geosequestration

English

Etymology

From geo- +‎ sequestration; also, by surface analysis, geosequester +‎ -ation.

Noun

geosequestration (uncountable)

  1. Geological sequestration (of any material), causing it to be sequestered underground.
    Coordinate term: biosequestration
    Hypernym: sequestration
    1. (especially) Removal and storage of carbon from the atmosphere by transfer into underground geological formations.
      Hypernyms: carbon sequestration < sequestration
      Coordinate term: biosequestration
      Perennial hopes for mitigation of climate change severity have often looked to geosequestration, which complements carbon emission reductions although it cannot wholly substitute for them under any realistically projected arc of development.
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