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Glossary
Sustainability
Carbon Sinks
A carbon sink absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases. Plants, the ocean and soil can all be carbon sinks. Conversely, a carbon source is anything that releases more carbon than it absorbs from the atmosphere, for example a volcano eruption.