Carbon fixed by a tree

Carbon fixing keeps on happening in a tree or plant as it grows. But measuring it correctly is something that needs to be done. There can be a big tree, a small sapling, shrubs or grass. All fix carbon. Keeping the carbon fixing focussed only on the trees might skip other important green plants which are also working tirelessly to fix the carbon.

Carbon fixing also keeps on changing over a period of its lifespan. The carbon fixed during the early years is less but over a period of time, the carbon fixed in quantity increases considerably. The tree grows big and has many branches which fixes carbon. A large mango tree can fix as much as 2 MT of carbon in a matter of 15 years. But the mass of it will be maximum when the tree has achieved a certain height.

Also, calculating carbon can be tricky. The roots of the tree, leaves that are falling down etc all have carbon. Getting a correct estimate of the carbon fixed in roots or the leaves involves good estimation of the tree mass, green mass, carbon mass. These change as per the tree / shrub / grass etc. But all in all, the calculation is challenging.

Accurate assessment of the carbon fixed helps in any country or community to see what has been done and what more needs to be done. Ex from traditional estimates, one might see the carbon fixed as 1000 MT. But with accuracy and calculating the mass of tree, green mass and carbon mass of a tree, one can understand that it’s perhaps only 400 MT. Which means that there is much more to do in terms of actual carbon fixing. More trees need to be planted, taken care of and then the carbon fixing keeps on increasing at a rate which is needed.

Greenverz is building algorithms for accurately calculating the carbon in a tree along with different masses of carbon in leaves, branches, roots, trunk etc. As it varies from species to species, every tree needs to be counted as a separate identity. And then the mass needs to be calculated accordingly. Looking at the many hundred tree species that are present, Greenverz is working on accurate algorithms to design these.

Greenverz understands this and a simple way to calculate the carbon in any tree, shrub, grass is being developed. Integrating it within the app shall help all people everywhere to use and get the accurate measure of the carbon fixed.

At the same time, the rate at which carbon is getting fixed needs to be calculated. In this respect, the data captured about a tree in previous visits is vital. The algorithms that are being developed in Greenverz will show how fast it’s happening and also help to take action to speed it up.

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