Soil carbon sequestration (Q1026)

Subject, term, tag: Soil carbon sequestration

Soil carbon sequestration (SCS)

Language	Label	Description	Also known as
English	Soil carbon sequestration	Subject, term, tag: Soil carbon sequestration	Soil carbon sequestration (SCS)

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Category

source version

IPCC Glossary v1.5

1 reference

Source

https://apps.ipcc.ch/glossary/

date accessed

27 May 2026

Part of

Working Group III: Climate Change 2022 – Mitigation of Climate Change

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Definition

Land management changes which increase the soil organic carbon content, resulting in a net removal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. (English)