Governor’s Carbon Sequestration Task Force Report – Aug 2022
Report from 2022!
Many wanted to Push this CO2 Carbon Sequestration down our Throats. The People are now awake and are fighting back.
I can’t not find this report online, may you can…. let me know where! Save this link to Report.
Thank you to the many landowners across the midwest that have carried the torch of Liberty and has fought back against the unconstitutional threat and eminent domain abuses! The Task force lacked key county representation and very little if any Landowners Representation. I see no meeting or discussions about safety!
It was always about CARBON CREDITS! This Quote is from the task force report Dated Aug 2022.
Letter from the Chair:
As the Governor of Iowa, I am deeply proud of our rich agricultural tradition, which remains as vibrant today as ever. Thanks to our fertile soil and cutting-edge farming practices, Iowa remains the top producer in corn, pork, eggs, and second in soybeans. We are recognized across the globe as a leader in renewable fuel and food production. To maintain this position of strength, continued investment and innovation are essential, especially in the emerging practice of carbon sequestration.
By investing in groundbreaking research and establishing best practices in the new carbon market, Iowa can lead the way in carbon capture. In doing so, we can facilitate new sources of revenue for our agriculture and energy sectors and make our food and fuel more sustainable.
On June 22, 2021, I signed Executive Order 9 establishing a Carbon Sequestration Task Force to enlist the best and brightest from industry into writing Iowa’s blueprint for success in this new and ever-changing field. I was honored to join this impressive group of experts in robust discussions about the innovative ways Iowa could provide value to agricultural stewardship and energy production alike.
The task force and workgroup members have now turned those discussions into final policy recommendations to guide the future of carbon sequestration in Iowa. I am excited to help form these final recommendations into actionable policy to move Iowa forward.
I would like to thank the task force and workgroup members, along with the vice chair of the task force, Secretary Naig, for putting their time, energy, and expertise at the service of Iowa’s agriculture and energy industries. The excellent report they produced confirms that this task force brought the right people to the table. I truly believe it is the first step in showing the country that Iowa is the premier state in the emerging carbon market.
Kim Reynolds
Governor State of Iowa
From the Vice Chair:
LETTER FROM THE VICE-CHAIR
I appreciate the Governor’s visionary leadership when she launched the Carbon Sequestration Task Force. Iowa has a long and rich history of public-private partnerships to implement soil health and water quality efforts. Carbon sequestration is and should be an extension of that work. A special thanks goes to the hard work of our task force members and the members of the energy and agriculture workgroups. Their work has produced several recommendations ready for action. These recommendations will help Iowa become the leading state for creating carbon value, as was laid out in the vision of the task force. Iowa agriculture and Iowa farmers, in particular, are well positioned to take advantage of new ecosystem services markets/programs. For as long as we’ve been farming, we’ve been improving – and environmental sustainability is no exception. Many farmers have a long history of no-tilling and cover crops – practices that have carbon sequestration benefits. Through continued partnerships and outreach, we can bring the right research, policy, incentives and expertise together to help build upon our current conservation efforts, create revenue streams, improve financial sustainability and grow our state’s economy.
Mike Naig
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture State of Iowa
Aug 2022