Carbon Sequestration

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004186",
  "term": "Carbon Sequestration",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The uptake and storage of atmospheric carbon; for example, in soil and vegetation.\n\n2. Terrestrial, or biologic, carbon sequestration is the process by which trees and plants absorb carbon dioxide, release the oxygen, and store the carbon. Geologic sequestration is one step in the process of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), and involves injecting carbon dioxide deep underground where it stays permanently.\n\n3. The uptake and storage of carbon. Trees and plants, for example, absorb carbon dioxide, release the oxygen and store the carbon. Fossil fuels were at one time biomass and continue to store the carbon until burned. See carbon sinks.\n\n4. The removal of carbon (usually in the form of carbon dioxide) from the atmosphere, by plants or by technological means.\n\n5. The uptake and storage of carbon. Trees and plants, for example, absorb carbon dioxide, release the oxygen and store the carbon. Fossil fuels were at one time biomass and continue to store the carbon until burned.\n\n6. Both natural and deliberate processes by which CO2 is either removed from the atmosphere or diverted from emission sources and stored in the ocean, terrestrial environments (vegetation, soils, and sediment), and geologic formations.\n\n7. Uptake and storage of carbon. Trees and plants. for example. absorb carbon dioxide. release the oxygen and store the carbon. Fossil fuels were at one time biomass and continue to store the carbon until burned.\n\n8. Uptake and storage of atmospheric carbon; for example, in soil and vegetation.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Paper Recycling Glossary",
    "Glossary of Climate Change Terms",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions",
    "Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Definitions and Acronyms",
    "NASA Science Glossary",
    "USGS Energy Resources Program Energy Glossary & Acronym List",
    "NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/carbon-sequestration/"
}