TED Talks
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe: A climate change solution that's right under our feet
TV-PG
2019 • E185 Sep 3, 2019 14mThere's two times more carbon in the earth's soil than in all of its vegetation and the atmosphere — combined. Biogeochemist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe dives into the science of soil and shares how we could use its awesome carbon-trapping power to offset climate change. "[Soil] represents the difference between life and lifelessness in the earth system, and it can also help us combat climate change — if we can only stop treating it like dirt," she says.
