Soil as a Climate Solution

Soil, yes soil, is one of the most critical natural resources and solutions to climate change!

The problem? There is too much CO2 in the atmosphere and not enough in our soils. Since the industrial age, soils have lost between 20-60% of their carbon.

The top three feet of our world’s soil store three times as much carbon as the entire atmosphere and five times as much as forests.

Modern agriculture practices cause depletion and erosion, which prevents soil from sequestering carbon.

Farmers are at the frontlines of climate change. They feel the effects of the droughts, the flooding, and the extreme weather events far more than the average person. These farmers are, therefore, well-positioned to be a significant part of the solution.

We can prevent some of this harm by transitioning towards more regenerative agriculture practices such as:
- Reducing tilling
- Crop rotation
- Composting
- Biochar production
- Reducing artificial fertilizer use
- Cover cropping
- Regenerative grazing management

Alongside environmentally-friendly farming practices, many ClimateTech companies are working to enhance soil sequestration abilities, pull carbon directly from our atmosphere, and allow the soil to serve as a carbon sink.

Companies like Loam Bio, Biome Makers, Yard Stick, Locus, Biochar Solutions, Geotree, EFC Systems, Talam, Trace Genomics, and many more are leading the charge.