Some Forest and Carbon Facts:

• U.S. forests reabsorb 10 to 13% of all U.S. annual emissions of CO₂
• Worldwide, forest conversion (to non-forested land) accounts for about 20% of all global emissions of CO₂
• The energy contained in an average acre of New England’s forest could power 3 single-family homes for a year.
• One cord of wood (4’x4’x8’) contains the equivalent of 2.1 metric tons of CO₂
• One acre of mature New England forest stores 60 to 100 metric tons of CO₂ (above ground), equivalent to the emissions from a car (at 30 mpg) driven 203,000 to 340,000 miles
• The average annual new growth on an acre of New England forest could offset emissions from driving 2,460 miles in an average car (30 mpg), or flying 1,653 miles in a typical commercial jet.