Terrestrial carbon sequestration has a potential role in reducing the recent increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) that is, in part, contributing to global warming.

What are the benefits of carbon sequestration?

Carbon sequestered, or stored, is carbon not emitted into the atmosphere. Less carbon in the atmosphere will reduce the greenhouse gas effect and lessen the impacts of climate change.

How effective are carbon sequestration methods?

Leakage of carbon from reservoirs is also a concern, but it is estimated that properly managed geological storage is very likely (that is, 66–90 percent probability) to retain 99 percent of its sequestered carbon dioxide for over 1,000 years.