The Agriculture, Forestry, and Waste Management sector is the only sector that is capable of negative GHG emissions (it can be a GHG sink rather than a GHG source).  This sector also includes GHG emissions related to Connecticut’s solid waste management.

The strategies in the Agriculture, Forestry, and Waste sector that are currently being analyzed by NESCAUM include:

• adopting actions to increase recycling and source reduction to implement the CT Solid Waste Management Plan;
• conserving and enhancing carbon sequestration levels in Connecticut’s forests and fields.

View CT GHG Emissions:  Mitigation Options Overview and Reduction Estimates, December 17, 2010.
 View Sources and Notes for analysis of Agriculture, Forestry, and Waste Management strategies.

Resources

Agriculture, Forestry, and Waste Sector:  Potential Strategies List - From 2007-2008 stakeholder process and further analysis (excerpted from Draft Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies Table).

Agriculture, Forestry, and Waste Sector, 2005 CT Climate Change Action Plan

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