The climate solution in California’s compost and crops
Rows of composting grape pomace are covered for the winter in Sonoma County's Alexander Valley on December 13, 2015, near Geyserville, California. | Photo by George Rose/Getty Images Scaling up composting, tree-planting, and other sustainable agricultural practices in California could trap about a quarter of the state's annual carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, according to a new report. These strategies for drawing down greenhouse gases are cheaper and easier to ramp up than technological alternatives, like devices that suck planet-heating CO2 out of the air, and should play a key role in the state's efforts to address climate change, the report authors argue.
Although it often leads the nation in setting aggressive climate goals, California is also a state with one of the biggest carbon footprints, making it imperative that the state consider a wide range of strategies for reducing emissions. That could include...