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Climate change
The phenomenon of climate's temperature and rainfall slowly changing year by year.
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mineral sequestration
Natural environment; Climate change
Also known as mineral carbonation, mineral sequestration aims at trapping carbon in the form of carbonate salts. The basic idea of mineral carbonation is to transform minerals (mostly calcium or ...
afforestation
Natural environment; Climate change
Afforestation is the process of growing trees in non-forest areas for a number of benefits such as arresting soil erosion, reducing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere by absorbing it in the process ...
biochar
Natural environment; Climate change
Biochar is black carbon material that is produced from decomposition of plant derived organic matter. The process takes place in a low oxygen environment through a reaction called pyrolysis or ...
biomass cofiring
Natural environment; Climate change
Biomass cofiring refers to combustion of biomass along with coal in a thermal power plant to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide released. There are 3 types of biomass cofiring: direct combustion, ...
biological sequestration
Natural environment; Climate change
Biological sequestration is the process of sequestering carbon in plants, soil or any other organic matter through the biological process. This natural process has been in existence for millions of ...
enhanced oil recovery
Natural environment; Climate change
Enhanced oil recovery is the method of increasing the extraction of oil from oil fields by injecting substances such as carbon dioxide and water. The process helps to reduce the amount of carbon ...
carbon trading
Natural environment; Climate change
Carbon trading is a mechanism that involves trading in carbon permits as a part of a initiative to reduce carbon emissions. Trading involves buying or selling of carbon permits in the open market. ...
