A Study on Carbon Sequestration to Curb Climate Damage: An Impact of Planting Trees along Roadsides

Abstract

Global Warming is now becoming a challenge for survival of species on Earth and draws attention of many modern societies, power and energy engineers, academicians, researchers and stakeholders to go for deeper study. During the 21st centuries, the environmental consequences of increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide lead to the considerable impacts upon Earth's weather and climate change. It is due to faster consumption of hydrocarbon fuel in the transport sector which is posing global threat of increase of green house gases through tail pipe emission. It is also a known fact that major greenhouse gas H2O substantially warms the Earth, minor greenhouse gases such as CO2 have also considerable effect. To sequestrate the Carbon Di-oxide and Carbon Mono-oxide many methods were tried to reduce the impact of environmental issues. But it is noticed that plant and trees are the most effective source to absorb the carbon being released through green house gases. In this paper a study has been carried out to focus on planting trees, that forms a tunnel when matured, along roadside to sequestrate the carbon released from exit gases of transport, as vehicles are increasing every year in manifold especially in developing country like India. Authors have taken many readings at different places in Lucknow City and concluded that if trees are planted along roadsides, the carbon can be sequestrated optimally, if green coverage tunneling with sufficient matured trees is present along road sides. Thus planting trees according to the rate of release of carbon can be the most effective solution for curbing the impact of climate change. This can make Green and Clean Environment and need maximum coverage by media too so that people may start planting trees in residential areas also.