carbon sequestration, definition of

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.

Carbon sequestration is usually a natural process although machine based techniques can be used to extract or prevent carbon from getting into the atmosphere and put it into long term storage.

• Study: Aussie Outback Carbon Offset Tree Planting “… not reducing emissions as promised …”
  Another carbon offset success story?
• Welsh Government Backs Carbon Sequestration Plan
  Wales has some of the most expensive electricity in Britain, but the financial geniuses who run Wales have a plan which will push energy prices up even higher.
• Scientists Look to Fight Climate Change by Dumping 6,000 Gallons of Chemicals into Ocean Near Martha’s Vineyard
  A team of scientists is looking to dump chemicals into waters off the coast of Massachusetts this summer to research whether doing so could be an effective counter to ocean acidification and climate change, according to The Wall Street Journal.
• St Ives Bay Carbon Capture Trial ‘Very Low Risk’ – Report
  ...the idea of chucking large volumes of chemicals into one small area of sea seems highly irresponsible.
• Drax Carbon Capture Could Cost Bill Payers £40 Billion
  Analysts have predicted that the revamp of the North Yorkshire site could be one of the most expensive energy projects in the world.
• Coal power station Drax to win approval for net zero carbon capture plan
  Drax, once the UK’s dirtiest coal-fired power station, is set to stoke renewed controversy as ministers prepare to approve a multibillion-pound CO2 capture scheme it claims would make it “carbon negative”.
• 475 Carbon Capture Lobbyists Attending COP28
  The Lake Nyos disaster demonstrated an uncontrolled urban release of concentrated CO2 has the potential to kill millions of people. But this risk doesn't seem to bother companies chasing funding.
• US Proposes Carbon Storage Under Nations Forests
  This introduces a rather ironic scenario where forest land could be compromised for the sake of environmental protection.
• Navigator CO2 Ventures cancels carbon-capture pipeline project in US Midwest
  The people united to resist Navigator at every level in every corner of every state and we won,
• Carbon Capture: BUSTED!?
  Strong believer in catastrophic AGW shoots down the economics of carbon capture.

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