Massachusetts Carbon Dioxide Removal Study Workshop for the Executive Branch

Please join us for a workshop to provide feedback on the initial draft of the Massachusetts CDR study. Your expertise will help inform the scope, evaluate the content, and shape the recommendations of the CDR study to best meet the needs of decision makers in Massachusetts.

An introductory webinar was held in early October, and this workshop is part of the second phase of stakeholder engagement for this work.

In this workshop we will cover:

Study introduction and context

Review of Study draft

• Structure and major contents
• How feedback from the Roundtables was incorporated
• Key findings and recommendations

Structured discussion

• Prepared and guided Q&A
• Open Q&A

Comment period instructions and workshop conclusion

Following the session, workshop participants will be sent the Study draft and a link to an online survey for providing written feedback on the draft.

In accordance with Section 111 of the Session Law – Acts of 2024, Chapter 239, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), is undertaking a comprehensive study to evaluate the prospects and opportunities for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) innovation and operations within the Commonwealth and its adjacent marine territories (not more than 50 nautical miles off the commonwealth). This “CDR study” has been commissioned to address the urgent need to scale durable and verifiable climate solutions that meaningfully contribute to net zero ambitions and position Massachusetts as a potential leader in the emerging CDR sector.