What is carbon sequestration?

To sequester something is to trap it. Without a passport, you can ​be sequestered if trying to enter a foreign country. A thing that ​sequesters carbon is called a carbon sink because we are trying ​to sink carbon away so we never have to see it enter the ​atmosphere. It’s like depression, we want to keep it away by ​putting it somewhere outside of ourselves.

Because carbon dioxide is a byproduct of burning fossil fuels, an ​unnatural amount of it gets stuck in the atmosphere. This causes ​the sun’s heat to be trapped inside the Earth instead of being ​reflected back into space. Plants can magically absorb carbon ​through photosynthesis and release oxygen as a byproduct, ​making the air cleaner, causing carbon to go somewhere other ​than the atmosphere.

Trees are especially good carbon sinks because they last a long ​time and they have large canopy structures capable of producing ​an abundant supply of oxygen. The more oxygen that’s produced, ​the more carbon that’s sequestered.

At livingsystems, we are on a mission to sequester as much ​carbon as possible, and we’ll equip you to do it for free. If you ​engage in the annual reporting system for the plant life you ​register with us, you will immediately receive a blockchain ID for ​the tree you are using to sequester your carbon. This allows you to ​assign a cash value to your carbon sequestration project.

Around fifteen percent of urban areas are vacant, derelict and ​unused. And since the 18th century, humans have produced 150% ​more CO2 than the earth is able to process naturally. At ​livingsystems, we believe that we can use this unused space to ​reduce CO2 emissions. If we installed smartplanters like the one ​above into all thee spaces, we could plant enough trees to offset ​Earth’s annual CO2 by more than one percent annually. As the ​years go by, it’s possible to undo some of the damage done by ​turning each patch of asphalt, concrete and scrub grass into a ​carbon sink

Get with us and make your next sequestration project a ​smartplanter. This will let you enhance your green footprint with ​us by incorporating reclaimed water, solar-powered lights, water ​pumps, geothermal or wind turbines into your sequestration ​project. The above strategies create a carbon sink because they ​save on the fossil fuel resources required to pump water and the ​energy required to power grow lights for those spots under ​bridges where the sun does not reach. Who says you can’t grow a ​tree where the sun doesn’t shine? Contact us to get started in the ​pilot program and start earning.