Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study reveals
Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study reveals
Mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for holding up to 36 per cent of yearly global fossil fuel emissions below ground - more than China emits each year
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Whilst I'm sure the study is well written and we do need to research information like this, I have one side comment to make because one always sees news like this and I think it gives people/corps some kind of get out of jail card for doing anything useful to halt climate change.
How about, crazy fucking idea here, companies get regulated to perform more sustainable manufacturing practices?? Just an idea.
Yeah I feel the same, I mean it's great to have help to reach the goal but it's never we are going to produce less carbon emissions that its the root cause