lock away

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Together, these ecosystems lock away roughly 100 gigatonnes of carbon.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

An almost kilometre thick layer of clay or cap rock will lock away the CO2, just as it trapped oil and gas for millions of years, Schovsbo explains.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The U.S. government last week announced its first research grants for soaking up carbon dioxide in the ocean, a geoengineering approach that would lock away atmospheric carbon and blunt global warming.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 13, 2023

But these giant mammals may offer today’s economy a new kind of value: an ability to safely lock away climate-warming carbon and to support ecosystems that do so on an even bigger scale.

From Scientific American • Apr. 24, 2023

In many ways, her memories of her brother have become things to lock away.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr