carbon sink

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Noun

carbon sink (plural carbon sinks)

1. A natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period.
   • 2020 February 25, Christopher de Bellaigue, “The end of farming?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     A few years from now, these stems will develop into a barrier against erosion, a carbon sink and a habitat for distinctive Highland birds such as the capercaillie and ptarmigan.

Translations

A reservoir that accumulates carbon for an indefinite period

• French: puits de carbone (fr) m
• Maori: putunga waro

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