California has unveiled over 80 targets for nature-based solutions to fight climate change and reach carbon neutrality by 2045. The state has invested around nine-point-six-billion-dollars since 2020 in nature-based solutions to combat the effects of climate change. The targets by 2045 include over 33 million acres managed to reduce wildfire risk. The state will manage nearly 12 million acres of forest for biodiversity protection, carbon storage, and water supply protection. Just over four million trees will be planted to protect California communities from the climate crisis, remove carbon, and increase access to nature. Other targets include croplands, grasslands, deserts, and beaches. Governor Gavin Newsom says the state is “setting aggressive and ambitious new targets to use California’s lands to fight the climate crisis.”
California Sets New Targets to Fight Climate Change and Achieve Carbon Neutrality
