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Harvesting, Fertilising, Revolutionising

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:50:43
Publish Date: 2024-08-09 10:00:00
Description:

Seaweed has long been touted as an important resource in the battle against climate change, thanks to its rapid growth and ability to absorb carbon dioxide. 

Inspired by conversations with a community garden group in Scotland and the founder of a company producing sustainable materials from seaweed, Emma Newman imagines a world in which new materials replace plastics and fossil fuels are replaced by different types of biomass, including seaweed.  

In episode 9 we heard from: 

Additional resources

Guide to using seaweed as fertiliser [PDF], shared with kind permission by Danielle Banks

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