To Fight Climate Change, Bank on Soil

Gastropod

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

Arts, Science, History, Food

4.7 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2020

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Our glaciers are melting, our forests are on fire, our harvests are increasingly decimated by either floods and drought. We are in a climate emergency that threatens our very survival, and it is, frankly, incredibly depressing. But this episode, we’ve got the story of one of the most exciting, seemingly feasible efforts to reduce atmospheric carbon—by storing it in the soil. The solution involves refreshing beer, crusty bread, and sweet, crunchy broccoli—and a complete reinvention of modern agriculture, including domesticating entirely new crops. And the impact could be huge: because a third of Earth’s ice-free surface is farmland, scientists say that banking just a tiny bit more carbon beneath our fields would help remove billions of tons of CO2 from the atmosphere. Join us this episode on our quest to discover how switching to no-till, regenerative agriculture and breeding brand new perennial crops can help restock soil carbon, produce delicious grains and greens, and—maybe—save the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Antica formula, the world's first sweet vermouth, is the perfect formula for your perfect cocktail.
0:08.3	Rare herbs and spices including vanilla, saffron, warm wood, and burnt sugar come together
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0:19.2	or gin.
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0:34.1	Must be 21 to drink. Please drink responsibly.
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1:09.5	Stop tonight.
1:12.0	The earth is dying.
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1:17.5	We stand united, youth across the world, and across the country are coming together.
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