Rupert Murdoch’s son-in-law and the soil carbon revolution
Written by Aston Brown from the Guardian
Wilmot Cattle Co in northern New South Wales is pioneering soil carbon sequestration, but scientists say it’s not a long-term solution
Inside a wool shed in northern New South Wales, in some of the best livestock grazing country in Australia, Rupert Murdoch’s son-in-law, Alasdair MacLeod, takes a breath and addresses a crowd of more than 300. “The solution is beneath our feet,” he says.
MacLeod, newspaper publisher turned soil carbon entrepreneur, is talking about soil carbon sequestration, which he is pitching as a solution to both decarbonising the agriculture industry and aiding in keeping global heating below 1.5C. The problem is the science does not currently support its long-term use.
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Written by Aston Brown from the Guardian
Wilmot Cattle Co in northern New South Wales is pioneering soil carbon sequestration, but scientists say it’s not a long-term solution
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Inside a wool shed in northern New South Wales, in some of the best livestock grazing country in Australia, Rupert Murdoch’s son-in-law, Alasdair MacLeod, takes a breath and addresses a crowd of more than 300. “The solution is beneath our feet,” he says.
MacLeod, newspaper publisher turned soil carbon entrepreneur, is talking about soil carbon sequestration, which he is pitching as a solution to both decarbonising the agriculture industry and aiding in keeping global heating below 1.5C. The problem is the science does not currently support its long-term use.
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