The bigger issue of energy is bound to enter the argument. Some industry experts would say that planting more forests would increase supplies and lead to drastic price reductions for growers. However, using wood as an energy source would create a new demand channel for the resource. However, they would have to be able to sell excess capacity and that would involve deregulation issues. Instituting some sort of carbon tax would encourage the use of wood for energy.
More research is needed to expose the role of genetics in carbon sequestration.
Carbon sequestration aspects of Lake States forests should be included in an updated version of GLFA Assessment. There's much gamesmanship going on and countries are figuring out ways to get around the agreements. Preservationists polarize the discussions by not recognizing forestry's role as a viable short-term solution to carbon sequestration. Land Use Roads and automobiles drive much of U.S. land use. Most productive U.S. lands are being converted to urban uses and could be used for wood energy crops.