Massachusetts Carbon Dioxide Removal Study

The study evaluates 23 CDR pathways for Massachusetts, concluding that while several are suitable for deployment and R&D leadership, in-state CDR alone cannot meet the projected 14 million tCO2e annual removal need by 2050. The report suggests that achieving the Net Zero 2050 mandate will require a combination of additional emissions reductions, regional coordination, and out-of-state CDR procurement.

• Massachusetts will likely require 14 million tCO2e of removals per year by 2050. A CDR pathway is considered to have at least medium scale potential if it can provide over 1 million tCO2 per year, or more than 7% of the total need.
• The state has the potential to lead in research and development (R&D) and innovation for seven specific pathways, which span synthetic, geochemical, and biogenic CDR as well as storage.
• Deployment of CDR exclusively within Massachusetts is unlikely to satisfy the state's total removal requirements. Consequently, the state will likely need to rely on out-of-state CDR procurement, regional coordination, and further emissions reductions to meet its Net Zero 2050 mandate.

APA

Mittelman, M., Polise, L., Le Blond, J., Wilson, D., Vinson, V., & Kiser, B. (2026). Massachusetts Carbon Dioxide Removal Study. RMI. https://rmi.org/resources/massachusetts-carbon-dioxide-removal-study/

Chicago

Mittelman, Melissa, Livia Polise, Jennifer Le Blond, David Wilson, Vera Vinson, and Bella Kiser. Massachusetts Carbon Dioxide Removal Study. RMI, 2026. https://rmi.org/resources/massachusetts-carbon-dioxide-removal-study/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mittelman2026massachusetts, author = {Mittelman, Melissa and Polise, Livia and Le Blond, Jennifer and Wilson, David and Vinson, Vera and Kiser, Bella}, title = {{Massachusetts Carbon Dioxide Removal Study}}, institution = {RMI}, year = {2026}, month = may, url = {https://rmi.org/resources/massachusetts-carbon-dioxide-removal-study/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }