What is blue carbon?

What is blue carbon?
  1. Carbon captured by oceans and coastal ecosystems
  2. Carbon sequestered in forest biomass and agricultural soils
  3. Carbon contained in petroleum and natural gas
  4. Carbon present in atmosphere

Solution

Blue carbon refers to the carbon captured by the world's oceans and coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, seagrasses and salt marshes.

Asked in: UPSC Prelims 2021

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