Forest Biomass Sustainability: The Massachusetts Experience

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Forest Biomass SustainabilityThe Massachusetts
Experience

• Tom L. Richard
• Penn State University

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Global Carbon Cycle (all numbers in Gigatons (GT)
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Critical Factors and Driving Forces

• Forest Management
• Best Management Practices
• What is Business as Usual?
• Resource hierarchy?
• Relevant time frame?
• Ancillary Impacts?
• Ecosystem Services

• Energy Conversion
• Maximize efficiency
• Relative to fossil energy
• Heat, Electricity, Fuel?
• Replacement or New?
• Individual or Portfolio?
• Emissions Impacts?

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Fostering 21st Century Forestry

• Biomass harvest can and should improve forest
  productivity, timber quality, and wildlife
  habitat. Or not. What are the practices and
  incentives we need?