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Decarbonize Transportation
Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled
Decarbonize Energy and Buildings and Increase Energy Efficiency
Optimize Water Use
Minimize Waste
Reduce Off-Road Equipment Emissions
Support Climate Smart Agriculture
Sequester and Store Carbon in Natural and Working Lands
Reduce Carbon Footprint of Consumption and Production
Resilient Infrastructure and Healthy Communities
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Yolo CAAP
Yolo County Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Responsible in 24 actions
ID
Action title
Implementation phase
Information updated
VMT1a
Develop and implement a farmworker commute shuttle program.
Planning
4 days ago
EB2d
Develop an outreach and incentives program to encourage farmers to improve pump efficiency with a goal of electrification of all agricultural pumps.
Not started
6 hours ago
EB3j
Develop a farmer-to-farmer workshop and demonstration program to promote opportunities for on-farm renewable energy generation, including agrivoltaics.
Not started
6 hours ago
W2a
Partner with local farmers to implement groundwater recharge projects by flooding disused fields.
Planning
3 months ago
W2c
Develop an outreach program that encourages farmers to adopt alternative irrigation techniques such as alternative-furrow, drip, and deficit irrigation.
Not started
6 hours ago
OFR2a
Provide workshops, presentations, and outreach materials that promote fuel-efficient farm equipment and operations, and encourage enrollment in CARB/YSAQMD Carl Moyer incentive programs.
Implementation
4 days ago
OFR2b
Provide educational materials to encourage the use of biofuels or low-carbon fuels in field equipment.
Not started
6 hours ago
AG1a
Work with agricultural organizations and existing partnerships to develop and expand outreach programs to inform Yolo County farmers about ways to reduce nitrogen fertilizer application with minimal effects on crop yield.
Implementation
a day ago
AG1c
Scale up the use of integrated pest management/support the accelerated transition away from harmful pesticides.
Not started
6 hours ago
AG2a
Develop incentive programs that support the expanded use of crop varieties that are drought and heat tolerant and require fewer nutrient inputs from synthetic fertilizers.
Planning
5 days ago
AG2b
Facilitate planting, harvesting, and sustaining culturally and historically significant food crops.
Planning
a day ago
AG2c
Increase opportunities for prescribed burns that reduce wildfire GHG emissions.
Not started
6 hours ago
AG3a
Incentivize irrigation water management on rice fields to control the volume, frequency, and application rate of irrigation water.
Planning
5 days ago
NWL1a
Explore development of a Carbon Credit Exchange to create carbon credits within unincorporated Yolo County through implementation of climate-smart carbon sequestration practices on working lands.
Planning
6 hours ago
NWL1b
Expand farmer and farmworker education programs on sustainable and conservation practices.
Implementation
6 hours ago
NWL1c
Support Climate Smart Practices that support carbon sequestration on working lands.
Implementation
a day ago
NWL1d
Support Practices to Sequester Carbon on Grazing and Pastureland.
Implementation
a day ago
NWL1e
Support implementation of Agroforestry Practices.
Implementation
a day ago
NWL4b
Protect Agricultural Lands from Development.
Planning
a day ago
NWL4c
Support willing landowners who commit to keeping their land in agriculture.
Not started
6 hours ago
HC6a
Build relationships with farmworker organizations to reduce extreme heat risks and establish a countywide farmworker advisory council.
Planning
4 days ago
HC6b
Require Cal/OSHA training on indoor and outdoor heat safety prior to the issuance of pesticide permits.
Planning
4 days ago
HC6c
Develop a farmworker resource program focused on connecting farmworkers to rent and utility assistance, weatherization and resilience programs, and hazard safety trainings and healthcare.
Implementation
4 days ago
HC6d
Identify education opportunities and enforcement strategies to ensure Cal/OSHA standards on indoor and outdoor heat safety are met.
Planning
4 days ago