The startup Loam Bio wants to use fungi to boost soil health and help keep carbon in the ground.
But soil carbon is in a sorry state, in part due to current agricultural practices.
There are different types of soil carbon; some decompose easily while others can take thousands of years to break down.
The soil microbiome could also change to start breaking down the carbon that gets fixed in soil, Bailey added.
"The most important thing is that we're really accurately measuring the carbon that we store in the soil," Hudson said.
Persons:
Guy Hudson, Chris Sacca's, Hacking, It's, Hudson, Monique, Britt Koskella, Koskella, Andy Bailey, Bailey, we're, Chris Shafto, Dr Brooke Bruning, you've
Organizations:
Green Tech, Service, Australian, Lowercarbon Capital, Lowercarbon, UC Berkeley, University of Bristol
Locations:
Australia, Brazil