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Carbon sink

Term · Energy · MLC-T-ENE-000237

A reservoir that absorbs or takes up released carbon from another part of the carbon cycle. The four sinks, which are regions of the Earth within which carbon behaves in a systematic manner, are the atmosphere, terrestrial biosphere (usually including freshwater systems), oceans, and sediments (including fossil fuels).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENE-000237
FieldEnergy
ReferencesEIA Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENE-000237",
  "term": "Carbon sink",
  "field": "Energy",
  "definition": "A reservoir that absorbs or takes up released carbon from another part of the carbon cycle. The four sinks, which are regions of the Earth within which carbon behaves in a systematic manner, are the atmosphere, terrestrial biosphere (usually including freshwater systems), oceans, and sediments (including fossil fuels).",
  "references": [
    "EIA Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/energy/carbon-sink/"
}

Record 237 of 2,515 in Energy terminology (MLC-0117). Request the full dataset.