Economy Too
By Leanna Sweha Yesterday, Governor Brown signed AB 398, the bill that extends Cap-and-Trade to 2030 ...
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Will Getting the Grid Ready for 100 Percent Renewables Spike Electricity Bills?
By Leanna Sweha PG&E has been making improvements to its grid to meet the state’s mandate to pro ...
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Forests Get the Short End of the State Climate Funding Stick
By Leanna Sweha One of the state’s critical climate goals is to maintain forests as net carbon sinks ...