The live oak is the most efficient carbon capturing tree, it being able to sequester some 10,994 CO2 equivalent over its lifetime. Ranking second is the East Palatka holly, with a lifelong carbon fixation of 7,321 CO2 equivalent. On the other side of the spectrum are palms, the least efficient plants at carbon sequestration. Carbon fixation is the process by which plants and other organisms convert inorganic carbon, mainly CO2, into organic compounds. Therefore, this biological process is key to reducing the carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.
Tree species with the largest carbon sequestration over their lifetime worldwide
(in CO₂ equivalent)
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