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The carbon in carbon dioxide can be naturally absorbed back into trees and other vegetation. Huge amounts of carbon are also absorbed into soils and the oceans. Carbon can also be pumped back underground and stored in porous rocks. This process of storing carbon in nature is called sequestration. One hectare of forest can soak up 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. ...
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The uptake and storage of CO2. CO2 can be sequestered by plants and in underground/deep sea reservoirs.
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Under the terms of the "Gramm-Rudman-Hollings" law, the President must issue an order withholding a specific amount of federal spending if the deficit projection for the fiscal year exceeds a prescribed target. The Presidential order has the effect of causing the funds in excess of the target to be withheld, or "sequestered." Such a sequester order would reduce spending, with certain exemptions, by a uniform percentage, to achieve the prescribed deficit limit. ...
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Opportunities to remove atmospheric CO 2 , either through biological processes (eg plants and trees), or geological processes through storage of CO 2 in underground reservoirs.
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The process of increasing the carbon content of a carbon pool other than the atmosphere.
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