carbon sink

British  

noun

1. areas of vegetation, especially forests, and the phytoplankton-rich seas that absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the burning of fossil fuels

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Example Sentences

"Oceans are Earth's largest carbon sink," Dr. Ihsanullah explained.

From Science Daily

Weyerhaeuser also is selling its forests as a carbon sink to companies seeking to offset their carbon emissions or burnish their green credentials.

From Barron's

The ocean is the Earth's largest carbon sink, soaking up roughly a third of human carbon dioxide emissions and helping to keep global temperatures in check.

From Science Daily

It amounts to a giant carbon sink—likely the largest in the country.

From Barron's

She said: "When the winds shifted north 15,000 years ago, they changed the stirring action in the Southern Ocean which acts as the largest natural carbon sink on Earth."

From Science Daily