Trees for carbon sequestration

Trees remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through the natural process of photosynthesis and store the carbon (C) in their leaves, branches, stems, bark and roots.

Carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2-e) provide a universal standard of measurement against which the impacts of releasing or avoiding the release (by sequestration) of different greenhouse gases can be evaluated.

This Primefact discusses the measurement of sequestration, carbon trading, greenhouse gases, national emission reduction schemes, and the financial implications of carbon reduction and trading.