S16E1: Soil｜The Silent Climate Fighter

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 Sign up to find out when new Sustainable Asia seasons are launched Resources: 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 Lal Milking the Dairy Industry for Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China Rice: 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 Agriculture Farming Our Future Carbon Neutral Agriculture in the US and China China Environment Forum Webinars: The Blue Planet Turns Green: Algae Fouls Waters as the World Struggles to Grow More Food in a Changing Climate Opportunities for Enhanced Near-term U.S.-China Climate Action: The Food System Digging into Soil for Food Security and Climate: A Green Tea Chat With Rattan Lal, 2020 World Food Prize Winner Mapping China’s Pathway to a Carbon-neutral Food System Climate Action Down on the Farm: Food and Climate Nexus Opportunities in China and the US LOGO images Created by Jennifer Nguyen and Ann Williams Cartoon tractor is from NatBasil / Shutterstock , farmer from Canva

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S16E1: Soil｜The Silent Climate Fighter is an episode from Sustainable Asia by Marcy Trent Long, Sustainable Asia.

This episode is 00:29:02 long.

This episode was published on May 3, 2023.

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