Carbon Sequestration...What's That?
Basic description of carbon sequestration and attempts to decrease atmospheric carbon dioxide through carbon trading.
This 2-page factsheet gives a basic description of the carbon cycle and carbon sequestration. As a part of international attempts to decrease atmospheric carbon dioxide, developed countries have created protocols giving monetary incentives for companies and landowners to maintain forests and other ecosystems as carbon sinks. Credits are given for how much carbon is stored in these natural sinks, and these credits can be traded for market-based values. Such methods have been criticized by some for only providing a temporary and inadequate solution to the global warming problem.
Authors
R. Brooks
R. Brooks
Date Published
March 2007
March 2007
Publisher
University of Idaho Extension
Moscow, ID (US)
Publication
UI Extension Forestry Information Series
UI Extension Forestry Information Series
Attachments and Links
Publication Number
Forest Management No. 32
Forest Management No. 32
Resource Format
Pamphlet/Flyer/Factsheet
Pamphlet/Flyer/Factsheet
Sub-Topics
Carbon, Benefits (general/multiple)
Carbon, Benefits (general/multiple)
State(s)/Region(s)
International, National
International, National
Keywords
Carbon dioxide, Carbon dioxide, Carbon sinks, Carbon sinks, Global warming, Global warming, Greenhouse effect, Greenhouse effect
Carbon dioxide, Carbon dioxide, Carbon sinks, Carbon sinks, Global warming, Global warming, Greenhouse effect, Greenhouse effect
Libraries
MW: F-PAMP-ID-07-001
MW: F-PAMP-ID-07-001
Indexed By
MWCU&CF
MWCU&CF
