Re:I used to not worry about climate change. Now I do
by green7ea on Sunday January 28, 2024 @06:57AM
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There are great opportunities here — improving farming being a great one as you mention.
Changing our farming methods to increase humus and topsoil quality should bring back vitamins to our food. Not only this but it should also capture a great amount of COâ‚‚. I'm not sure how reliable my memory or the original calculation are but I remember reading in "The Scientist as Rebel" that if we increase our topsoil by 2 inches on currently farmed land, that should capture most of the carbon we've emitted during industrialisation.
Of course, as you mention, if we keep mindlessly following the status quo, we'll keep getting what we deserve.
Changing our farming methods to increase humus and topsoil quality should bring back vitamins to our food. Not only this but it should also capture a great amount of COâ‚‚. I'm not sure how reliable my memory or the original calculation are but I remember reading in "The Scientist as Rebel" that if we increase our topsoil by 2 inches on currently farmed land, that should capture most of the carbon we've emitted during industrialisation.
Of course, as you mention, if we keep mindlessly following the status quo, we'll keep getting what we deserve.