David Perry answered a question on Quora's forum: How can we address climate change through agriculture?
In May, Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii reported the highest level of atmospheric carbon dioxide ever recorded in human history: 415 parts per million (ppm). Prior to the Industrial Revolution, that recording was 280 ppm. When the difference (135 ppm) is multiplied by the mass of the atmosphere, you arrive at a total of 1 trillion tons – or, a teraton – of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today that was not there 200 years ago.
As we have come to realize the impact of climate change, a new willingness and tenacity has also developed to address its root causes. At Indigo, we believe agriculture presents one of the most immediate, scalable, and affordable solutions to address climate change: agricultural soils.