Including the closely related terms sequestering, and sequester.
…/ https://www.fdean.gov.uk/ Forest of Dean District Council Page 5 of 68 www.fdean.gov.uk 18 January 2023 www.fdean.gov.uk Due to its rural setting; the opportunity to lead and champion ecological farming and land management practices that increase both biodiversity and carbon sequestration. The potential for investment on a grand scale to aid the economic recovery from…
… can help facilitate an increase in the retrofit of existing buildings. Identify ways of supporting industry to use renewable energy to substitute for fossil fuels used during industrial installations. Identify ways of supporting the implementation of carbon sequestering and ecologically regenerative land management and farming practices in the district. Support partners to promote…
… in terms of their carbon dioxide equivalence) are equal to zero, i.e. reducing emissions as much as possible and then offsetting, via carbon sequestration, those that cannot be eliminated. Offsetting is reserved for mitigating the most stubborn of emissions, with the priority being eliminating emissions wherever possible. Carbon sequestration – the capture and storage of atmospheric CO2…
… frequency and severity of extreme rainfall events, drought induced food insecurity and sea level rise. Climate change mitigation – reducing and preventing the worst effects of climate change by reducing and preventing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing carbon sequestration. Consumption-based emissions – emissions resulting from the supply of goods and services we buy and consume, including…
… with improved health and wellbeing. Natural environment The district is well placed to champion rural decarbonisation. As a largely rural district, we have huge carbon sequestration potential with 21% of the district being public forest estate and potential for sustainable farming and land management practices to be implemented that help counter both the climate and ecological crises…