The land sector can play an important role in offsetting emissions sources difficult to address by mid-century. To date, deep decarbonization studies have devoted significantly more attention to the energy sector than to land. However, there is a growing body of literature that looks at the scale of potential for increasing carbon sequestration on U.S. landscapes, indicating that significant carbon sequestration is possible through expanding and enhancing U.S. forests and modifying agricultural practices to sequester carbon in cropland and grassland soils. A Vision for 2050 MCS BENCHMARK SCENARIO