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EEA: natural and working lands could supply up to 7 million metric tons of offsets by 2050; gap to 10 million remains
Summary
EEA officials told the Senate committee that Massachusetts would likely need to offset about 10 million metric tons of residual emissions by 2050 and that up to 7 million metric tons of that could come from natural and working lands, while the administration continues to study additional removal strategies and regional approaches.
Undersecretary Stephanie Cooper and Undersecretary Catherine Antos told the committee that the Commonwealth’s 2050 greenhouse‑gas accounting anticipates at least 10 million metric tons of residual emissions that will need offsets, and that Massachusetts currently projects up to 7 million metric tons of those offsets could come from natural and working lands.
The nut graf: EEA said forests will supply the majority of that sequestration capacity but acknowledged a gap — roughly 3 million metric tons —…
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