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TED Talks Science and Medicine

A climate change solution that's right under our feet | Asmeret Asefaw Berhe

TED Talks Science and Medicine

TED

Ted, Design, Technology, Science & Medicine, Science, Tech Demo, Ted Talks, Tedtalks, Creativity, Entertainment, Education, Inspiration

4.2833 Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2019

⏱️ ? minutes

Summary

There's two times more carbon in the earth's soil than in all of its vegetation and the atmosphere -- combined. Biogeochemist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe dives into the science of soil and shares how we could use its awesome carbon-trapping power to offset climate change. "[Soil] represents the difference between life and lifelessness in the earth system, and it can also help us combat climate change -- if we can only stop treating it like dirt," she says.

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