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IN SR0028
Resolution
Status
2/14/2019
Primary Sponsor
Mark Stoops
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AI Summary
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Urges the Indiana Legislative Council to assign a study committee to examine carbon capture through forest preservation and carbon farming
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Indiana ranked 8th highest among all 50 states for energy-related carbon dioxide emissions according to a 2018 U.S. Energy Information Administration study
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Forest preservation captures carbon dioxide through photosynthesis; removing trees diminishes a forest's capacity to store carbon
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Carbon farming can remove atmospheric carbon while improving farmland health and resilience of farming communities
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Resolution cites public health concerns including worsening air quality, heat stress, and agricultural impacts from changed precipitation and temperature patterns
Legislative Description
A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the legislative council to assign to the appropriate study committee the issue of carbon capture through forest preservation and carbon farming in Indiana.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Environmental Affairs
2/14/2019