Forbes’ David Vetter reports that the ability to cut 25% of our carbon emissions could be right under our feet.
- Biotech firms believe that they can turn the soil beneath our feet into massive carbon sinks.
- By using microbiological seed treatments, we can produce healthier soil and capture a greater volume of carbon.
- Using soil to sequester carbon is more economically feasible than certain technological sequestration methods that are currently on the market.
“One such company, Soil Carbon Co., based in Australia’s New South Wales, claims that by tailoring communities of microbes that live within farm soil, humans can potentially turn back the clock on human emissions while producing better crops.”
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