Climate & Environment
Temporary Carbon Storage
Carbon storage that is inherently reversible — in soils, biomass and products — and the permanence problem it creates for crediting.
Definition
Temporary carbon storage is the sequestration of carbon in reservoirs from which it can readily return to the atmosphere: soils, forests vulnerable to fire and harvest, and short-lived products. Unlike geological storage, which is effectively permanent, biological storage requires management over decades to centuries to persist; standards address this through buffer pools, long-term monitoring obligations, ton-year accounting and permanence liability periods (the EU Carbon Removals Certification Framework distinguishes temporary storage classes).
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