S16E1: Soil｜The Silent Climate Fighter
Sustainable Asia
English - May 03, 2023 15:08 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsSociety & Culture Science Natural Sciences climate change sustainability Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Are you aware of the critical role soil plays in the battle against climate change? But 75% of soil is already degraded from unsustainable farming practices...so earth's “living skin” is suffering from a “diet problem,” we are feeding it the wrong menu. In a world of growing political tensions, can the US and China work together to restore this balance?
Guests (in order of appearance):
Rattan Lal, Ohio State University
Kevin Mo, iGDP China
Jessica D’Ambrosio, The Nature Conservancy
Fan Mingsheng, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Production credits:
Executive Producer: Marcy Trent Long
Co-Host and Producer: Chermaine Lee
Associate Producers: Sam LiXiaoYu, Zack Chiang, Lara-Nour Walton
Sound Engineer: Estima
Music Composition: Cole Chiu
Contributing Editor: Jill Baxter
Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin
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This podcast series is part of a Wilson Center China Environment Forum and Ohio State University initiative called Cultivating U.S. and Chinese Climate Leadership on Food and Agriculture. The initiative explores the actions both these “food superpowers” are taking to rein in agri-food greenhouse gas emissions and identifies potential areas of mutual learning and collaboration.
Blogs from the China Environment Forum:
Soil’s Key Role in Fighting Climate Change in U.S. and Chinese Agriculture: The Wisdom of Dr. Rattan LalMilking the Dairy Industry for Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions in ChinaRice: A Recipe for Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U. S. and China?The Forgotten Greenhouse Gas: Nitrous Oxide as an Issue for U.S. and Chinese AgricultureFarming Our Future Carbon Neutral Agriculture in the US and ChinaChina Environment Forum Webinars:
The Blue Planet Turns Green: Algae Fouls Waters as the World Struggles to Grow More Food in a Changing ClimateOpportunities for Enhanced Near-term U.S.-China Climate Action: The Food SystemDigging into Soil for Food Security and Climate: A Green Tea Chat With Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize WinnerMapping China’s Pathway to a Carbon-neutral Food SystemClimate Action Down on the Farm: Food and Climate Nexus Opportunities in China and the USLOGO images Created by Jennifer Nguyen and Ann Williams
Cartoon tractor is from NatBasil/Shutterstock, farmer from Canva