Center for Research on Sustainable Forests

Version 2.0 of Maine’s Carbon Budget updates the estimates ca. 2021 along with five-year intervals to report three recent time periods (2007-2011, 2012-2016, and 2017-2021) using the same data sources and consistent methodology as outlined in the DEP Rules Chapter 167. Compared to version 1.0, this new budget analysis uses the same component pools, fluxes, and transfers, but the updated estimates for these incorporate several new data sources and improved calculation approaches.

To learn more about the Carbon Budget and how it was estimated, see the links below. The ‘Explainer’ report is intended to provide an overview and inform the reader about the approach or source of data for each component of the Maine Carbon Budget.

The State of Maine’s Carbon Budget (Version 2.0) is included in the net emissions calculation for the DEP’s Tenth Biennial Report on Progress toward Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals (2024).

Version 1 of the State of Maine’s Carbon Budget, 2006-2016 remains accessible, along with related fact sheet, supplemental tables & figures, and key assumptions and references.