Any of several processes for the removal of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in an effort to mitigate global warming
The long-term storage of carbon CO2 in the forests, soils, ocean or underground in depleted oil and gas reservoirs, coal seams and saline aquifers Examples include the separation and disposal of CO2 fuel gases or processing fossil fuels to produce H2- and CO2-rich fractions, and the direct removal of CO2 from the atmosphere through land use change, afforestation, reforestation, ocean fertilization and agricultural practices to enhance soil carbon
The removal and storage of carbon from the atmosphere by green plants through the process of photosynthesis, in which carbon dioxide is combine with water to form carbohydrates that can be stored in plant tissues
The fixation of atmospheric carbon dioxide in a carbon sink through biological or physical processes, such as photosynthesis
The process of carbon fixed by plants and stored for variable periods of time in biomass
Capturing atmospheric carbon (carbon dioxide) and storing it by one of several mechanisms to reduce this greenhouse gas and its contribution to global warming Carbon may be stored in living (green vegetation and forests) or non-living reservoirs (soil, geologic formations, oceans, wood products)
Generally refers to capturing carbon - in a carbon sink, such as the oceans, or a terrestrial sink such as forests or soils - so as to keep the carbon out of the atmosphere
A flow of carbon by which it is absorbed or taken out of the atmosphere and stored in a terrestrial or oceanic reservoir This differs from the preservation of existing carbon stocks in a reservoir
Generally refers to capturing carbon -- in a carbon sink, such as the oceans, or a terrestrial sink such as forests or soils -- so as to keep the carbon out of the atmosphere
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
The ability of forests or other natural systems to "sink" or store carbon, thereby preventing it from collecting in the atmosphere as CO2 Forests absorb carbon when they break down CO2 during photosynthesis
Capture and long term storage of carbon in forests/soils/ocean (ref Art 3 of KP) Credits obtained from Carbon Sequestration are called Emission Removal Units (RMU's)
The fixation of atmospheric carbon dioxide in a carbon sink (a reservoir such as an ocean or the earth's sediments) that takes up released carbon from another part of the carbon cycle) through biological or physical processes () -->
Carbon capture and storage (CCS), (carbon capture and sequestration), refers to technology attempting to prevent the release of large quantities of CO2 into the atmosphere from fossil fuel use in power generation and other industries by capturing CO2, transporting it and ultimately, pumping it into underground geologic formations to securely store it away from the atmosphere