Most people know that agriculture is one of California’s most important economic sectors. They may not know, however, that recent studies have estimated that the global food and agriculture system is responsible for around 1/3 of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.  We cannot achieve our climate goals without reconsidering and reforming our current system.  In 2021, the Environmental Law Institute press published Peter H. Lehner and Nathan A. Rosenberg’s book “Farming for Our Future: The Science, Law, and Policy of Climate-Neutral Agriculture.”  The authors survey the legal and policy landscape and make recommendations for reforms needed to address the climate crisis. This panel looks at this topic from a California lens, looking at global and national developments in California’s legal and policy context.