Mr. Pat Glennon:

That is a very good and important question. We need to try to concentrate on what we are trying to fix. If we are trying to fix our carbon question, as a country, conifer trees sequester carbon three times faster than any hardwood. That is a fact. The correct species for us to build houses is conifer trees. Hardwood trees are not suitable for building houses. If we are trying to fix our climate and provide material to build houses, conifer trees are the right way to do this. That is just a fact. If we want to try to fix our carbon discussion, there is no question that we must have 70% conifer. The 15% for biodiversity and 15% for hardwood are also-rans. Hardwoods will never really come to anything. In our great-grandchildren's lifetimes, they still will not come to anything. They must be planted on very good ground to make them grow. To answer the Deputy's question, conifer trees are the sequestration horse, or what we could call the Friesian cow of our industry. That is the one we have to promote.