Glossary: Environmental

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Gross Carbon Sequestration estimates how much new carbon a tree removes from the atmosphere in one year as it grows. This is an annual estimate, so it is reported in pounds per year . Learn More Climate change is an issue of global concern. Urban trees can help mitigate climate change by sequestering atmospheric carbon (from carbon dioxide) in tissue and by altering energy use…

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