Peat, Kelp and Trees: Nature-Based Carbon Capture
Humans must dramatically rein in greenhouse gas emissions in order to slow the planetary warming caused by centuries of fossil fuel combustion. But even if we accomplish that through major reforms to our power supply, food systems, industrial industries and more, we still need to remove huge amounts of carbon already in the atmosphere to stave off the worst impacts of climate disruption. This is no easy task. We need to explore every option \u2013 both nature-based solutions and tech solutions. In a two-part series, we look at both categories. First up, the natural mechanisms for carbon capture and storage, from forests to peat bogs to kelp beds.\xa0\nGuests:\nUgbaad Kosar, Deputy Director of Policy, Carbon180\nEdward Struzik, author, Swamplands: Tundra Beavers, Quaking Bogs and the Improbable World of Peat\nBren Smith, Co-Executive Director and Owner, Thimble Island Ocean Farm\nBenjamin Preston, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices