Sentences with phrase «absorb carbon dioxide pollution»

Promoting habitat networks and planting more trees by creating more green areas in cities can help absorb carbon dioxide pollution.

Ecosystems need nitrogen and other nutrients to absorb carbon dioxide pollution, and there is a limited amount of it available from plants and soils.

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However, through the process of photosynthesis, office plants can absorb the carbon dioxide and release oxygen reducing air pollution, stress, and a short attention span.

Along with a boosted catch, a second hoped - for payoff was the sale of carbon credits on international markets aimed at offsetting greenhouse gas pollution by financing projects that absorb heat - trapping carbon dioxide — typically by planting trees but in this case through spurring plankton growth.

The Earth's forests perform a well - known service to the planet, absorbing a great deal of the carbon dioxide pollution emitted into the atmosphere from human activities.

Coastal marshes absorb and store large amounts of carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere; they help filter out pollution in coastal waters; provide habitat for wildlife; help protect coastlines from erosion and storm surge; and can store huge amounts of floodwater, reducing the threat of flooding in low - lying coastal areas.

Hydropower dams can contribute to global warming pollution: When a forest is cut down to make way for a dam and reservoir, those trees are no longer available to absorb the carbon dioxide added by fossil fuels.