Post #3785467

2023-07-04 20:56 UTC

"Marginal improvements to #agricultural #soils around the world would store enough #carbon to keep the world within 1.5C of global heating, new research suggests." “Outside the f#arming sector, people do not understand how important soils are to the #climate,” said McGlade. “Changing farming could make soils carbon negative, making them absorb carbon, and reducing the cost of farming.” #SoilCarbonSequestration https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/04/improving-farming-soil-carbon-store-global-heating-target

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@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social 2023-07-04 21:01

Fixes 31 gigatonnes of #CarbonDioxide a year. Reduces #cost of #farming. Improves #yield. (Not in the article: needs less #water). But as usual, you have to ask: WHO is it that stands to gain from doing this, WHO stands to lose? Big Ag, Big Seed, Big Fertiliser, and the industries around that have a lot to lose. And they are still very powerful. How to get them to the table as partners not adversaries? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/04/improving-farming-soil-carbon-store-global-heating-target

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