National Forest Management Act
This Act could be interpreted to grant the US Forest Service the regulatory authority to require no net loss of CO2 from the lands it manages.
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Multiple-Use and Sustained Yield Act of 1960
This Act could be interpreted to grant the US Forest Service the regulatory authority to require no net loss of CO2 from the lands it manages.
Report, Soil Health and Carbon Sequestration in US Cropland
Estimates that while agricultural soils currently only sequester 8.4 million metric tones of CO2-e per year, they have the capacity to sequester up to 100 million tons.
Report, Climate Consequences of Low-Carbon Fuels
Offers insight on the economic rebound effect for global fossil fuel consumption in a scenario where the US significantly offsets petroleum consumption in transportation with biofuels.
Report, Carbon Balance Effects of US Biofuel Production and Use
Suggests the carbon balance effects of starch-based fuels such as corn ethanol and biodiesel may tip toward a net increase in CO2 emissions in the atmosphere, based on life-cycle analyses.
DOE’s Billion-Ton Report
Identifies potential biomass resources of one billion tons or more per year in the United States.
United States Mid-Century Strategy for Deep Decarbonization
Benchmark scenario projects a far greater reliance on bioenergy resources by 2050 for primary energy than the DDPP report, driven by the transportation sector and complemented by the electric generation sector.
Maryland RPS
Maryland’s RPS includes small hydroelectric power plants of less than 30 megawatts.
Delaware RPS
Delaware’s RPS includes hydroelectric facilities that have a maximum design capacity of 30 megawatts or less.
Connecticut RPS
Connecticut’s RPS includes run-of-river hydropower facilities that began operating after July, 1, 2003 and have a generating capacity of not more than 30 megawatts.