carbon sequestration en · NOUN
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(uncountable) The natural removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by the soil and plants.
Carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation are interconnected. Healthy forests with robust carbon sequestration capabilities also provide habitats for diverse plant and animal species.
2025, Mohd Nazip Suratman, Seca Gandaseca, Zulkiflee Abd Latif, editors, Forests and Carbon Sequestration, Cambridge Scholars, →ISBN, page 436:Near-synonym: biosequestration
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(qualifier:climate change, uncountable) Any of several processes for the removal of excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in an effort to mitigate global warming.
Near-synonyms: carbon capture, CC, CCS, CCU, CCUS
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CCUS · CC · CCS · CCU · carbon capture · biosequestration
Translations (16)
id sekuestrasi karbon (Translations) · sv kolförening (Translations) · ka ნახშირბადის სეკვესტრაცია (Translations) · he קיבוע פחמן (Translations) · fa ترسیب کربن (Translations) · vi cô lập carbon (Translations) · da kulstofbinding (Translations) · ms pemencilan karbon (Translations) · is kolefnisbinding (Translations) · el δέσμευση άνθρακα (Translations) · ar عزل الكربون (Translations) · de Kohlenstoffsequestrierung (Translations) · de Kohlenstoffbindung (Translations) · cmn 碳截存 (Translations) · es secuestro de carbono (Translations) · fi hiilidioksidin sitominen (Translations)