Peter Byck has started a long-form video/podcast for more in-depth discussions of the benefits they are seeing across the board for regenerative agriculture.
I know I’ve been focusing heavily on this topic, but the data suggests we have all we need to reduce humans’ carbon footprint. It’s a matter of time and perseverance. In Europe and China more miles are driven by EVs than ICE vehicles. China (among others) has been making huge strides in EV batteries. EVs and their batteries* are lasting 18 years and are expected, as data continues, to last longer. Heat pumps, magnetic cooling systems, efficient, small wind turbines, and on and on, are up-and-coming technologies designed to reduce carbon output.
While there are people/industries/companies who work to stall progress, there are many more people out there determined to solve the climate crisis.
What stands out though, is that regardless of how much and how soon we reduce carbon output, we still have to resolve the problem of the excessive carbon in our atmosphere. Sure there are people researching mechanical ways to do that, others want to spray toxins into the atmosphere to block the sun (!) because I’m sure that will end well.
But research is showing that regenerative agriculture is not only healthier for ecosystems, but is capturing more carbon than originally expected. Research is ongoing, but so far the results are promising and most importantly, fast. Add to that, the water savings and increase in beneficial wildlife. And the economic benefits to farmers.
Peter’s work focuses on grazing, but I do have other resources on how this is also used in food crop production that I will post when time permits.
*Too much battery news to report here – but recycling, reusing and less toxic batteries are all in the mix.
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