Careers in Sequestering Carbon through Forestry, Invention, Microbiology, and Math

Abstract

Carbon sequestration is the mechanism by which carbon dioxide that otherwise would be in the atmosphere is instead retained or captured. Natural carbon solutions, such as forestry and agriculture solutions, are a seemingly common-sense solution with one of the longest and most storied industry history on the planet. Here, we hear from a family of foresters who have been maintaining and managing forests for six generations. Backing out from individual forests, there are nonprofit and government employees that work on forestry from an institutional sense, not only securing funding but educating the public and increasing awareness. Forestry for climate change is additionally complicated by the intersection between the need for increased forest capacity and community fire risk. In this section, an advocate describes the process of identifying these issues and bringing different industries together to find common ground and a shared energy future.