The Conversation's new quick climate dictionary explains the meaning of everything from blue carbon to carbon footprint. It will help you understand the difference between net zero and carbon ...

“Blue carbon” is the carbon stored in coastal and marine ecosystems. These ecosystems include everything from mangroves to seagrass beds and salt marshes. The World Bank's first-of-its-kind blue ...

Few people appreciate that the nearby Olonne marshes form a veritable laboratory for blue carbon. Coastal salt marshes are ...

The Water Institute, a Louisiana-based nonprofit research organization, is studying the wetlands' capacity to store "blue carbon," which is industry lingo for the carbon dioxide that is captured ...

She notes that blue carbon, or carbon captured by oceans and coastal systems, is considered an important factor in meeting future climate goals. However, the impact of animals on carbon cycling in ...

"Today, blue carbon strategies of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions through the conservation and restoration of these habitats have been adopted by many nations as a key means of meeting their ...