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Cli limate Actio ion in in Coal Country ry Contact: Campbell Moore campbell.moore@tnc.org Beth Wheatley ewheatley@tnc.org Eriks Brolis eriks.brolis@tnc.org Source: Kent Mason Climate Resilience Climate resilient lands: 42% of landscape

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Cli limate Actio ion in in Coal Country ry

Source: Kent Mason

Contact: Campbell Moore campbell.moore@tnc.org Beth Wheatley ewheatley@tnc.org Eriks Brolis eriks.brolis@tnc.org

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Climate Resilience

Climate resilient lands: 42% of landscape 21 million acres

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Natural Climate Solutions In The USA

Source: Fargione et al., 2018

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3rd largest GHG emitter in total 3rd largest GHG emitter per capita 7th largest GHG emitter per capita US Climate Alliance State US Climate Alliance State

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A hot spot for carbon, climate resilience and…

poverty

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Source: Yale Program on Climate Change Communication

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How do we turn a paradox into power…?

  • High carbon emissions
  • High poverty
  • High resistance to climate

action Yet…

  • High climate resilience
  • High carbon forest and

Natural Climate Solutions potential

Source: Kent Mason

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What is Working Woodlands?

Working Woodlands helps landowners conserve their forest and earn new sustainable revenues.

  • Working forest conservation easements and

agreement

  • Forest Management plan and FSC certification
  • Forest carbon project development and sales
  • Generally properties over 2,000 acres
  • 67,000 acres and 12 projects
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Forest carbon finance to protect climate resilient forests

Working Woodlands

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Climate Solutions for Coal Country

  • 1.5-2 million acres of deforestation from coal
  • Tens of millions of acres of high carbon stock forest
  • 7 million acres of industrially owned coal/timber land
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Coal Production by Regions

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 Source: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and Energy Information Administration (EIA) Note: The 6-Southwestern counties include Boone, Logan, McDowell, Mingo, Wayne, Wyoming 6-Southwestern Counties WV-Southern WV-Northern West Virginia Million Short Tons

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What is next for West Virginia’s economy?

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Demonstrate climate-friendly economic development activities on former surface mine lands

Core business units:

  • Solar energy
  • Forest carbon & responsible

forestry (Working Woodlands)

  • Outdoor recreation
  • Agroforestry
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But is solar actually compatible on minelands?

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Key partners / Stakeholders

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Property owners Mining companies

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Average Retail Price of Electricity for Industrial

3 4 5 6 7 8 Source: US Energy Information Administration United States West Virginia Cents per KWH (4-Qtrs Moving Average)

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Overcoming Real and Perceived Barriers to a Climate-Friendly Economic Model

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Lessons learned

  • Lead with climate in USCA states (NJ, VA, MD)
  • But we must change the narrative on climate everywhere and NCS

can help

  • Seeing is believing…demonstrate on the ground to landowners,

policymakers and influencers

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Thanks and come visit!

Source: Kent Mason

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Scale of solar opportunity on degraded lands