1. DEFINITION: Carbon sequestration

Carbon sequestration refers to the capture and storage of industrially-produced carbon - mainly carbon-rich petroleum fuels - from the atmosphere in carbon sinks (ocean waters, forests, soils, subsurface saline aquifers, reservoirs…) through biological, chemical or physical processes.

There are many geo-engineering techniques for mitigating the contribution of CO2 emissions to global warming. Here are three of the main methods of carbon sequestration:

- Short-term storage in terrestrial ecosystem via photosynthesis, a biochemical process by which vegetation and soils (plants, trees, micro-organisms, crops) absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. Reforestation is a way to increase carbon sequestration.

- Long-term storage in oceans through fertilization of plankton and injecting carbon dioxide thousands of feet deep to be trapped by the water.

- Long-term storage in soils by pumping carbon dioxide in underground reservoirs.

2. LEARN MORE ABOUT “carbon sequestration”

Related articles about “carbon sequestration”:

http://www.greentimes.com.au/energy/if-the-coal-industry-isn-t-backing-coal-why-is-our-government.html

Australian Green Businesses related to “carbon sequestration”:

http://www.greentimes.com.au/directory/energy/carbon.html

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