Which tree has the highest capacity for carbon sequestration in India?

a. Teak

b. Sal

c. Bamboo

d. Neem

ANSWER: Teak

Explanation:

Teak has the highest capacity for carbon sequestration among trees in India. This is the finding of a study conducted by the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) to prepare a hierarchy of local trees in India that can reduce the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide traps heat and is the main cause as far as global warming is concerned.

Carbon sequestration is the process by which carbon dioxide is captured from the atmosphere by trees for long-term storage.

In its lifetime, a teak tree with a girth of 10-30 cm can absorb 3.70 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Teak’s common name in India is sagwaan while its botanical name is Tectona Grandis. I