Current human activities are responsible for much of the green house gases emitted into the atmosphere. Transportation, electricity production and industry make up roughly 75% of greenhouse gas emissions. These greenhouse gases trap heat contributing to global warming. Carbon dioxide is the most commonly produced greenhouse gas.
Responsible corporations are striving to reduce carbon emissions and attain carbon neutrality to lessen their impact on global warming. Even when efficient, corporations will still have some carbon emissions. To keep with their net-zero carbon pledges, the environmentally friendly companies put carbon reduction methods in place or purchase carbon credits.
One reduction method used is carbon sequestration. Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing, removing, and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide. Biological carbon sequestration is a passive method and happens with the carbon being stored in the environment. Grasslands, forests, swamps, soils and large bodies of water absorb carbon dioxide naturally.
Along the upper Texas coast, we are fortunate to have abundant rainfall and soils with a natural capacity to readily store carbon. Rainfall helps move carbon into the soils for storage. Re-establishing vegetation on denuded lands is vital to improve carbon reduction. Thornscapes realizes carbon sequestration with every planting, offering a natural way to achieve a goal of carbon neutrality.