Clive Thompson on Nostr: When we talk about natural carbon sinks, people most often talk about planting and ...

When we talk about natural carbon sinks, people most often talk about planting and preserving trees

And fair enough: Trees rock! 🌳

But so do ...

fungi 🍄

grasslands 🌱

& phytoplankton 🍥

Step forward, you UNSUNG HEROES of CARBON SEQUESTRATION

My essay on what it would take to help these organisms gobble up more carbon: https://clivethompson.medium.com/grass-and-fungi-carbon-warriors-81ee3724577b

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