Kobe and Lupien weigh in on the role of forests and mass timber in state's climate plan
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EmailAs the State of Michigan moves to finalize a major climate plan, MSU Forestry faculty are weighing in on the need for forests and forests products, including mass timber, to be part of the solution.
As the State of Michigan moves to finalize a major climate plan, MSU Forestry faculty are weighing in on the need for forests and forests products, including mass timber, to be part of the solution.
In an op-ed published on April 2, 2022 in the Lansing State Journal, Forestry Chairperson Richard Kobe and Sandra Lupien, Director of MassTimber@MSU advised the State to leverage the myriad of carbon benefits in forests and forest products as part of a holistic approach to tackling climate change.
The State Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy is set to deliver a final draft of the MI Healthy Climate Plan to Governor Gretchen Whitmer by Earth Day, April 22.
