New England Forest Facts New England forests store ~4.6 billion tons of carbon above ground. That’s 851x the annual emissions of Boston. Source: New Englands Climate Imperative - Our Forests as a Natural Climate Solution They sequester an additional 27 million tons each year, ~14% of New Englands annual emissions Source: New Englands Climate Imperative - Our Forests as a Natural Climate Solution Unfortunately, ~28,000 acres of New England forest are permanently cut down each year Source: New Englands Climate Imperative - Our Forests as a Natural Climate Solution Less than 4% are protected as permanent ecological reserves Source: New Englands Climate Imperative - Our Forests as a Natural Climate Solution Protecting an additional 26% of forests would increase CO2 capture by 217 million tons over the next 30 years Source: New Englands Climate Imperative - Our Forests as a Natural Climate Solution
