Can Renewable Gases Help Reduce Wildfire Risks and GHG Emissions?

2020 was one of the worst wildfire seasons in history and now 2021 is shaping up to be even worse. Climate change has drastically altered forest health and requires bold new strategies for conservation and sustainable management. The production of renewable gases from forest biomass presents both a means of reducing fuel load and providing much needed resources for more sustainable forest management.

As part of the Renewable Gas 360 (RG360) webinar series, in this session you’ll learn about:

• The impact that wildfires have on climate and air quality, and opportunities to reduce emissions and restore healthy forests.
• The opportunity to convert forest waste to renewable gas, cutting climate super pollutants and creating carbon negative emissions.
• What resources the public and private sector are and can bring to develop and implement renewable gas-based solutions to the crisis in our forests.
• What policies lawmakers are pursuing to accelerate the development of sustainable and carbon neutral strategies to harness forest biomass for renewable gas production.

Speakers:

• Moderator: Tanya Peacock, Senior Director of Government Affairs and Policy, Bloom Energy
• Dan Adler, Senior Advisor for Climate Finance, California Governor’s Office of Business & Economic Development
• Matt Baker, Deputy Secretary, California Natural Resources Agency
• Dan Porter, Forest Strategy Lead, The Nature Conservancy