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Hurric a ne Ka trina iStockphoto.com/cpurser What is c ausing Increasing GHG levels c limate c hange ? Sandy McKellar How T re e s Absorb Ca rbon Dioxide Photosynthe sis SUN O 2 CO 2 sug a r Sandy McKellar C 6 H 12 O 6 wa te r

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What is c ausing c limate c hange? Increasing GHG levels

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Photosynthe sis

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CO 2 wa te r O 2 sug a r

How T re e s “Absorb” Ca rbon Dioxide

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Wood is 50% c a rbon by we ig ht

(C 6H10O 5)n sugar

What is wood?

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ire s or De c omposition

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Wood Ca rbon is Store d Inde finite ly

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Equals the CO2 generated from driving a car for 5 years An average wood frame home stores ~ 30 metric tons of carbon

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Ca rbon Stora g e in Home s

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About 98% of the L

g is Use d

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Susta ina ble F

re st Ma na g e me nt

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T ypic a l Ca rbon Se que stra tion in F

re sts

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Add Wood Produc ts a nd Substitution

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Bioe ne r gy

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Add Bioe ne rg y Substitution

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Ma king the Ca se

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Opportunitie s to Grow & Store More Ca rbon

nte nsive fo re st ma na g e me nt (to inc re a se CO 2 a b so rptio n)

nc re a se d wo o d use

nc re a se d pro duc tio n o f b io e ne rg y

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T ac kle Climate Change – Use Wood

BE A PART OF T HE SOL UT ION

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