The chloroplast genome encodes key components of the photosynthetic light reaction machinery and the large subunit of the enzyme central for carbon fixation, RuBisCo. Plants constantly face the challenge of balancing light and dark reactions under varying environmental conditions. Nuclear RNA binding proteins (RBPs) play a crucial role in plant acclimation to these changes through post-transcriptional processes. Mutants of chloroplast gene expression factors often exhibit impaired chloroplast biogenesis, especially in cold conditions. Cold temperatures pose a challenge for plants as they slow down Calvin Cycle enzymes, potentially leading to a shortage of electron acceptors and oxidative damage from excess electrons in the thylakoid membrane. A well-known response of plants to this problem is to increase the production of RuBisCo and other Calvin Cycle enzymes in the cold. The chloroplast RNA binding protein CP29A targets rbcL mRNA and is essential for cold resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. This effect is confined to the youngest leaf tissue and is linked to its role in enhancing the splicing of various chloroplast RNAs in cold conditions. In this study, we utilized enhanced cross-linking and immunoprecipitation (eCLIP) and RNA-Bind-N-Seq (RBNS) to investigate the RNA targets of CP29A, achieving nucleotide-resolution insights into protein-RNA interaction sites. We discovered that CP29A preferentially binds to mRNAs encoding subunits of photosystem II. Notably, one of the most confidently identified targets of CP29A is the 59-UTR of rbcL, where it interacts with a site downstream of the pentatricopeptide repeat protein MRL1, a crucial player in rbcL accumulation. Arabidopsis mutants lacking CP29A showed no significant rbcL changes, possibly due to CP29A9s restricted role in a limited number of cells at the base of leaves. In contrast, CRISPR mutants of tobacco NtCP29A exhibit photosynthetic deficiencies throughout the entire leaf blade, correlating with a substantial decrease in both rbcL mRNA and RbcL protein levels. Conclusively, our study establishes CP29A as a pioneer regulator in sustaining optimal RuBisCo expression during cold acclimation, highlighting its integral role in plant cold response mechanisms.