carbon sequestration

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Dictionary meaning

the long-term removal, capture, and storage of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in biological, geological, or oceanic reservoirs, reducing atmospheric CO2 concentrations and mitigating climate change; biological sequestration occurs through photosynthesis in forests, grasslands, wetlands, and the ocean; geological sequestration involves the capture and compression of CO2 from industrial sources and its injection into deep underground rock formations; ocean sequestration exploits the ocean's large capacity to absorb CO2; increasingly seen as a necessary complement to emissions reductions in meeting Paris Agreement climate targets