How supercharged plants could slow climate change | Joanne Chory

Plants are amazing machines -- for millions of years, they've taken carbon dioxide out of the air and stored it underground, keeping a crucial check on the global climate. Plant geneticist Joanne Chory is working to amplify this special ability: with her colleagues at the Salk Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, she's creating plants that can store more carbon, deeper underground, for hundreds of years. Learn more about how these supercharged plants could help slow climate change. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change. Learn more at AudaciousProject.org.)
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[@ryanmcgloondc1014]

Its like my grandma became a scientist to make her plants save her grandkids

[@Cajek2]

Let's Talk Health! With Dr Ryan finally that stupid generation does something useful

[@cedrickulacz8468]

This would be literally true for her own grandkids.

[@ryanmcgloondc1014]

@@cedrickulacz8468 that's pretty awesome

[@michelepiocurci7924]

@Paulo Costa which potential impacts do you think there could be? At anyway, smart question man 👍

[@percyblakeney3743]

Yours is one of my favorite youtube comments I've ever read. :)

[@donnawest866]

Give this woman a Nobel Prize!…thanks for all your years of service as a scientist! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@theswagonborn6390]

YES!!!!!

[@michaelpisciarino5348]

0:10 Joanne Chory had an epiphany 0:54 Who is Joanne Chory? 1:42 Her Team 2:12 CO2, Photosynthesis 3:50 Plant 🌱 Death/Decompisition 4:25 *Suberin* 5:06 Why now? 6:25 Biology 6:47 Three Things 1. More Suberin 2. More Roots 3. Deep Roots 8:13 Gene 🧬 Expression 9:05 Challenges 10:27 The benefit of Suberin displayed in an image 11:23 Optimism for Plants and The Earth 12:36 After talk recap

[@nikitkothale2388]

Thanks .. but now it makes me wanna no see... Idk why

[@aspiringcloudexpert5127]

Thank you.

[@pity_alvarez]

We need more people like this in all ted's videos

[@sleeperface1754]

@@pity_alvarez every bit of their talk is important so skipping the video to a certain part could lead you to miss information and leave you lost. I suggest watching the whole video since it is all so important.

[@gondolf153]

Nice set-list, really loved the encore. 8/10 live gig

[@saikatazad5631]

this could save our generation and the future. i just want to thank all the people related to the research and those who are trying to highlight it.. "thanks a lot for trying to save us."

[@ufewl]

It would wipe out all life on the planet, she is an idiot, so are you.

[@johnelphick9973]

​@@ufewl how tf would it wipe out life, the genetically altered plants would produce the same yield as current crops, the only change would be the increase if suberin in the plants roots, and it would create more life not kill it

[@calisthenicschicken8812]

Could this plant cause shortage of Co2? That's not good either. Co2 needs to be balanced. Not removed

[@saikatazad5631]

@@calisthenicschicken8812 the thing is, we are super effective on producing CO2. even if the day comes where we face shortage of CO2 we can just step back and use the regular seeds . i agree with you on "balancing" point but we are ruining the balance now. and something needs to be done. As nobody is stopping the extra production of the moneymaking gas i think this solution can be supper effective.

[@johnelphick9973]

@@saikatazad5631 or we could just produce more to help us, but yea i agree with you

[@davidpoole409]

This lady is determined to save the world before she leaves it🙏🏻

[@ufewl]

she is low IQ she would cause famine and genocide

[@AUSSIEMADMATT]

The world doesn`t need to be saved it`s the ecosystem that support`s us that need s saving!!!!!

[@johnelphick9973]

@@ufewl did you listen to the talk, the genetically altered plants would produce the same yield as current crops, the only change would be the increase if suberin in the plants roots, also genocide is deliberate killing which she is definitely not doing, and it would be the climate change that would cause mass fatalities, not the plants

[@ufewl]

@@johnelphick9973 You don't want to be messing about with plants like that, plants bury more CO2 at higher CO2 anyway.

[@ufewl]

@@johnelphick9973 At higher CO2 plants produce more root to support the bigger plant, so plants do that anyway naturally.

[@DelvingDeeper]

A truly inspiring woman. I do hope her study produces the results she hopes for and even if it doesn’t she will still inspire a lot of people to do better

[@Asdfghjkl-ls1or]

Glad I clicked on this one

[@Asdfghjkl-ls1or]

Martyr4JesusTheChrist don’t rly understand what ur trying to say but less co2 in the atmosphere is definitely a good thing at this point in time

[@Asdfghjkl-ls1or]

Martyr4JesusTheChrist your lack of concision seriously undermines your point and for someone to think so highly of themselves and assume that I have no knowledge of basic biology like photosynthesis yet deny the human induced enhanced greenhouse effect is truly incredulous. You are quite certainly one of a kind Although I do agree that CO2 is not a pollutant as such and NOT THE MAIN CAUSE OF HUMAN INDUCED CLIMATE CHANGE (refrigators contribute to 40% of global warming).

[@Asdfghjkl-ls1or]

Martyr4JesusTheChrist dumbass English is not my first language which is ironic because my first sentence makes perfect sense 😂

[@johnelphick9973]

​@Martyr4JesusTheChrist stupid concision makes perfect sense in that sentence, and you obviously still clearly lack it.

[@sebreens]

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist Heya. I wonder - why did you not cite even a single study? No one is claiming that CO2 is a pollutant in itself. It is a greenhouse gas - it makes the world warmer by trapping radiation energy from the sun. It is true that plants enjoy a CO2 rich environment, some greenhouse gases are built next to powerplants where they transfer the exhaust CO2 to the greenhouses for the plants to grow. This does not anyhow impact the argument that anthropological CO2 emissions are causing the climate change that we are experiencing right now.

[@Ceunon20]

This research is stunning!! I hope we can get good results on this matter.

[@joecormack7154]

Davi Oliveira we cant unfortunately, it’s all fake, plants fixing it, climate change, all of it, it’s a money grab to tax us more

[@Ceunon20]

No doubts you both are the same who believe in the Flat Earth or sort of things. You answers are unbelievable!

[@johnelphick9973]

​@Martyr4JesusTheChrist if you want the preach the bible to people who haven't asked that's already pretty awful, but the bible teaches us to love the lord out god with all our heart mind and soul and to love our neighbour as yourself, so do not go and try and use the bible in your defence when you are condescending and plain mean to the people you are talking to. That is not okay. By all means, be an annoying turd, but don't say that the bible or anything about it is on your side. And you're one to speak about ultracrepidarians.

[@johnelphick9973]

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist lemme just say everything you said, herbert spencer, a wise/smart/hero man, intellectual suicide, and pride and consensus

[@andiamador7156]

Unless the farmer uses 'no-till' method, that sequestered carbon still gets released. Instead of doing that, or in addition to no-till farming, why don't we all plant more broad-leafed and other non-deciduous shrubs and shade trees at all businesses and residences (urban and suburban), parks, green spaces, and everywhere we can----surpassing the numbers of acres used for mass production and monoculture style crop production? I am in zone 9, and I tend to favor my gardenias, which I have increased in their numbers from cuttings.

[@majnuker]

You're not wrong, the tilling will release it on a semi-annual basis; but this would still increase the amount sequestered at all times because the farmer behavior would remain constant while the plants put more carbon away. It's still a fantastic thing. And just because food is the more easily scaleable doesn't mean that we couldn't get other types of plants for other places and climates too. It seems the farm method is a great way to get the ball rolling quickly since it has immediate impact on us, and is more visible to companies/private interests/consumers.

[@FloweringFuture]

Or incorporate both no-till and new root formation and include the high-root system plants in urban and suburban areas for biodiversity. This could be revolutionary and lead to lower necessity of fertilizers since the roots will supply microbes and the soil will be sustained. Lower fertilizer use leads to less algal bloom and marine life won't be affected as greatly.

[@Dollapfin]

Over half of farmers are on no till or strip till and very few till annually aside from organics and small guya

[@Azizinum]

"Monsanto has joined the server"

[@andrewharvey5208]

What an irony it would be if Monsanto ended up saving the world.

[@skys6655]

Andrew Harvey they would probably charge interest on it

[@socalstoner21]

Monsanto deals death, not life!

[@johnnytarajosu5013]

@@andrewharvey5208 that would be interesting.

[@michelepiocurci7924]

Ok, so what? Is it interesting? If yes, why is it interesting?

[@fyviane]

How can I support her project?

[@marklewis4793]

plant something.

[@rossanisisima]

They need donors. Support the initiative Plant at the Salk Institute.

[@nidiahk]

This woman is just amazing, the world is better for her 🌱

[@RehanRC]

This is definitely a Batman Poison Ivy arch.

[@calisthenicschicken8812]

90 years old poison ivy?

[@RehanRC]

@@calisthenicschicken8812 1:53 Julie Law, the associate professor next to Joanne Chory could totally fit into the story.

[@kevongobiro3459]

one of the most genius inventions of our time....i hope it makes it and it gets funded by the large organisations of the world

[@kbriney1443]

This is amazing, I feel so inspired. I am attending the college of agriculture and life science next year, I want to do something big and this keeps affirming my path. I hope this technology changes the world.

[@garrygballard8914]

Love her. What an amazing idea.

[@YourFatherVEVO]

Anti Apartheid Israel just because you say it doesn’t make it true

[@Raccon_Detective.]

@Anti Apartheid Israel so whats making the coral reefs die out ?

[@Raccon_Detective.]

@Anti Apartheid Israel but what makes it change so fast ?

[@kuro13wolf]

​@Anti Apartheid Israel You can't prove it's human induced, you can't prove it's not. You can only acknowledge the problem and work towards a solution rather than deny it because "it will fix itself". Funny thing is, doing nothing isn't the worst possible thing you can do. Neither is telling people to do nothing. It is what you're doing which is telling people to tell people to do nothing.

[@johnelphick9973]

@Anti Apartheid Israel the polar ice caps began to melt because of human induced climate change which sped uyp the procces since the ice caps hold huge supplies of cco2 and mathane in them

[@MrJules2U]

Extraordinary and important research. This will change our world.

[@MrJules2U]

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist carbon isn't a pollutant, that's not even a sensible argument. CO2 does effect heat in the atmosphere and while it may not be an immediate existential threat, developing technologies and methods to deal with a potential threat to our existence is prudent. Having an open mind, not an ideology, is far more useful and of more utility to the species than discounting one opinion outright. Also, KZbin is probably not the best place to reference support for your argument.

[@IDAMK]

thank god for people like this awesome lady who are trying to come up with solutions, these little glimmers of hope is what sustains me :')

[@EspeciallyEl]

The literal greening of the planet truly is the answer. I hope her team is able to make super plants happen!

[@faiza7533]

This makes me hopeful! Great work.

[@mikeharrington5593]

Deeper roots mean better soil stabilization too, useful to combat soil erosion. Hopefully increased suberin doesn't significantly increase a plant's water requirements thus putting extra pressure on that often scarce resource. Every home gardener can help by having a (deep rooted) comfrey patch in an unused corner of their backyard; the leaves are rich in minerals for use as natural soil manure/compost tea.

[@faycalmohamed]

Joanne is a great scientist and wonderful human being, I read all her papers on Brassinosteroid signaling and had the pleasure to meet her back in 2010, just sweet and humble person.

[@lasal134]

What about the subArctic? I understand it's getting warmer. This is such a great idea!! It doesn't need to be crop plants, just something that will thrive from the first....

[@B0r0]

Joanne and/or her team, not all farmers are against the environment, I am sure there are many out that that would like to help, I think all you need to do is set up a website looking for interested farmers that can spare some land and would be willing to help, and if the results are that good and its all in a positive way then it wont take long for the rest of the farming community to follow suit, you just need to get some trailblazing farmers on board first, I dont think your going to need to sell (convince) to anyone.

[@jhannheras9994]

Johanna more than an experiment, this is hope for humanity. 👏🏼

[@JamesGang76]

When will Ted finally talk?

[@bradhaaf4749]

Probably alot easier to get started in the landscaping side of agriculture and probably more effective with plants that already have huge root systems like bamboo

[@gregdanielhurban4495]

So grateful for people like her on this planet!! Blessings

[@theswagonborn6390]

one of the most important TED talks I've ever had the honor of listening to.

[@HitherMann]

*This Grandma Is a̶v̶e̶r̶a̶g̶e̶ Awesome* ! 👍🏼

[@ConnecttoSoul]

Thank you. I surround myself and my home with plants that clear my energy continuously.

[@christophergruenwald5054]

Cash crops only photosynthesis light for a couple months out of the year. And the rest of the year fields aren’t taking up that free solar energy. We need diverse perennials and annuals in our fields year round like grasses, legumes and forbs. Then just graze them with cattle. Rather than grow corn in a field to feed cattle in a feedlot when they don’t even have a damn beak in the first place.

[@tDOTbagger]

Isn't it fun evolving! :)

[@mojojoji5493]

Skillet Mage sad clap for flat earthers tho

[@letiziamanzoni9624]

Best speech on climate change I’ve heard in a while!!

[@ChrisRing101]

Loved this, thank you for your work!

[@rmgwheelsspokeslab.7767]

OAKS naturally produce a very thick cover of suberin: CORK, which also is a GREAT NATURAL INSULATOR. I´m planting hundreds of oaks. (Spain)

[@majnuker]

Redwoods are the most efficient on the planet, and there's a great project going on in california aiming at having a massive acreage of redwoods. They also utilize char which makes it even better!

[@jacobopstad5483]

That's amazing! I had never heard of suberin before. I really hope this does work like she says!

[@jacobopstad5483]

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist How is working together to improve the environment a bad thing?

[@jacobopstad5483]

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist It's a simple question. How is working to improve the environment a bad thing?

[@jacobopstad5483]

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist I might say the same about you if you can't answer a simple question.

[@jacobopstad5483]

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist If you want me to go out of my way to read a lot of information about something that I already disagree with, then at least give me a good reason to think you actually know what you're talking about. Burden of proof is a real thing. You're claiming that climate change is not man-made. OK, that's debatable, I'll give you that. So, what's the conclusion, then? Should we stop taking care of the environment? Should we keep cutting down trees? Should we put jobs before species? Is that really what you think?

[@jacobopstad5483]

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist If you think CO2 isn't dangerous try walking to a room that's full of CO2 and see how long you survive.

[@mikeharrington5593]

I think botanists also need to identify those plants & trees which thrived during the mid-Pliocene era because apparently that climate is the direction we are heading into. Should we now, for example, be starting plantations of such as the Bunya Pine as the sub-tropical regions expand? This tree as a mature giant has potential as a firebreak/storm break as well as being a heavy cropper of food nuts. There must also be many more trees/plants we can & should consider for planting to reach maturity in the predicted temperatures of +2°C any time after 2040?

[@marina9087]

where do i have to send my CV?

[@dsthorp]

Are root vegetables helpful?

[@monster7398]

Fascinating lady working on reversing climate change and reforming agriculture in the process..

[@gloriaaustin5000]

What an inspiring talk and inspiring speaker

[@BYROXI5000]

C'est quoi cet ajout de KZbin "collecte de fonds" ? Ça veut dire quoi ?

[@shaukatmi]

Great talk and a promising project to save our planet from warming. Good luck.

[@user-ox1sv7bs8h]

This video needs to go viral

[@chad.8446]

Its nice to know there are people commited in creating a better environment to save our planet for current and future generations. I hope that this research will pave the way for the solution we need. We need more people to think like her :solution-oriented.

[@mayindamayi5922]

The more organic matter you add to the plant, and less chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the longer and deeper the rootsystems. Organic farming is the way.

[@michelepiocurci7924]

I get why fertilizers would be less needed, I don't get why pesticides should be less needed too. Could you please give me a clarification please?

[@redtankgirl5]

Plants are amazing! I still don’t want gmo seeds on my farm thanks. Not today and not tomorrow.

[@KarstenK123]

I don't like the thought of genmodified plants too, but if the option is to rather have more pesticides or gmo plants, than I would prefer the second option

[@michelepiocurci7924]

May we know what's incorrect with gmo seeds please?

[@Sam_371]

I'm not thrilled about gmo plants that do things like create their own pesticides because then we eat that.. but this actually sounds like a much safer modification that could potentially do the world a lot of good. I also am feeling a little like desperate times call for desperate measures because at the rate we are going the earth will be practically uninhabitable and have a complete breakdown of society in the next 30 years.

[@holocene2164]

Unless you have a completely organic farm, and even then, you already are using those seeds. Or eating what comes from those seeds. Most of the corn today is modified, for example. We have decades of scientific studies showing that GMO's are safe. Please get informed. I'm not saying that to bash you, but just because there is a real problem with the public perception of GMO's, that perceives them as bad, while all the evidence so far shows the opposite. They allow for better yields due to crops that are more drought resistant, for example, or are providing the greatly needed Vitamin A, thanks to modified rice, to people who otherwise would have a deficiency that could leave them blind. Plants would naturally evolve on their own in nature, and they do just that in fact. The difference with GMO's is that we're modifying them in a controlled manner, allowing for mutations that are beneficial and selected for. A plant in the wild could have evolve to have the exact same mutations, but it typically would take more time...

[@redtankgirl5]

F Yo I do actually and have heritage seeds and plants from generations of my family. I don’t plant corn and such crops that are known for their gmo’s and stick to the seeds and plants I trust. Seeds saved from generations of plants. I also forage my natural forest for foods. There is no reason why we should all embrace gmo. So far gmo has walked hand and hand with over use of spraying of chemicals I don’t allow on my land and won’t.

[@ryanjones7681]

I was just talking about this the other day... is KZbin listening through my phone? Hummmmm...

[@petrichor3797]

Certainly!

[@skjelver4]

Algorithms

[@petrichor3797]

@@skjelver4 MATH!!!

[@casual_dismay]

What an absolute gem!

[@victorsantana162]

Amazing and brilliant woman. Sadly in many states like Florida, massive horizontal housing developments are destroying agricultural lands, even those dedicated to grow oranges.

[@japrogramer]

Ok I'm willing to edit some crops on my free time, can I get a link to the research? Also where do I buy a CRISPR editing type machine?

[@armenkelikian9543]

lmao it's a full-time job

[@japrogramer]

@@armenkelikian9543 not the way I work. I'll automate those jobs ..

[@armenkelikian9543]

you can't automate tissue culture techniques. Got to use your hands for most techniques in plant science..

[@japrogramer]

@@armenkelikian9543 that's not the technique she described. CRISPR can totally be automated.

[@ak47kelikian]

CRISPR cannot be “totally automated”. You have to design a T-DNA vector,, clone it into agrobacterium, and coculture with tissue culture callus just edit a crop. Also, the traits she described would require transgene overexpressor constructs rather than gene editing through CRISPR.

[@shellb1633]

Very cool - this gives me hope :)

[@thineballs8280]

Sweet! Oh i live on the surface of the planet! How do i order some seeds? ... do they have pretty flowers?

[@forrestburnz]

Really smart woman... Great Ted talk!

[@DrivewayWorkshop]

The GMO fanatics heads just exploded.

[@musiclaboratory9694]

If you have ever eaten a strawberry in December you have eaten GMOs get over it

[@gabrielamaramures289]

@@musiclaboratory9694, " căpșunii" din decembrie au doar forma de căpșună..La cât sunt de "imbunatatiti" cu "parfum" si la cât sunt de "fardati" ... ar trebui să fie comercializați strict doar în drogherii ! :)

[@ilrassoemil9854]

Well done lady!

[@christiangruber7418]

Where can I fund this project, I mean if we all can get a crowdfund going and everyone gives a tiny bit of money her lab and team can get excellent results in fewer time. Alone the little likely hood for this to save the world is enough for me to help by spending money.

[@JA-yy6bd]

Wonderful woman ❤️❤️

[@idventure6036]

Can this slow down or reverse the growth of dessert? Can it be sold as a kind of fertiliazation? Feed for livestocks? If you grow this every 10 year will the 9 years yeld more crop?

[@ms.q7445]

What about the symbiotic microbes that live on plant roots? I think that might be another avenue for exploration-microbes can mutate or even just be “discovered” more quickly than more complex plants (as in maybe the microbes that can do carbon sequestration exist, and we can select / propogate them)…

[@christophergruenwald5054]

Greg Judy is building up carbon in the soil using cattle. Best check out his work.

[@Ken00001010]

This should start with hemp. Hemp is a vast and safe market that people don't accuse of being frankenfood (mostly).

[@gordianplot9347]

lawn grass, animal fodder, or something parasitic on Kudzu may be easier to market to the public, people get nervous about eating new things.

[@user-nn4ik6wu8n]

Awesome!

[@mortysanchez361]

Amazing

[@TheGiannispanatha13]

You are my heroes

[@chokladkanin]

she's adorable!!

[@abhisheknair3708]

This video deserves more likes like 100 times more

[@mahim199]

grandma joanne just killing it, people like her, elon,..... and others are the real avengers

[@avinashboppudi]

But deeper roots mean that they suck up more ground moisture than before. That is the reason why plants like Eucalyptus are banned in India due to heavy water use of plants having deeper roots.

[@adamotoole]

Yes but also deep rooting plants help excess water to be transported to subsoil, so there are many aspects to water balance to think about

[@adamh5963]

What an amazing woman

[@taisenscoolstuff732]

Hopefully this works!

[@charltonblake9967]

The Theory of evolution by human selection is a beauty 😁

[@dl5113]

Phytoplankton and algae are the key to complete clean up of the damages already caused by humans that and massive co2 scrub facilities by 2197 there are only seventeen of them strategically placed throughout the world and let me tell you they are enormous in size and are considered one of the five greatest feats of humankind engineering unfortunately I’m unable to tamper an jumpstart these events that already will happen but no need to panic we did it!!!One of the eight savant peoples of science was born in the beginning of this year who plays a key role in the necessary biotechnology invented for this to become a reality his work in doing this inadvertently also contributed to a key resource we use in are colonies.Btw as you guys say a lot of these scientists will be what are referred to as the “new celebs” I can’t believe there was a time in my timeline in which these people weren’t giving out autographs I mean they are the changers of the world responsible for eradicating starvation the need for hydrocarbons and the existence of most disease/parasites but we still like are entertainers as well I sure do like not being reminded all the time on every package the negative effects of some of my favorite snacks/drinks which for the most part aren’t relevant anymore anyways sense everyone gets monthly full body cybercleans anyways hate that metallic taste 🤢 but Apple health knows best sorry off topic just thought it would be safe to write this since very little will see it plus I can say hi to the person I told I would hi grandma love you remember to write wat it was like in 2139 an will have home g.i. Read it to us when I get back love you!!im burying some unique stuff I think you and my moms and dads will like also blasting you sis I told you I wouldn’t find anyone with your name commonly here you were right about the bananas they do taste different an they said they got the taste the same when they relifed them no even close I’m gonna see if I can freeze dry them but in are time they probably will have gone bad (();)~ enjoy your trip to martianathens dad please be safe I know the wars almost won keep fighting those scaly subhums tell we wipe there history from are stars I pray to creation for yours safety here’s the i.d. So you guys can search the archives 16848479295748649926317 that should pop up easy be home soon

[@brendarua01]

Feed me, Seymour

[@gammalight1312]

GO GRANDMA!!!

[@stokepusher5481]

Human tech guiding further evolution of the ancient plant life from which 'we are part', seem's like the inevitable and sensible way to go. Give life the slightest chance and life will try, that involves us so let's give this life force (of which we are a part) our hand up to the best of our knowing and ability. But let this by no means give us reason to sit back, we are are trying to halt a freight train, all we can and will do counts

[@haobamveto6893]

Let's do this.

[@guytitanic]

My favorite plant is Robert.

[@TJtheHuman]

What if we make a park for an experimental ecosystem of plants modified to sequester carbon?

[@AlikVolkov]

The question now is: How do we implement this? How do we spread this?

[@nocturno5373]

Woohoo I'm on the road to microbiology!

[@zumbiquantico265]

Viva a ciência.

[@lisaw7124]

I would be interested to see the models that predict how much CO2 this would actually sequester. I hate to be pessimistic, but I have a hard time believing this could even make a dent. (I hope I'm wrong). Engineering a handful of agricultural species? Maybe if you could get every tree in the rain forests to sequester more carbon, along with all of the photosynthetic marine organisms.... I hate to be negative, and I honestly hope solutions like this can work, but I'd like to see the data.

[@aleksythehorse5984]

Compare global plant biomass to yearly CO2 emissions. That gives us a nice estimate that hers solution is not going to have significant impact.

[@enok1635]

Gotta love all the edgy people in the comments haha. Informative talk, didn't know our soil was carbon depleted. Mixed positive usecases will be needed to make the switch happen.

[@thedelorianman6327]

super charged idea

[@skys6655]

Roots run deep

[@lmelior]

Here's a funny thing: if you grow trees, chop them down and turn them into lumber, it sequesters the carbon for far longer. New trees also absorb carbon faster than old trees, so if you do that and plant new ones, we can use trees to capture carbon faster than just planting trees once and letting it grow. So if we changed the lumber industry such that it was more distributed and used less gas-powered heavy equipment and transportation, one of the most notoriously eco-unfriendly industries could become one of the greenest in the world.

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

Wonder if we could find the DNA of plants from dinosaur days in those living. You don't necessarily want the CO2 to forever stay locked up. It being rapidly growing food for animals would also work. It wouldn't be bad if we could help the Earth be once again lush with life like it was in the distant past. The older ecosystems would need a different kind of plant as their root.

[@davidgeorgaris276]

@Martyr4JesusTheChrist what's your point lol

[@godssun7840]

Jack and the beanstalk 😉📶

[@RobertSaxy]

People of earth, we just met our savior 🤞🏽

[@christophergruenwald5054]

The microbes in the soil break down the plant matter and store much of the carbon in the soil. That’s why our soils were like chocolate cake before we degraded them with tillage and modern agriculture. Cover crops go a long way to fix soil structure and store carbon in the ground.

[@palacsintafank5181]

We must do something! We can't continue to live like this!

[@calinho7689]

residue junkie so how do you explain the extreme climate in recent years?

[@catkit86]

@residue junkie No? The science clearly shows a high uptrend starting during the industrial revolution.

[@catkit86]

@residue junkie That's not evidence against climate change.

[@michelepiocurci7924]

@residue junkie I can't find any link

[@aleksythehorse5984]

Oh Frank, of course we can live like that. Nature finds balance in everything in time. Population can just shrink to sustainable amounts of people by mass starvation. No need to worry. Even if half of all species would die off there would still remain the other half. Mass extinctions happened several times in the past.

[@pete7869]

Wise mamma!👌👍✌😊😇

[@vthilton]

Save Our Planet.

[@f3ynman1um8]

lemme guess Genetically engineer plants to have EXTREMELY inefficient(by evolutionary standards) use of CO2 capture and breakdown to control the percentage of CO2 in the atmosphere and (possibly) increase the amount of O2 in the atmosphere I love it

[@majnuker]

Inefficient carbon release, you mean. They would siphon up a lot but wouldn't release as much back into the environment through regular biological processes. So a growing amount of CO2 would stay stored until they die.

[@f3ynman1um8]

Howard Noggle yeah, I guess I was honestly just guessing and I know like nothing about plant biology so my guess is as good as anyone’s

[@majnuker]

@@f3ynman1um8 Hey no worries, that's what we're here for!

[@its_violet]

💛

[@kevinpage2730]

"It's too late. Always has been. Always will be... too late." - Dr. Manhattan

[@kholeeko]

Hmm, interesting. Thought messing with nature's bio could cause other problems down the road. I really like idea skyscraper air scrubbers. So many forest fires every year, hard to be positive about putting faith in nature when temps are already too hot to handle it seems. I do like the idea though, thank you for your research and efforts.