[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 71 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E370]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         HONORING KATIE JACKSON

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 27, 2023

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Katie 
Jackson, whom I have named the 2023 Climate Crisis Champion for Sonoma 
County because of the important work she has done to address the threat 
and impacts of climate change on California's 4th Congressional 
District.
  Ms. Jackson was born in San Francisco, California and attended 
Wellesley College in Massachusetts.
  Ms. Jackson is an exemplary leader in the fight against greenhouse 
gas emissions. In 2016, she spearheaded an effort at Jackson Family 
Wines to become the largest onsite solar energy generating winery in 
the United States. Ms. Jackson also led the development and 
implementation of the company's Rooted for Good: Roadmap to 2030. This 
sustainability and climate action plan will transition Jackson Family 
Wines to completely regenerative farming practices and halve the 
company's carbon footprint over the next decade. Moreover, the plan 
will put her family's business on the path to becoming carbon-net-
negative by 2050.
  Ms. Jackson is committed to expanding sustainable practices not just 
in her business but in the entire wine community. She has been a leader 
in pushing for reforms in the international wine community that promote 
environmental stewardship. For example, as a cofounder of International 
Wineries for Climate Action, she works to mobilize wineries around the 
world to commit to fifty-percent absolute carbon reductions by 2030 and 
being carbon-net-negative by 2050. International Wineries for Climate 
Action was the first wine or agriculture organization to become a 
member of the United Nation's Race to Zero Campaign.
  In addition to her work on reducing emissions, Ms. Jackson has done 
exceptional work on conservation. She has secured many Safe Harbor 
Agreements through her company to conserve habitats for endangered 
species including the California tiger salamander and the coho salmon. 
Moreover, she supported the reintroduction of thirty thousand coho 
salmon eggs into Yellowjacket Creek to support salmon population growth 
in the Russian River. Ms. Jackson has also led Jackson Family Wines to 
partner with the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians to undertake 
a major groundwater recharge project in the Alexander Valley.
  Mr. Speaker, Katie Jackson is an exemplary leader in sustainable 
viniculture and endangered species conservation. Therefore, it is 
fitting that we honor her here today as Sonoma County's 2023 Climate 
Crisis Champion.

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