CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and Virginia Jameson, Deputy Secretary for Climate and Working Lands, are in Belém, Brazil this week for COP30, the United Nations’ annual climate summit.
California is a global leader in climate-smart agriculture and remains a steadfast partner in confronting the climate crisis.
Throughout the week, Secretary Ross will be highlighting California’s leadership and strengthening international cooperation to support farmers, ranchers, and communities worldwide.
It’s been a productive start to the week:
- Secretary Ross met with Mexico’s delegation to discuss shared strategies for addressing deforestation and expanding incentives for regenerative agriculture, and:
- Participated in a panel moderated by The Nature Conservancy, alongside Brazilian leaders, highlighting nature-based solutions, including healthy soils and regenerative grazing, and emphasizing the essential role of indigenous communities in climate action both in the Amazon and around the world.
- Convened with colleagues from Australia to discuss common challenges related to livestock methane, incentivizing soil health practices, and drought.
- Emphasized the importance of robust monitoring, reporting, and verification for global methane emission reduction in the livestock sector on the Clean Air Task Force’s panel on Methane in Action
- Met with CIGAR, a global research partnership, to discuss opportunities for collaboration in climate-smart agriculture.
California is proud to collaborate globally to advance sustainable agriculture and build climate resilience from the ground up.