Including the closely related term sequester.
…. They address: emission reductions from sources such as buildings and waste; air pollutant sequestration, absorption, or screening; and managing flood risk. The ‘Governance’ section sets out how we manage the strategy to ensure continual improvement – taking advantage of future developments as they arise to improve delivery. Tackling climate change and poor air quality presents significant opportunities…
… mitigate climate change and poor air quality – trees absorb/screen air pollutants and sequester carbon, but also absorb water, slow the flow and reduce the amount of water going to the ground (as their leaves intercept raindrops and water evaporates from the leaves); and their roots bind the soil preventing it from being washed away and allow for better penetration of the water through the soil…
… to photosynthesize reduces the rate that carbon can be sequestered. Furthermore, as oceans get warmer from the greenhouse effect, they are less able to dissolve carbon dioxide. The Earth’s surface is now, on average, 1°C warmer than it was since the pre- industrial period. The UK’s average temperature has increased by 0.8°C (comparing 2008-2017 with 1961-1990) - the nine warmest years in the UK have…
… https://naei.beis.gov.uk/overview/ap-overview https://naei.beis.gov.uk/overview/ap-overview 15 help maximise the opportunity for them to sequester carbon. The intrinsic links between climate change and air quality are such that it makes sense to tackle them together. 91.2% of respondents to the engagement survey reported that they were concerned about air quality and 69…