Transcript C-AGG Executive Team

November 9-10, 2015•Washington, DC
Coalition on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases
Debbie Reed, C-AGG
C-AGG Executive Team:
Debbie Reed
C-AGG Executive Director
C-AGG Project Manager
 Monica McBride
C-AGG Meeting Planner
 Ashley Markgraf
C-AGG Facilitator:
 Chris Chopyak
C-AGG Steering
Committee:
Paul Buttner, CRC
Thomas Driscoll, NFU
Chad Frahm, ICUSD
Michael Formica, NPPC
Jimmy Daukas, AFT
Robert Parkhurst, EDF
Leslie Durschinger, TGC
Sheldon Zakreski, TCT
Rich Conant, CSU
John Kadyszewski, WI
Participant
Introductions
PARTICIPANT INTRODUCTIONS
Who is C-AGG?
C-AGG is a multi-stakeholder
coalition fostering agreement
on effective and mutually
beneficial voluntary incentives
to reduce GHG emissions from
the agricultural sector.
What does C-AGG do?
Advance the development and
adoption of science-based
policies, methodologies,
protocols, projects, tools, and
decision support systems for
GHG emissions reductions and
carbon sequestration within the
agricultural sector.
C-AGG: Raising the Barn:
Sustainability, ecosystem services
How C-AGG Works?
COLLABORATION!
Open tent policy:
constructive engagement
and support for our goals
are only prerequisites
2-day C-AGG meetings 3
times per year:
– March: Sacramento
– July: Mid-Central
U.S.
– November:
Washington, DC
C-AGG workshops
intermittently
Participant email list to
share relevant reports,
documents, activities,
meeting alerts
www-c-agg.org
C-AGG Objectives
and Activities:
•Collaboration with Ag value
chain stakeholders
•Building new partnerships
•Sharing our Shared
Learnings: Sustainability at
Scale
•Continued focus on decision
support systems, tools,
technologies to support goals
•Ecosystem & C Markets,
Sustainable Supply Chain
Initiatives as Drivers for
Incentive-based Opportunities
for Agricultural GHG Mitigation
•Continued Dialogue,
Partnerships with USDA
•Participation in Field-to-Market
Alliance for Sustainable
Agriculture
C-AGG July Meeting:
• Climate change
programs in Ontario,
Quebec
• Assessing GHG
Mitigation Potential of
US Ag Sector
• ARB SLCP Presentation
• Dairy Day!
• Tour of Fair Oaks Dairy
Farm
Since July Meeting:
• Submitted C-AGG SLCP
Comments to ARB
• Started Strategic Eval &
Planning with Consultant
• New SC Members
• Participating in Packard
Strategic Planning
Farmer engagement
Tool Development
Scaling
Opportunities
Emerging Climate
Change and
Sustainable Ag
Programs
SLCP and CA
GHG CIGS
Conservation Finance
Themes from previous C-AGG meetings we will
build upon
National Ag GHG Mitigation Potential
Meeting Objectives
• Showcase C-AGG’s collaborative
engagement with our federal partners,
including highlights of USDA collaboration:
GHG CIGS (2011), kick off 2015 CIGS
• Provide timely updates on public, private
activities in support of enabling ag sector
GHG mitigation and ecosystem service
participation, including tools and programs
Meeting Objectives (cont’d)
• Provide timely updates on US and
international climate change activities and
negotations under the UNFCCC, including
development of US inventories of GHG
emissions and sinks
• Continue dialogue on how to scale
sustainable ag activities
Reminders:
 Fill out evaluation form
and leave it with Ashley
Mark your calendars for
next C-AGG Meeting:
Wed-Thu, March 9-10,
2016, Sacramento, CA
Thank you!
Thank you to all for your participation and continued collaboration.
Thank you to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation for their continued
support.
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Washington, DC 20036