That’s such a giant amount that we’ll almost certainly need to use a variety of methods to get anywhere close, including planting trees and increasing carbon uptake in agricultural soils.
Asbestos could be a powerful weapon against climate change (you read that right)|James Temple|October 6, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Woodall is exploring asbestos sites because he hopes to find one that might work well for a subsequent field trial to evaluate ways of accelerating carbon uptake.
Asbestos could be a powerful weapon against climate change (you read that right)|James Temple|October 6, 2020|MIT Technology Review
For now, Scroll has produced barely any revenue for its partners, a slow uptake that has made some media executives question how much to promote it on their sites.
Inside Tony Haile’s expedition to (help) save the news business |Steven Perlberg|July 27, 2020|Digiday
If you had asked me to guess all the ways that a program like that could fail, it would’ve taken me a while to guess that you simply didn’t get parental uptake.
Policymaking Is Not a Science (Yet) (Ep. 405)|Stephen J. Dubner|February 13, 2020|Freakonomics
In addition to the pharma manufacturers, and distributors, and advocates, there’s one more institution that played a very large role in the massive uptake of prescription opioids.
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: “We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation” (Ep. 402)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 16, 2020|Freakonomics
But it shows that the Romney team is pretty quick on the uptake.
Romney's Campaign Is Smart|Michael Tomasky|May 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is too early to tell, but we are hopeful to see if there is an uptake in sales given this recent exposure.
Etch a Sketch Sales Boom After Romney Aide Gaffe|Daniel Stone|March 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
You are not as quick in the uptake as usual, especially considering your medical qualifications.
Leaves from a Field Note-Book|J. H. Morgan
And, to begin with, let all those attend to Old Honest who are slow in the uptake in the things of religion.
Bunyan Characters (Second Series)|Alexander Whyte
The uptake and toobes is all sooted up, and we carn't get no steam to the hengines no'ow!'
Pincher Martin, O.D.|H. Taprell Dorling
His mind was of that quick order which requires to be caught in the uptake rapidly in order to shine.
The Ghost Girl|H. De Vere Stacpoole
"Men are apt to be slow in the uptake," she added indulgently.
A Safety Match|Ian Hay
British Dictionary definitions for uptake
uptake
/ (ˈʌpˌteɪk) /
noun
a pipe, shaft, etc, that is used to convey smoke or gases, esp one that connects a furnace to a chimney
mining another term for upcast (def. 2)
taking up or lifting up
the act of accepting or taking up something on offer or available
quick on the uptakeinformalquick to understand or learn
slow on the uptakeinformalslow to understand or learn