carbon sequestration

noun

plural carbon sequestrations

: any of various methods or processes for capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere : carbon capture

Carbon sequestration is capturing the carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels and storing it safely away from the atmosphere.—

National Academy of Engineering

… carbon sequestration, the process of taking carbon dioxide—the greenhouse gas associated with global warming—and removing it from circulation by compressing it and injecting it deep underground.—

Phred Dvorak

especially : the capture and use of carbon dioxide by living vegetation : carbon capture sense 2

Carbon sequestration is a process by which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere, which can be done by forests or in the soil, among other processes. —

Eliza Noe

: the storage of carbon and especially carbon dioxide in carbon sinks (such as oceans, soil, or forests) by natural or artificial means

While measurements of carbon sequestration in trees is well documented, there has been very little work on how much carbon … grasslands can capture …—

John Lovett

Greater Toledo has the potential to be a national leader in carbon sequestration thanks to geological formations that support burial of the captured carbon.—

Toledo (Ohio) Blade

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Geothermal and carbon sequestration systems are promising opportunities as well, as investment dollars pour into ways to reduce CO2 emissions. —

Jim Vinoski, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 DeWitt County, half an hour north of Decatur, passed a carbon sequestration ban last year. —

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024 This method demonstrates how mineralization can be a practical and scalable approach to long-term carbon sequestration. —

Rob Van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 The bills would outright prohibit carbon sequestration immediately in and around the Mahomet Aquifer. —

Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco / Grist, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for carbon sequestration

Word History

First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of carbon sequestration was in 1989

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“Carbon sequestration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20sequestration. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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