Step 6: Determine the Total Weight of Carbon dioxide Sequestered in the Tree

CO2 has one molecule of Carbon and 2 molecules of Oxygen. The atomic weight of Carbon is 12 g/mol and the atomic weight of Oxygen is 16 g/mol. The weight of CO2 in trees is determined by the ratio of CO2 to C is 44/12 = 3.67. Therefore:

• Wcarbon dioxide=Wtotal-carbon*3.67

W carbon dioxide = Total weight of CO2 sequestration

W carbon dioxide = [] * 3.67 = [] kg CO2/tree/year

TOTAL: for [] tree/ha

[] kg CO2/tree/year * [] tree/ha = [] t CO2/year absorbed for this project