Deforestation is the removal, destruction or clearance of forests, usually to create more land for agriculture or to build urban areas, or for timber harvest. Deforestation represents the permanent loss of tree cover due to planted areas being harvested quicker than they can grow back.
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Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) is a method of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by trapping the gas for industrial use or permanent storage, preventing its release into the atmosphere.
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Technology and nature-based carbon capture are two approaches that are viable and crucial tools needed to stabilise atmospheric concentrations of CO2.
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The direct removal of CO2 from the atmosphere. Carbon removal is split into two broad categories: nature-based removal, such as planting trees, increasing seagrass growth or boosting uptake of CO2 in soils...
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