carbon sequestration
Western Ecosystems Could Increase Carbon, Greenhouse-Gas Storage
A new assessment report by the USGS, the second in a series, found that ecosystems in the western U.S. were a net carbon sink between the years 2001 and 2005, meaning they took up carbon equivalent to 4.9 percent of the nation’s 2010 net fossil-fuel emissions.
Drought Weakens Carbon Sink in Western North America
The 2000-2004 drought in western North America was the worst drought in the past 800 years, according to a new study in Nature Geoscience. Western North America is currently a carbon sink—a reservoir, such as oceans or plants, that absorbs carbon dioxide.
North America Contains 500 Years of Carbon Storage
North America has at least 500 years of storage in geologic formations that could accommodate carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources.
Climate Change to Decrease Carbon Storage, Forage
Climate change will reduce the production of natural forage for livestock in California, as well as reduce the ability of forests to store carbon dioxide, according to a new study in Climatic Change.
DOE Funds Carbon Capture Research
The U.S. Department of Energy is investing $41 million to spur the development of carbon sequestration technologies, according to a DOE press release.
Nation’s Ecosystems Offset As Much As 40% of Carbon Emissions
Western Forests Becoming Carbon Source Rather than Sink?
Two New Rules Passed for Safe Carbon Storage
Sequestered CO2 Leakage Poses Contamination Risk to Freshwater Aquifers