That testimony stated three approaches for for
ests to help reduce carbon dioxide addition to the atmosphere: First, carbon dioxide can be taken out of the atmosphere by allowing the growing forest to absorb carbon and store it as wood; second, carbon dioxide can be taken out of the atmosphere by harvesting the forest before it decomposes or burns and storing the carbon in less rapidly decomposing forest products; third, carbon dioxide can be kept out of the atmosphere by using wood products as substitutes for aluminum, steel, concrete, brick and other products that consume more fossil fuels and
...[+++] release more carbon dioxide in their manufacture.