Sink

Any process, action or mechanism that absorbs greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. A carbon stock to which more carbon accumulates than is released into the atmosphere or transferred to another stock can also be called a sink.



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  • Valid until (31 December 2078)

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  • Tilastokeskus

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Any process, activity or mechanism which removes a greenhouse gas, an aerosol or a precursor of a greenhouse gas from the atmosphere.



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  • 1 January 1900 - 14 October 2021

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  • Tilastokeskus

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