Carbon sink

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004187",
  "term": "Carbon sink",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Carbon Sink",
  "definitions": [
    "1. A pool (reservoir) that absorbs or takes up released carbon from another part of the carbon cycle. For example, if the net exchange between the biosphere and the atmosphere is toward the atmosphere, the biosphere is the source, and the atmosphere is the sink.\n\n2. A natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period. The process by which carbon sinks remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere is known as carbon sequestration.",
    "Carbon reservoirs and conditions that take-in and store more carbon (i.e., carbon sequestration) than they release. Carbon sinks can serve to partially offset greenhouse gas emissions. Forests and oceans are large carbon sinks. See carbon sequestration."
  ],
  "subject": [
    "Natural environments",
    "Climate change"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NASA Sustainable Development Indicators Glossary",
    "Aquatic Resources Awareness Course for Real Estate Appraisers Glossary",
    "Greenhouse Gas Emissions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/carbon-sink/"
}