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Term

carbon sink

Term

Forests and other ecosystems that absorb carbon, thereby removing it from the atmosphere and offsetting CO2 emissions. The Kyoto Protocol allows certain human-induced sinks activities undertaken since 1990 to be counted towards Annex I Parties' emission targets.

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EEA Glossary

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Comment

Definition source publication

European Commission. Climate change: Glossary of common terms and acronyms.

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Definition source URL

http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/glossary.htm

Organisation

Organisation full name

European Commission

Subjects

Air and Climate Change

Long definition

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