Mar 18, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. The U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) announced that Weyerhaeuser has joined the coalition of business and environmental groups pushing for climate and energy legislation. "The forest products industry will play a leading role in reducing dependence on fossil fuels and reducing emissions of carbon dioxide using biomass from forests, a sustainable resource and one of the best at sequestering carbon," said Weyerhaeuser CEO Dan Fulton. "The role of forest fiber in a low carbon economy will depend on the public policy concepts under debate in Washington, D.C. USCAP has successfully integrated the expertise of numerous stakeholders and we believe our membership will help positively position sustainable forestry, biomass and forest products in these important policy discussions." Weyerhaeuser one of the world's largest forest products companies, which owns or manages 21 million acres of timberland and has offices or operations in 10 countries. United States Climate Action Partnership (USCAP) is a group of businesses and leading environmental organizations that have come together to call on the federal government to quickly enact strong national legislation to require significant reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.